Alaskan Police question

[agricola]

Having heard of the rows about corruption in the Alaskan Republican Party, I was somewhat surprised to see that Sarah Palin herself is embroiled in a scandal of sorts:

http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/478011.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121746477267499109.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news

Opinions?  It seems to me that this officer was very lucky not to get fired, but is this more about anti-Palin factions using this as a stick to beat her with? 

[roo_ster]

After having read those two articles, if Alaska doesn't want her, I'll be glad to have her as governor here in Texas.

The trooper is a nut.

[HankB]

Having read the articles, it does sound like a trumped-up, bogus charge against Palin.

I'll echo jfruser when I say that unless there's some particularly damning revelation, Ms. Palin would make a fine Texas governor.

[Tallpine]

I dunno ... my only personal experience with Alaska State Troopers was a couple of nice gents who were pointing guns at me 

Seemed to be some sort of mis-identification, though they refused to admit that they were actually looking for someone who I obviously was not.

[seeker_two]

After having read those two articles, if Alaska doesn't want her, I'll be glad to have her as governor here in Texas.

The trooper is a nut.

I wholeheartedly agree....if she won't be my VP, she can be my govenor.....and she's more than welcome to sic the Texas Rangers on her ne'er-do-well BIL.....

[Leatherneck]

She's hot!

*Ahem* I mean, she seems pretty straight-ahead from the stories. Wooten sounds troubled.

What's not to like about a governor who campaigns on ethics, despite her familial relationship to a high-profile LEO with some tarnish on his badge?

TC

[Sergeant Bob]

What's not to like?

[The Annoyed Man]

 Palin for VP!   

[stevelyn]

I think he should be fired and stripped of his APSC certification, but the governor should have stayed out of it and let the system work the way it's supposed to. She's way too close to the matter and any involvement on her part reeks of impropriety.

That said, I think AST is one of the most honorable LE agencies with the highest level of integrity in the country. I've worked with quite a few troopers over the years ( I also FTO'd with them) and I have yet to see anything that would make me question them as an organization.

Even some of the screwball recruits I observed as a TAC officer at the academy have turned out okay. 

For all you folks that would like her as VP or a politician in you're own sorry assed state. Forget it. Someone's going to have to fill Uncle Ted's seat when he gets hauled off to Club Fed, and she's about a good a candidate as any.