Posted on 06/26/2010 9:37:58 AM PDT by Bob J
One of the most flogged excuses by both Palin and her supporters for her resignation as Governor of Alaska was that ethics complaints were "bankrupting" her. But the Independent Council Report issued in conjunction with the decision on her Legal Defense Fund says otherwise.
Not only does it show the State of Alaska offered to make payments for her legal costs it shows that even bfore the election the Palin campaign was making alternate plans to not only get the McCain campaign to pay for them but to hit up the Rnc AND set up a legal defense fund.
When confronted with Palin's legal bills in relation to the ethics violations charged against her, the State of Alaska offerred to pay begin paying bills to the tune of 100k. Now this was just the start and 100k was a round number they picked. Once they made the precedent of funding her legal expenses there would have been an obligation to continue...in for a penny, in for a pound.
But Palin and her legal advisors rejected the offer based IMO in a flimsy "accounting problem". It is clear the Palin's had bigger plans for much more money and the Alaskan offer was only going to get in the way of that.
Before you start reading these snippets from the report you must be aware that the first plan of attack from the Palinistas will be to portray the Independent Investigaror as partisan, compromised and corrupt. But you must also be aware that this is the very same IC that ruled in Paln's favor over the much more serious "Troopergate" allegations.
This report is full of eye opening relevations and I will be posting reports on several of them as time goes on. Here is the relevant section on this issue from the report.
"C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
1. Certain ethics complaints and legislative inquiries were conducted involving Governor Palin during the national presidential and vice presidential campaign when Governor Palin was a candidate for Vice President of the United States.
2. A contract for legal services was issued by the State of Alaska to the law firm of Clapp, Peterson, Van Flein, Tiemesson & Thorsness to represent Governor Palin, and others, in connection with these matters, for up to $ 100,000 at public expense.
3. No invoices were submitted to the State by Mr. Van Flein's law firm, pursuant to this state contract, due to the decision by Governor Palin and her attorneys that it would be too difficult to separate the functions of representing Governor Palin in her official capacity in the pending state-related matters, and representing her in other related campaign or partisan matters beyond the scope of the state contract. Thus, to avoid an appearance of impropriety or any allegation that legal fees were being paid for legal services beyond the scope of the state contract, Van Flein's law firm and Governor Palin agreed that funding for these services would be sought from sources other than state funding.
4. Among the sources of funding discussed were the Republican National Committee and the McCain campaign. However, after the conclusion of the presidential campaign, it became apparent that funding from the McCain campaign would not be forthcoming. Governor Palin and her advisors discussed alternative sources of funding to defray the continuing costs of defending past and future Ethics Act complaints, as well as other claims that may be brought as a consequence of serving in the Governor's Office. Among the sources discussed were the Republican Governor's Association and the creation of a trust. The trust would solicit private funding to pay for the past and future defense costs of Governor Palin, and potentially her family, her aides in the Governor's Office, and potentially, future governors and state officials.
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This was so funny it is worth repeating
“Who the h*ck are you, and why are you in my cereal? Didn’t I see you on Obama’s upper lip??”
Your posts get very old, after just a few words -—
Independent Council? Report
But not surprised considering the source.
Yep, she's done for. Fox News will fire her, no one will attend her speeches, she's toast in 2012, and her book will get thrown in a bonfire.
Time to stop feeding you the troll Bob. You're insignificant and not worth my time anymore.
Looks like you didn’t think this through very well.
Diarrhea of the keyboard once again, eh?
I think I know what should be "Busted" Ace and it ain't Palin and her supporters.
We're not talking about a simple will or traffic citation here. We're talking about an ongoing defense from ethics violations. You've clearly never put a law firm on retainer, which is what I'm sure was done here. A fee is charged up front, then billing is submitted to the client every month.
They should pay for it, it’s a job related expense.
$100,000 is peanuts and would have been burned through in just the first couple of “complaints”.
This piece is unrealistic drivel that tries to conflate the time period during the election and the continuing harassment into one event.
The only epic fail is the writer of this carp.
1. No link-just your inaccurate version of what happened.
2. No description of the campaign by Democrats to continually file phony ethics charges against Governor Palin, all of which were dismissed.
3. No mention of the organized attempt to bankrupt Governor Palin and her family.
Are you working for the Democrats? Why post something this dishonest? What are you trying to do?
Your insinuations are the Epic Fail here!
Honestly, you don't seem to be on a particularly even keel here concerning Mrs. Palin. Your obsession seems unhealthy to me.
Is it possible at one time or another she rejected some amorous advance(s) of yours? Just wondering!
I never believed her resignation had anything to do with legal costs. Giving up the governorship freed her to move about the country working on bigger goals. She wasn’t going to be able to effectively govern anymore in Alaska so she was just wasting time holding that office. One thing I like about Sarah Palin is that she is results oriented. Most politicians are process animals, rarely seeking lasting solutions to problems. Palin is driven towards accomplishment, not holding a seat of power. To my way of thinking, that is an admirable trait and a rare one in today’s politics.
Research is your friend! Keeps you from posting this nonsense.
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