Anyone who isn’t convinced that electing McCain would be the same as a third term of Bush should be aware of a story just posted by the Anchorage Daily News.  Apparently, even though Gov. Palin has invited the bi-partisan State Senate Legislative Counsel Committee in Alaska to investigate her and hold her accountable, the McCain campaign seem more interested in cover-up and unaccountability.  The bi-partisan panel is investigating Gov. Palin regarding an allegation that the governor abused her power by firing an employee who refused to fire the governor’s brother-in-law who was involved in a bitter custody battle with the governor’s sister.  The committee’s findings are scheduled to be released on October 31st, four days before the general election.  Is this familiar to anyone….the Bush administration, Rove, and the firing of several Attorney Generals because of their political beliefs?  The McCain campaign has gone to Alaska and challenged the bi-partisan panel’s authority to even conduct the investigation.  The project manager of the bi-partisan panel, Senator Hollis French, democrat,  says that there is likely damaging information to the Governor.  Palin has a track record of getting rid of employees that did not back her during her run for governor.  As a matter of fact, after being sworn into office, Gov. Palin ask such employees to voluntarily resign.  When a couple of them did not, she fired them.  Now, the McCain campaign is pushing for the troopergate investigation to be transferred to the state Personnel Board.  Such Personnel Board is stacked or made up of three Gov. Palin appointees.  Sound familiar.  Bush/Cheney/McCain, all the same.   Haven’t we had enough of this kind of politics.  Seriously, voting McCain into office is a validation of the Bush/Cheney style of leadership and gives a McCain administration no reason to change that style of leadership.  Do we as voters really want that?   See story below.

The state has hired a private lawyer to represent Gov. Sarah Palin’s office in the Legislature’s investigation into the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The lawyer already has challenged whether lawmakers even have authority to oversee the inquiry.
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Van Flein said the investigation should be handled by the state Personnel Board, not the Legislature, because it’s “statutorily mandated” to handle ethics cases. The three-member Personnel Board is appointed by the governor.