It looks like we've got a nice preview of this weekend's big political story. The New York Times has just published their investigation into Troopergate...and they've got plenty of juicy stuff.
Combined with the release of the Troopergate report tomorrow, it's not hard to see why the McCain camp is pushing Ayers/ACORN today. It's going to be a bad weekend for them going into next week's debate.
A tasty excerpt after the jump.
In Dozens of Calls, Palins and Aides Pressed for Trooper’s Removal
On July 11, Ms. Palin fired Mr. Monegan, setting off a politically charged scandal that has become vastly more so since Ms. Palin became the Republican vice-presidential nominee.
By now, the outlines of the matter have been widely reported. Mr. Monegan believes he was ousted because he would not bow to pressure to dismiss Mr. Wooten. The Alaska Legislature is investigating the firing and whether the governor abused the powers of her office to pursue a personal vendetta. Its report is due Friday.
Ms. Palin has denied that anyone told Mr. Monegan to dismiss Mr. Wooten, or that the commissioner’s ouster had anything to do with the trooper. But an examination of the case, based on interviews with Mr. Monegan and several top aides, indicates that, to a far greater degree than was previously known, the governor, her husband and her administration pressed the commissioner and his staff to get Mr. Wooten off the force, though without directly ordering it.
Read the whole thing here:
http://www.nytimes.com/...