Following the lead of hackish lefty bloggers, the Washington Post has published a shoddy report on an alleged scandal involving John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin. In a nutshell, Palin faces allegations that she pressured a political appointee, public safety commissioner Walt Monegan, to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who was involved in a messy divorce and child custody fight with Palin’s sister. Last month, Palin fired public safety commissioner Monegan. She has said the firing wasn’t about trooper Wooten, but Palin’s foes in the legislature appointed an investigator to determine if any wrongdoing occurred. A report is due in October. The Wooten controversy began before Palin announced her candidacy for governor in 2005, when she and her family pushed for an investigation of Wooten’s criminal and abusive activities. The Post reports:
While the Post refers to mere “allegations” made by Palin’s father, it fails to note the state troopers’ investigation and 482-page report–released to the Anchorage Daily News–that found Wooten guilty of these charges:
