Alaskan Attorney General Resigns: Palin Protected

Talis Colberg has resigned in the wake of the Troopergate scandal. Last Friday the Alaska Senate found the witnesses who had ignored subpoenas in Contempt. The subpoenas has been issued when Sarah Palin's willingness to comply with Mr. Branchflower waned after her nomination.

Governor Palin's press release included:

"Talis is a highly intelligent, thoughtful and reserved scholar who brought considerable legal knowledge and great personal integrity to the position. I appreciate his willingness to serve and as the search for a new attorney general begins, I will look for someone with the same strong moral character as Talis. I wish him well in his future endeavors."

Last fall, Alaskans for Truth delivered a petition to the Governor's office with thousands of signatures asking for Mr. Colberg's resignation. The Senate vote created added pressure. Sarah let Talis resign today as though his illegal advice to her husband Todd and her aids WAS HIS OWN IDEA. The McCain legal stromtroopers were crawling all over Alaska and Mr. Colberg was over his head. When Frank Bailey, aid to Palin, was outed with a phone call for putting indirect pressure on Walt Monegan he put in a letter of resignation. Palin refused to accept it. I like Frank, but Palin paid him State money to keep him under her "legal teams advice." The new Attorney General needs to be willing to investigate the abuse of power charges against Palin. Do you think that's on her list of questions during the interview?

Alaska's witness tampering law makes it a crime to "attempt" to "induce" a person not to show up for a legislative subpoena.

Help Wanted; Attorney General for Alaska.

I'm expecting Joe the Plumber to apply.

Comments

[deosil]

It seems like SO much is happening, but it never runs it´s course.
Why is Palin NEVER taken to task?
WHY IS Troopergate BEHIND her, just as her office stated?
No fallout, no repurcussions?

Palin retains her ALIKENESS with a rose?

[omo]

Smoke and Mirrors Syndrome. Topped off with a corsage.

[mlaiuppa]

She can try to make it look like Colberg's resignation is the end of it all. But it's not.

[WhinerX49er]

"Talis is a highly highly intelligent, thoughtful and reserved scholar who brought considerable legal knowledge and great personal integrity to the position"

As someone who worked for Talis during his term I can say this statement is absolutely true. But those qualities didn't necessarily serve him well as Alaska's AG, an appointed position whose function is to promote the political agenda of the state's governor through legal briefs and pursuit of public policy initiatives in the Department of Law's interaction with the legislature and the courts.

There should be no question the "legal advice" he gave the subpoena recipients came from Palin's office. That's the nature of the Alaska AG/Governor's relationship. Any "highly highly intelligent, thoughtful and reserved scholar," with "considerable legal knowledge and great personal integrity," would find it hard to both follow the law in this regard, and serve the Governor in her attempt to avoid embarrassement.

I wonder if he is "taking the fall" for Palin, or if he thought, "screw this, I'm going back to private practice and teaching," rather than continue to serve Palin's narrow personal agenda.

[Jean AK]

Whiner - thanx for your excellent post.

Two things:

1) I hope you will seriously consider talking with any appropriate persons regarding this, in the best interest of the people of Alaska (specifically someone at the federal level who can DO something);

2) Question - Do you think Tallis is working with the FBI or other federal agency? Just curious.

Many thanks again - it's good to hear from people who have been there in the trenches. No better way to learn the truth.

[Lee323]

Great personal integrity?

Any lawyer with principles and moral courage would have served the Law despite pressure from the Governor's office....­. and taken the consequences. Those consequences would have been less damaging long-term to his reputation and law practice than those that have arisen from his involvement with and/or obstruction of the Troopergate Senate investigation.

Palin is not protected. This resignation is a gigantic red flag.

[sweetlucy47]

Maybe he is going to help out his old buddy Blago...lo­l They were in college together and since Blago's atty resigned a couple of weeks ago... I guess he needs another..s­o now he he has a job if he wants one...lol

[Yermammy]

How noble of her to let him fall on his beaver trap for her! This is how legends are made! Wasilla Alaska! Where beaver traps and meth labs rule!

[ericmiami]

As the igloo melts....

[newmexicogold]

"Talis is a highly intelligent, thoughtful and reserved scholar who brought considerable legal knowledge and great personal integrity to the position. I appreciate his willingness to serve and as the search for a new attorney general begins, I will look for someone with the same strong moral character as Talis. I wish him well in his future endeavors.­"

Doublespeak translation: I appreciate his willingness to take a job he wasn't qualified for amd pay he didn't earn. I will serach for a replacement with the same narrow regressionist views that I have, and willing to bend their moral character to meet my demands. I hope to cover him for the next 7 years, when the statute of limitations expires. After that we shall have no further contact.

[TheHandyman]

Yeah, that's pretty much how I read it too!

[Freesia2]

And the plot thickens.

[ThinkCreeps]

As the thick plot?