Alaska Senate President Lyda Green (R) trying to recall Alaksa Senate to enforce subpeonas

[Boz]

Calling herself a "raging Republican," Green says, she is "absolutely disgusted, embarrassed, and ashamed" by the McCain-Palin campaign's intervention in the Troopergate probe.

Green is alarmed by the McCain squad's use of hardball tactics and "the length to which they're going to impede and delay" the investigation. The local press conferences held by McCain-Palin aides, she adds, "are vile. They're attacking nice people, saying things that are not true. Walt Monegan has been respected in all circles. To see him used as a scapegoat is very disheartening."

All of this has Green upset. "It is very distressing," she says, "that a national campaign would come into our state and tell our attorney general to tell our state employees not to honor subpoenas, to obstruct justice."

Green said she is making calls and exploring whether she could call the Senate back into session to either instruct the attorney general to change his position, or to order those subpoenaed under the Legislative investigation to honor that call. Whether the Republican-controlled House would go along is another question.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/09/9840_palin_troopergate_mccain_green_ocallaghan_lyda-green.html

[Lerkfish]

1. whoa..you go...you..er..republican, you!

[KingFlorez]

2. Nice to see a Republican with some integrity on something

This the woman that Palin laughed at radio show hosts calling nasty names, let's see who's laughing now?

[DangerousRhythm]

7. Yep, I'd love to see this lady get the final say here. She deserves it.

That show AND Palin were vile to her, mocking and laughing at her on the air like that.

[AndyA]

3. I think she was on Rachel Maddow's Show last night on MSNBC.

She seems to be a pretty sharp lady, definitely not endorsing the current Republican Party antics.

[soleft]

4. She was on Rachel Maddow last night

She's on about 2 minutes in.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26844282#26844282

[uponit7771]

5. Palin pissed this lady off earlier this decade....she's not happy and she shouldn't be

[central scrutinizer]

6. hell hath no fury...

[volstork]

8. Wow! Even the repukes

can smell the shit!

[Jimbo S]

9. Who's the maverick now?

Who's the one cleaning up dirty politics?