Posted by
Always To The Right on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:08:59 PM
Sarah Palin issued a response to the Troopergate investigation
yesterday by releasing internal memoranda that show Walt Monegan got fired for insubordination
on budget matters and not because of his refusal to fire Palin’s former
brother-in-law. Monegan went behind Palin’s back to attempt to revive
a project Palin had vetoed, which “stunned” the Office of Management
and Budget Director. On another occasion, Monegan held a press
conference with Hollis French to dissent from Palin’s budget priorities
— the same Hollis French pushing the ethics complaint against Palin
According to the papers filed by Palin’s legal team, that was not the only instance of insubordination from Monegan:
- 12/9/07: Monegan holds a press conference with Hollis French to push his own budget plan.
- 1/29/08: Palin’s staffers have to rework their procedures to keep Monegan from bypassing normal channels for budget requests.
- February 2008: Monegan publicly releases a letter he wrote to Palin supporting a project she vetoed.
- June 26, 2008: Monegan bypassed the governor’s office entirely and
contacted Alaska’s Congressional delegation to gain funding for a
project.