The independent investigator said he had reason to suspect that Palin’s staff had pressured a private state contractor to deny a workman’s compensation claim filed by policeman Mike Wooten who divorced Palin’s sister.

From the Wall Street Journal by J. Millman: "The investigation began before Republican John McCain chose Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. Previously, the probe had focused on whether the governor’s office exerted undue pressure on the state police to dismiss Mr. Wooten, and whether the governor fired her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, because he refused to do so.

"The Alaska state troopers’ union has alleged in a complaint that aides improperly searched Mr. Wooten’s confidential personnel file looking for damaging information."

Palin backers worked hard so that the subpoena will not happen until after the November 4 presidential election. But the Alaska Bipartisan Legislative Panel deemed to go on with the subpoena right away and not wait for after the election. Palin’s husband, Todd, and other witnesses will be forced by a Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee to answer questions from the investigator.

Palin, running out of intelligent announcements, now says Senator Barack Obama regrets not picking Senator Clinton for his vice presidential running mate. Didn’t it occur to Palin that there are reasons unknown to her why Obama and Clinton agreed not to team-up? He has other plans. She has other plans. Palin, the small-town mayor and 19-month governor of uh… Alaska, was an unknown until two weeks ago and could not have been privy to long-range plans of the Democratic Party.

Everything known about the two couldn’t be more opposite. Senator Clinton’s position on women’s issues is cerebral. Palin’s position on the issue of reproductive health care and abortion rights are diametrically opposite of Senator Clinton’s. Senator Clinton, raising a prudent daughter, professes that teenagers ought to learn sex in the appropriate venue. Palin disagrees. Palin does not want youngsters to learn about sex. Has Palin named a venue for teenagers to learn about sex?

Palin was then the accuser of Senator Clinton for whining, being a whiner: "[Clinton has] to know what she is getting into… when I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism, or, you know, maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, that does not do us any good–women in politics." This is Palin’s analysis of Senator Clinton. Palin’s analysis is not very clear…a bit, like, garbled… like, Valley-Girl talk with "you know" and "I think." This was Palin’s message to Senator Clinton in the past.

Today, with Senator Clinton out of the race, Palin has turned around. Palin sounds like she’s talking about a dear friend Senator Clinton: "What determination, and grit, and even grace through some tough shots that were fired her way–[Senator Clinton] handled those well…."

New York Times: "Palin’s visceral style and penchant for attacking critics–she sometimes calls local opponent "haters"–contrasts with her carefully crated public image. Throughout her career, she has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and sometimes blurred the line between government and personal grievance, according to a review of public records and interviews with 60 Republicans and Democratic legislators and local officials."