Palin investigation could still be completed on-time even without cooperation of all witnesses.

[DCBob]

Alaska Senate President Lyda Green, a Republican foe of Palin, said Wednesday that the investigation is still on track. "The original purpose of the investigation was to bring out the truth. Nothing has changed," she said. Without the testimony, the retired prosecutor hired to head the investigation could still release a report in October as scheduled, based on the evidence he's already gathered. As of Thursday, Steven Branchflower had interviewed or deposed 17 of the 33 people he had identified as potential witnesses in the probe. The Legislature does not have the leverage to compel any witness to testify before Nov. 4, said Wielechowski, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Wielechowski said he did not know whether Branchflower has enough material for a complete and fair report with so few witnesses. But he said delaying the probe would only politicize the matter more.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091803020.html?hpid=topnews
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I suspect they will continue and produce a report that may well be more damning to Palin than if they had cooperated.

[Samantha]

1. That all Palin's lawyer is trying to do -- delay, delay, delay

until after the election. I am thrilled to see these people in Alaska are on to his tricks.

Sam

[DCBob]

2. I think there are too many people who want this investigation to be completed to stop it.

Both Dems and Repubs want this thing to go on. So I suspect it will. Palin may regret not cooperating.

[Samantha]

3. Think about it -- when McCain and she lose in November

she will have to go back to Alaska to face them. I think they will be waiting en mass at the airport to greet her.

Sam

[ladjf]

4. I agree with this idea. Further, when the subpoenaed witnesses

fail to appear, it would form the basis for a contempt procedure.