About Troopergate...

[yourguide]

Oh my. The Alaska Legislative Council meets at 9AM AK time to decide whether or not to release the report.

Just a quick check of the 8 members of the Council shows, 7 Republicans and 1 Dem. It's quite possible this report does NOT get released today...I could be wrong but this seems to be the only listing I can find of members of the Council and their political affiliation.

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_com_info.asp?comm=SLEC&session=2

*EDITED TO ADD*

Correct tally posted in thread below but:

14 members on the state legislative council (4 D, 10 R) will vote on making the report public.

One of the Republicans, Lyda Green, has already pledged to vote to make it public. That means three other Republicans will have to vote to make it public as well. As you can imagine, the McCain campaign is putting huge pressure on these republicans to vote no.

More information at

http://alaskansfortruth.blogspot.com/

[gateley]

1. Damn. I thought it was a given that it would be released today.

I'll take encouragement from the fact that the Court decided to pursue this, and that some of the Repubs on the Council feel this is a legitimate inquiry.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

[yourguide]

3. I think I am wrong...

I think there is a bi partisan council. Finding reports that the dem chair of said council re: Palin is Kim Elton who is NOT listed in that link.

Any help researching would be appreciated.

[gateley]

7. Well don't spent too much time worrying about it just now -- we'll know in

a little while if it will be released or not, and we can take it from there.

[Buzz Clik]

2. Meh. In some ways, not releasing the report would be a good move.

We really don't want local politicians running destructive little campaigns and kangaroo courts every time someone from their area runs for office.

I'd like the report to be released, and I'd like to have it say she's a friggin' criminal, but I can see real good reasons to sit on it until after the election.

[DCBob]

4. Where did you hear this?

[quantass]

5. Gawdamnit! 7 Repubs and being pressured by their own party to not release ... That's that folks

[riqster]

6. If it's exculpatory, they'll release it

If it's not released, she's dirty.

Thus, our chant will be "What are they hiding?" "Must be something they don't want us to know" and so on.

[Spritz57]

11. Good Point!

If this scenario does play out along party lines, let's orchestrate the viral chant but let's make sure the report ,which eventually will leak out if it is not released, is the one the Independent Investigator composed.

[RoadRage]

8. What time zone is AK in? If it's 9:15am on the east coast..

what time is it there? TIA

[DCBob]

9. Anchorage is 4 hours behind east coast time.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=18

[DCBob]

13. My mistake, actually the Capital is Juneau but also 4 hrs behind ET

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=112

[mucifer]

10. my gut feeling is this will continue to be a nonissue. Obama will win it on the economy

We have learned from the Plame case that they control the courts. They also have lots of money to bribe the locals.

[Jersey Devil]

12. My understanding is that Alaska state Repugs have no use for Palin

She got the nomination by calling Alaska's Repugs corrupt crooks who should be investigated.

[Clio the Leo]

14. ..... weren't they the ones who decided to move the date up.....

..... and NOT do it days before the election as previously planned?

But I agree, I dont think it will be the October suprise that we're hoping for.

[DCBob]

15. I suspect they are just doing this to make every effort to give the appearance of fairness.

They will probably still release it. Seems most R's wanted the investigation in the first place.

[DemsUnited]

16. 14 members on the state legislative council (4 D, 10 R) will vote on making the report public.

One of the Republicans, Lyda Green, has already pledged to vote to make it public. That means three other Republicans will have to vote to make it public as well. As you can imagine, the McCain campaign is putting huge pressure on these republicans to vote no.

More information at

http://alaskansfortruth.blogspot.com/

[DCBob]

18. Lyda Green is the Senate President so I would expect her to have some influence over the other Rs.

Also, Alaskans have been disturbed by all the scandals, especially Ted Stevens, in the news and I suspect they want to try to change that image. Stopping this report will not help with that.

[vaberella]

20. And she dislikes Palin, she's on our side. n/t

[yourguide]

19. That is what I needed. Thank you!

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Now I am scared.

[Fyddlestyx]

17. Posted at the Mudlfats blog for last minute emails

Members of the Legislative Council (Alaska’s area code is 907)

Senators
Party
District
email
phone #

Kim Elton
Democrat
B
[e-mail]
465-4947

Bettye Davis
Democrat
K
[e-mail]
269-0144

Lyda Green
Republican
G
[e-mail]
376-3370

Lyman Hoffman
Democrat
S
[e-mail]
269-0269

Gary Stevens
Republican
R
[e-mail]
486-4925

Gary Wilken
Republican
E
[e-mail]
451-5501

John Cowdery
Republican
O
[e-mail]
269-0222

Representatives

John Coghill
Republican
11
[e-mail]
488-5725

Nancy Dahlstrom
Republican
18
[e-mail]
622-3783

David Guttenberg
Democrat
8
[e-mail]
456-8172

John Harris
Republican
12
[e-mail]
269-0129

Ralph Samuels
Republican
29
[e-mail]
269-0240

Bill Stoltze
Republican
16
[e-mail]
376-4958

Peggy Wilson
Republican
2
[e-mail]