Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers; Will McCain Dump Palin?

Now he has the perfect excuse!

Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded.

The inquiry found, however, that she was within her right to dismiss her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who was the trooper’s boss.

What now lies ahead is not fully known at this point. Ms. Palin could be censured by the Legislature, but that is unlikely, reports the New York Times.