You Can Feel the Straight Talk

Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg (great name) has told the investigators in the firing probe that state employees subpoenaed will not testify, because “This is an untenable position for our clients because the governor has so strongly stated that the subpoenas issued by your committee are of questionable validity.” Because the person being investigated objects to the investigation is now a reason to refuse to testify?

Dick Cheney’s office has brought the art of ignoring investigative subpoenas to an art form, and it seems to have seeped up north as well. It amazes me that this kind of nonsense is going to work. All they have to do is delay this stuff until the second week in November. Then, whatever the result, it pretty much won’t matter. But, for those of you playing along at home, just make sure that your accomplices know that you object to the legitimacy of the proceedings. It seems to have worked well for Republicans so far.