The Troopergate report released last Friday said that Gov. You Betcha abused her authority by pressuring State officials to fire her estranged brother-in-law. The report also found that You Betcha violated section 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act in permitting the pressure to continue on several State employees. In simple terms, she violated a state ethics statute.
You Betcha, however, has been lying openly about the report's findings, declaring that the report vindicates her claim that she didn't do anything wrong. She's apparently assuming that people who see the tape of her lie will accept it and not bother to read the report (or see newspapers, magazines, radio and TV news, for that matter). After multiple occasions where she's lied about something (her support for the Bridge to Nowhere, that she battled against earmarks, etc.), her dishonesty has become pathological. Small wonder that she has the lowest positive ratings among the four candidates.
UPDATE: The Anchorage Daily News has You Betcha in their sights.
