Alaskans angered that **** is off-limits

Alaskans angered that **** is off-limits Queries are directed through the McCain campaign machine. Her political capital at home is eroding. By Kim Murphy Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 21, 2008 ANCHORAGE — Jerry McCutcheon went to Sarah ****'s office here last week to request information about the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, the **** that for weeks has threatened to overshadow the governor's role as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate. McCutcheon was given a phone number in Virginia to call: the national headquarters of the McCain-**** campaign. Why, he wanted to know, did he have to call a campaign office 4,300 miles away to find out what was going on in Alaska government? The longtime civic activist phoned his local state representative, Les Gara, who quickly filed a protest. These days, many such queries about Monegan -- or anything else involving ****'s record as governor -- get diverted to McCain staffers. A former Justice Department prosecutor from New York flew in recently to advise the governor's lawyer and field reporters' calls about Monegan. Soon after, ****'s willingness to cooperate in the Legislature's **** of the affair ended. Full story: Alaskans angered that **** is off-limits - Los Angeles Times