It’s the right move because the reality of “troopergate” is so obvious to everyone not blinded with hatred for Sarah Palin that subpoenas and an investigation are just a waste of everyone’s time, but I’m sure this announcement will just add fuel to the left-wing fires regardless.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska’s attorney general says state employees subpoenaed in the investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin will not testify.

n a letter to the Democratic state senator overseeing the investigation, Attorney General Talis Colberg asks that the subpoenas be withdrawn. He also says the employees will not appear before the investigator unless either the full state Senate or the entire Alaska Legislature votes to compel their testimony.

Not being familiar with Alaskan law on this issue I can’t speak to the specifics here, but in general this is the right move.  “Troopergate” is a big nothing, but with Obama and Democrats floundering amidst a sea of Republican enthusiasm sparked by Palin the Dems need to keep the “scandal” in the headlines as long as possible.

And a long, drawn out investigation full of subpoenas and attempts to turn even the slightest blunder or slip up into a major crime (a la Scooter Libby) is just the thing to do it.

But at the end of the day, the worst thing Sarah Palin is guilty of is trying to get a cop she knew was a liability to the state fired.