A few days ago I made the following observation regarding Gov. Sarah Palin's "troopergate" scandal.

The real vetting question should be: Why couldn’t this reform-minded governor get a guy who shouldn’t be a lawman fired?

Today, Mike Gravel agrees with me.

"Troopergate" is going to come out in [Palin's] favor when they really get down for the details of it. This trooper should have been fired ... if the unions didn't want to step up to the plate. ...

This is a guy that shouldn't be wearing a badge, not when he threatens people's lives. ...

Did they have to wait 'til he killed somebody before they got rid of him?