The Anchorage Daily News’ Don Hunter, Sean Cockerham and Wesley Loy provide some local perspective on the Palin report: “Sen. Gene Therriault, R-North Pole, said the report is flawed because Branchflower didn’t take into account statements and other materials submitted earlier this week by Todd Palin and administration employees who earlier had resisted subpoenas.

Therriault said Todd Palin’s written response indicates that Gov. Palin, at some point, urged her husband to drop his efforts against Wooten. That information goes to the heart of Branchflower’s conclusion that the governor violated the ethics law, Therriault said.

Therriault said Branchflower was unable to consider those late-arriving materials “because we had this artificial deadline today.”

“Why?” he continued. “Because we’re in a political season.”

Senate President Lyda Green said the report doesn’t speak well for the governor.

“The problem with power is that people pay attention to it,” the Wasilla Republican said. “And it’s very easy to get beside yourself and use it in the wrong way.

“And we do have to leave personal business at home,” she said.”

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