A Historical Look at Facts on Palin's Political Career as Governor

It's A Kwazy Life ^ | September 30,2008 | Tom Lamb

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Budget: Big changes

Gov. Sarah Palin wants to slice $150 million from the state's operating budget. (Though overall, the operating budget increases under her proposal. That's because she's looking to cut in unspecified places, while spending in others, such as the Longevity Bonus and public employee retirement.)

Is there $150 million worth of fat? Where is it?

Her budget, which Palin talked about today in Anchorage, also includes extra money for cities, but is it a real return to revenue sharing, or a one-time deal?

Palin proposes a bare bones capital budget -- a fraction of the money Murkowski proposed spending -- and calls for a depositing more than $1.8 billion into the Constitutional Budget Reserve.

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it is no wonder that the Washington subculture is trying to kill her career.