Posted on 01/10/2009 5:56:28 PM PST by redk
Alaska's new Senator Mark Begich says Governor Palin is not asking President-Elect Obama for enough help in the nearly trillion dollar stimulus package he has proposed to rebuild the nation's economy. Wednesday, Palin sent Alaska's congressional delegation a three-page letter only requesting five stimulus package projects. The letter only added Kodiak Missile Launch Facility upgrades to the four gas pipeline road projects Palin already requested.
Begich says in an estimated $800 billion dollar economic recovery package he wants to know why Palin is only asking for about $150 million dollars.
"I think the 4 projects she's identified, in my view, is not enough." Begich says
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Sarah dear I fear our country is doomed anyway.
I really wish Ted Steven’s had won, this guy Begich sounds like another Obama socialist clone
A huge percentage of Alaska is tied up as federal lands, and Alaska is already the #1 recipient of federal dollars.
Good for Palin. She knows the money is undeserved and unearned. Then again, if we absolutely must be taxed, I would rather she get it; she will use the money for much better use than say...Governor Patterson of NY.
Federal money ALWAYS comes with strings attached.
Taking Federal money seriously compromises our Consitutional system.
Becuase unlike you Socialist bloodsuckers, Palin cares only about the necessary issues?
This rocks!! Sarah knows what it is going to take to blast Obama out of the WH in 2012 when all of his facades are revealed to be nothing more than marxism and socialism!! If she bites the bullet and asks for a hand-out..it weakens her conservative argument.
Brillant move on Sarah’s part!!
I’m telling you all, Sarah Palin is the closest to a Ronald Reagan clone that I have ever seen. You all just watch what she says at CPAC, she is gonna blow everyone away. This country is so screwed with these socialist plans and Sarah knows it, she fears for our country, I don’t blame her
If you have to ask then you'll never know anyway.
Check this out. This guy Begich is gonna be a BIG problem..
Begich Plans ANWR Fight
Matthew Simon
Updated: 01/10/2009 03:30:58 PM AKST
Saturday, Sen. Joe Lieberman, ID-CT, will likely introduce a legislative proposal, if passed, would designate 1.5 million ANWR acres “wilderness.”
Begich says that would virtually prohibit any ANWR oil exploration and drilling, and have severe mining and logging industry impacts.
The problem here is the "fatherless family". So terribly many boys grow up thinking life owes them something ~ no self-reliance at all. Begich is not psychologically prepared for modern Alaska.
You are spot on.
Thank you Alaska. Another ‘RAT pork boy goes to Washington.
That sounds like Begich is for drilling.
It was a trap for her and she didn’t fall for it. Now the libs are screaming....LOL. They fear this woman....for good reason. With a little help from the right quarters (no John McCain influence)...this woman can go all the way!!! I love her and Bobby Jindal and would love to see them both on our 2012 ticket! Call me conflicted..but in a good way.
oh, I read the word prohibit and assumed he was against it, still doesn’t take away from the fact that Begich sounds like a socialist wanting bigger government
Don't fall for it Saracuda!!!!
“Saturday, Sen. Joe Lieberman, ID-CT, will likely introduce a legislative proposal, if passed, would designate 1.5 million ANWR acres “wilderness.”
Begich says that would virtually prohibit any ANWR oil exploration and drilling, and have severe mining and logging industry impacts.”
What a bunch of morons. We are putting ourselves in debt another trillion dollars to “stimulate” the economy and then they turn around and introduce legislation that is almost guaranteed to cost people jobs.
First thing Sarah has to do is talk to the Reagan family, if anyone understands the hell of dealing with the media, its the Reagan family, she should talk to Nancy and Michael Reagan. Sarah wasn’t gonna fall for that trap set up by the Dems because Sarah is a conservative and that will never change. She is for SMALLER government, not socialist crap
Yes, good that you left out the liberal Ronny Jr.!!!
Yes, good that you left out the liberal Ronny Jr.!!!
Yep, I did that on purpose. Sarah should definitely NOT talk to Ronny Jr. Michael and Nancy Reagan will give Sarah much guidance through the next few years, they will show her the way
“he wants to know why Palin is only asking for about $150 million dollars”. ...................... What projects would he have in mind for the additional money? Maybe he’d like to finish the Bridge to nowhere? If he doesn’t see what the Governor wants maybe he shouldn’t be representing the state. This guy is probably just another run of the mill hand out politician who has to be watched. Yeah, bring in more money for your bread and butter projects that will get you the votes. Sarah is running the state the same way as she would run the country, Good for Her!!!
God Bless Sarah Palin and God Bless America. By the time Sarah runs for President(hopefully in 4 years) there might not be any money left due to all these socialists taking over. Scary times indeed
She’s not asking for more, Senator, because she’s not a snivelling suck-up like you!
If Bambi is popular, she'll take a pass and run in 2016. However, were she to ask for oodles of Mambo Pork, this letter would be used against her!!!!!
She knows this. So does Begich. So do Obama's people. Begich is goading her, trying to set her up.
Sarah Palin will stand firm in the midst of this orgy of spending, and will become a heroine in the Party.
Best,
Chris
THAT was a twofer...
How predictable. And stupid. He’s probably not the only senator who thinks he’s a governor. But that’s what pork and earmarks are for, eh?
Sarah needs to keep her lines of communication open to John Bolten too. He is no push over and can be of enormous help in her ‘international studies’.
Sarah is a very smart woman. She knows that the world is watching every move that she makes. She is sticking to her conservative values, the libs hate that, Begich was trying to set her up but she won’t budge because she will NEVER let go of her conservative beliefs. Many of her friends were interviewed and they all said that Sarah never backs down from her beliefs, even if others around her don’t agree with her, that is just the way she is wired
She doesn’t need Bolton. She’s got Fred.
Best,
Chris
Bolton will make an awesome Secretary of State.
LOL..the more..the better. She needs us all!!
Let’s hope it does work. My anger (and I mean real hardcore anger) is directed toward our so-called fellow citizens (POS parasites). How did the Alaskan people manage to elect Sarah, one of the best politicians to come along in a generation and a REAL person, and then turn around and elect this POS Begich? How?! This is the root problem.
I’d like to see Bolten as Sec. of Defense!!
It’s because they knew that Stevens was going to jail so they felt like they had no one else to vote for except Begich. Damn, if there was only some way for Steven’s conviction to be overturned he could somehow run for Senator again. Anything is better then this Begich Socialist
Look at this quote towards the end..WOW, God I love this woman..
The letter ends with Palin telling the congressional delegation, “...beyond my purview as Governor, I also urge you to consider how the economic stimulus package will affect the national debt and the future economic health of the country.”
Sarah is smarter then Obama, Biden, and Congress combined.
I was thinking about Hunter for Defense... but then again someone needs to head Homeland Security. ;o)
“This is the root problem.”
All politics are indeed ‘local’, as the ole diehards claim...until ‘local problems’ become ‘national ones’... and national ones become international ones...i.e ..like mandating loans to people who can not afford to pay them back because you want some feel good government and not a functioning one.
I share your hardcore anger and the best way to focus that anger now is in our courts. We have no power in our government right now and those republicans we still have posted at guard..have little power as well. We need to fight the unconstitutional laws coming down the pike in the courts...the same way the enviro- nazis have fought business and progress for the last 50 years.
We have to be ready to support conservative legal foundations with our hard earned dollars..much like we did during Clinton’s reign.
“How did the Alaskan people manage to...elect this POS Begich? How?”
That’s easy to answer: the Republican candidate was a crook.
Fred who?
Same thing happened in Louisiana a number of years back. The citizenry was given a choice between a Nazi and a criminal. They chose the criminal.
In short sometimes all the choices are bad.
Yep, then when she did, he would blame her for poor management of government funds.
DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T
I’m with you on this one Sarah Barracuda...she is going in locked and loaded for ?????? moose....demo moose meat!
Thompson.
Love Dunkin too!!!
We really have many leaders ready..we just haven’t decided yet(as a party)who we can trust at this point. WE WANT A FIGHTER though and if Sarah can come out swinging and not playing nice girl....She is my gal!!
No more ‘play along to get along’ in our party!!
That is what I thought. I am not a Fred Thompson fan by any means. However, John Bolton is a great resource for Sarah Palin for advice and possible service. The State Dept would be a great place for him, that place needs a serious purging.
Personally, the more people she can lean on who detest the workings of Washington the better. Insiders will only serve to work against reforms Sarah and the rest of us want to see accomplished.
Yup. Bolton is the most principled, no-nonsense foreign policy man to rely on. And he sure as heck ruffles the foggy bottom feathers.
“The letter only added Kodiak Missile Launch Facility upgrades to the four gas pipeline road projects Palin already requested.”
So national defense and energy production are her top priorities?
I knew there was a reason I liked that gal. :-)
“The letter only added Kodiak Missile Launch Facility upgrades to the four gas pipeline road projects Palin already requested.”
So national defense and energy production are her top priorities?
I knew there was a reason I liked that gal. :-)
She supports our troops 1000 percent. Her first born is over there fighting for our freedom right now. I remember she told Wolf Blitzer to tell Obama “My son’s life is in your hands” she cares about two things, energy independence and national security. She knows energy like the back of her hand. God Bless her, what could have been if the GOP had nominated a TRUE Conservative candidate instead of this McCain RINO, if a TRUE Conservative and Sarah Palin had teamed up, would have been a landslide victory. Now we are screwed with a Marxist and a Democratic party hell bent on nationalizing every damn thing
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