Posted on 07/11/2008 6:31:25 PM PDT by Kaslin
Gov. Sarah Palin is a rising political star in Alaska, with an 84% approval rating. A strong advocate of opening her state to more oil drilling, she recently spoke with IBD.
IBD: Alaska was bought by the U.S. from Russia in 1867 specifically to ensure a supply of natural resources. How do Alaskans feel about the opposition from politicians representing the lower 48 to drilling for oil there?
Palin: Alaskans are frustrated because there is opposition in Congress to developing our vast amount of natural resources. We want to contribute more to the rest of the United States. We want to help secure the United States, and help us get off this reliance of foreign sources of energy.
It's a very nonsensical position we're in right now. We send President Bush and Secretary (of Energy Sam) Bodman overseas to ask the Saudis to ramp up production of crude oil so that hungry markets in America can be fed, (and) your sister state in Alaska has those resources. But these lands are locked up by Congress, and we are not allowed to drill to the degree America needs the development.
When we became a state 50 years ago, we struck a deal with the federal government where we said, "Let us in a union where we will be as self-sufficient as possible." And the federal government said, "Come in, you'll be our 49th state, and you'll do it by developing your God-given resources."
Fifty years later . . . we're living up to our end of the bargain, and now we need the rest of the U.S. to live up to their end of the bargain, to lead America toward energy independence. Alaska should be the leader of an energy policy that gets us there.
(Excerpt) Read more at ibdeditorials.com ...
Bump
On your Governor
Rat Own!
Palin is a goddess.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
The drilling issue is a winning issue for Conservatives and Republicans. The Democrats are on the run on this issue. Keep reminding people which party stands in the way of new Refineries “Democrats”, keep reminding people who don’t want us drilling offshore while China drills happily along “Democrats”, keep reminding people who has stopped development of coal reserves “Democrats”, and keep reminding people who has stopped the building of new modern nuclear power plants “Democrats”!. This is a partisan issue and there is no shame in pointing out the radical record of a party ruled by environmentalist kooks who would have us all pay 10 times as much at the pump if they could.
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Palin: There are great misconceptions about the developments up here. Take ANWR. The misperception is that this is a huge swath of pristine land, full of mountains and rivers and wildlife. Those are the pictures seen on TV. But what we're talking about with ANWR is a 2,000-acre plot of land that is a smaller footprint than LAX or big airports outside Alaska.
It's not mountainous, and there aren't rivers flowing through it. So even the perception of what ANWR would entail is wrong, and we need to correct that.
There are picture rules!
(And if there aren’t, there should be!)
Obligatory she would be a good McCain VP post!
governor to washington!
Love that picture. Governor Palin is a lovely lady. Also says things worth listening to.
why doesn’t Alaska just thumb it’s nose at the feds and do what the STATE wants to do with THEIR resources?
I know, dumb question..
Good looking, brains and common sense. Alaska you lucky dog!
This might have been an issue for the Republicans except even a dolt knows that the Republicans did nothing, in fact made things worse, when they controlled both houses of congress and the presidency. Even the current Republican presidential candidate is against drilling in ANWAR and is too late to the table when it comes to drilling off our coasts.
This is completely a bipartisan mess our corrupt "leaders" have gotten us into and everyone knows it.
my liberal democrat sister-in-law, a state govt. employee, speaks of Gov. Palin with reverential awe.
Which is why she will never be mentioned by the MSM.
They are pushing candidates they have derogatory files on.
Drilling is a winning issue. It's not only because of the cost of gas, but also because of the billions of dollars we are sending to countries that hate us and have us over the proverbial barrel. Governor Palin would be a great VP candidate for McCain since her credentials in this area are unassailable. Yes McCain seems to have adjusted his position on drilling, however, his choice of Palin would remove doubt as to his commitment.
Maybe in a couple of years. She has young children including a special needs child. Let her be a Mommy (as much as she can be in the position she is right now).
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