Posted on 08/29/2008 8:02:18 AM PDT by wilco200
With the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain has extended an olive branch to the far right wing of his party.
The 44-year-old mother of five, who has only been governor for two years, has a conservative track record on both social and fiscal issues. Below is a list of her stance on several important issues.
Abortion: Palin is outspokenly pro-life.
Marriage: Palin opposes same-sex marriage and stated on her campaign web site that she believes “marriage should only be between a man and a woman.”
Climate: Upon being elected governor of Alaska, she created a sub-cabinet on climate change. However, she has been a vocal critic of scientists who suggest that climate change is leading to the decrease in polar bears in Alaska. She has also threatened to sue to have polar bears not listed as a threatened species.
Immigration: Being that her state only borders Canada and is thousands of miles from the Mexican border, Palin has not often expressed her views publicly on illegal immigration.
Guns: Palin is a lifetime member of the NRA. On her Web site, she wrote that she supports “our Constitutional right to bear arms and am a proponent of gun safety programs for Alaska's youth.”
Economy: She supports reducing property taxes and taxes for small businesses to grow the economy.
Health Care: According to her campaign Web site, Palin supports flexibility in government regulations that allow competition in health care that is needed, and is proven to be good for the consumer. It will drive down health care costs and reduce the need for government subsidies, she believes. Palin also supports patients in their rightful demands to have access to full medical billing information.
A 10 out of 10.
From what I’ve read, she’s also a pretty good shot.
May Rush play the bump James Brown’s tune “I feel good”
NRA Life Members tend to have this skill.
Cantor was my first choice but I’m extremely pleased here. She sounds like a true conservative and someone of the highest integrity (which shouldn’t be surprising as that’s a conservative principle).
McCain really jumped outside the box here as I was expecting a retread. I think this is a brilliant move on a number of fronts and I’m pumped up. Now have a reason to vote for as opposed to simply voting against.
McCain must actually want to win this election!!!!
I’ve got the CBS Morning show on. They broke in, ‘McCain picks Palin”....”now back to the Messiah”.
They don’t even want to talk about it if it’s not about Barak.
Governor Sarah Palin Petitions Reid on ANWR
http://www.anwr.org/Headlines/Governor-Sarah-Palin-Petitions-Reid-on-ANWR.php
Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska submitted a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on the importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to address the energy crisis. Sen. Reid is a staunch foe of opening ANWR and has a long track record blocking ANWR legislation. Gov. Palin sent an official letter to Reid stating how ANWR could provide 1 million barrels of oil a day and provide relief at the pump for all Americans over time.
The Governor, like the Alaskan Governors before her, is extremely passionate about how Alaska holds the answers to much of America’s energy dilemma and that Alaskans have been shouting this solution for decades. Palin strongly supports opening the 10-02 Area of ANWR to oil and gas development as well as environmentally responsible development of the outer continental shelf (OCS).
This is so motivating. McCain gets it!!! I can’t wait to see her against Biden in the debates!!
**Abortion: Palin is outspokenly pro-life.
Marriage: Palin opposes same-sex marriage and stated on her campaign web site that she believes “marriage should only be between a man and a woman.”**
She gets my vote!
**McCain really jumped outside the box here as I was expecting a retread.**
McCain is a maverick, remember. I knew all along that he would NOT pick Romney, the retread.
Lots of enthusiasm for Palin around here but as a life-long Alaskan until just last year I have to mention a couple of things: first, she’s a ‘fiscal conservative’ who just rushed through a $1200 per person energy subsidy payment to everybody in the State of Alaska — not the Permanent Fund (which is a separate interesting issue; that will be ~$2,000 per person this year). Second, she’s a ‘conservative Republican’ who led a successful fight to put through a huge increase in taxation on the Alaska oil industry. She’s a nice person and may do well with Sen. McCain but it’s not all going to be smooth sailing.
LOL!!
SARAH PALIN!!! WER DOOOMED!!!
Miss Alaska AND Miss Congeniality?!?!?
In 1984, Palin was first runner-up in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant after winning the Miss Wasilla contest earlier that year, winning a scholarship to help pay her way through college.<3><5> In the Wasilla pageant, she played the flute and also won Miss Congeniality. Details of Palin's personal life have contributed to her political image. She hunts, eats moose burgers, ice fishes, rides snowmobiles, and owns a float plane.<6><7> Palin holds a lifetime membership with the National Rifle Association. She admits that she used marijuana when it was legal in Alaska, but says that she did not like it.<8> http://www.democraticunderground.com/
| VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz) |
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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
| Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale) |
Pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
| No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale) |
Marriage only be between and man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
| No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale) |
If legislature passed death penalty law, I would sign it: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
| No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) |
Supports Constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
| Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale) |
Flexibility in government regulations to allow competition: Opposes topic 5 |
| Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) |
Fund the Seniors Longevity Bonus Program: Opposes topic 6 |
| No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale) |
Convince the rest of the nation to open ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Stranded Gas Development Act no longer applies: Opposes topic 18 Get ANWR open: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
| No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale) |
Repeal "nuisance taxes" including the tire tax: Favors topic 11 |
| No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale) |
Promote from within, in Alaska's National Guard: Favors topic 15 |
| No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale) |
(No votes on which to base response) |
| Sarah Palin is a Moderate Populist Conservative. Click here for explanation of political philosophy. Click here for VoteMatch quiz. |
Does this mean Dobson will now vote for him?
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