Posted on 12/05/2008 8:57:00 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
Gov. Sarah Palin is calling for more state spending on children's health insurance, preschool and other programs, even as Alaska oil prices and state revenues plunge.
Cash flow into the state is shrinking as oil prices drop below $40 a barrel, the lowest level in nearly four years. Most state general fund money comes from taxes and royalties the state makes from oil. But Palin said the state can afford more than $5 million in new spending on areas like Head Start, obesity prevention, a test program of half-day preschool, and expanded Denali KidCare insurance.
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"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
Once the oil runs out she’s going to need some tax dollars to pay for all of these wonderful programs!!
Maybe she needs to let the private sector fund this stuff. Whatever happened th the Thousand Points of Volunteer Light??? Do we really need a state program to hand out these goodies?
Some CONSERVATIVE!!! Let’s run her for president of Kukamongastaaahn!
Goldstategop... you are a genius!
>> new spending on areas like Head Start, obesity prevention, a test program of half-day preschool, and expanded Denali KidCare insurance
I really like Palin, and it’s really important America takes care of its kids, but on its face, this looks like ‘compassionate’ spending. In her defense, State level spending is certainly different than Federal.
Jindal voted for the child healthcare (SCHIP) while in Congress too. I don’t know what’s with these people and these programs.
I still relatively like Palin and Jindal, but I’ve said it before, Mark Sanford is porbably THE most conservative governor in the country in terms of fical resposibility and limited government. I’d vote for him above the other two.
Bad sign.
there is nothing wrong with spending money to help children.
I don’t get what the big deal is. Her state doesn’t need a bailout, they have plenty of money. This is not the first time she has tried doing this, in fact, she has tried doing this since she became Governor, she always has opposition on the Democratic side. She wants more funding for kids education and health, how is that a bad sign?
Sanford wrote an interesting post-mortem on Politico entitled What's Next for the GOP? :
“There needs to be a high standard for our franchisees. In other words, I believe Republicans and conservatives must agree on our core principles. St. Augustine called for “unity in the essentials, diversity in the nonessentials, and charity in all things,” and while I believe there should always be a big GOP tent, there must also be a shared agreement on the essentials — including expanding liberty, encouraging entrepreneurship and limiting the reach of government in people’s everyday lives.”
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D4F854D5-18FE-70B2-A8716AF83A792C16
I think people are really fooling themselves if they believe Palin is a true blue conservative... She’s a SOCIAL conservative.. but she’s definitely more of a moderate on the other issues.
That sounds like what the proponents of SCHIP used to say.
People are reacting like this is the first time she has tried this. She has proposed this twice already during her role as governor. It’s not like poof she did this, she proposed this twice, its in her record, nothing new here. I don’t get what the issue is here
Wow people are bailing on her already for something that isn’t new. I don’t get it
Oh well, it was nice while it lasted, Sarah.
It's just NOT the proper role of government according to all the genuine conservatism I've ever encountered!!!
Rush just gushed to Barbara WaWa on national TV that "I love Sarah Palin!" I wonder if he's aware of any of this...
Can someone explain to me what the heck is going on. Why all the fuss
Anyway 2012 is far away and it is all academic now. I do not even know what is going to happen tomorrow.
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