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good, they did their part. But there is no reason for the govt to raise taxes on the people who actually do all the work. I’m always skeptical whenever the govt comes up with a new reason to raise taxes on *anybody.* And it’s never crony capitalism when taxes are cut. Crony capitalism is when the govt bails out companies or when it punishes some companies in order to benefit the competing companies with the biggest lobbyists.

You're still not understanding this. What she did vis-a-vis the Severance Tax is a perfect example of capitalism at work. The people of Alaska own a product (i.e., oil), they are selling the lease to develope that product to companies. They deserve to get the best price for their product. That is basic capitalism. She represented her client (i.e., the people of Alaska) and she got a fair price for their product. The price was artificially keep low because the oil companies bought off politicians. Those politicians were investigated by the FBI and are now in jail. Those are the basic facts. She did not impose a "wind-fall profits" tax on oil companies. It was a Severance Tax. It's totally different.

Alaskans have a love/hate relationship with these oil empires because their own history tells them what happens when companies who rush into the state to extract the state's rich natural resources do when the good times are over. They leave ghost towns behind, and they invariably ruin the environment too. The Valdez oil spill case is a great case in point. Exxon had a known drunk captain in charge of rig. They were totally irresponsible there. Take a look at this article from 2004 explaining Palin's role in whistleblowing when she was the Commissioner of Oil and Gas. You'll get an interesting idea of how monied interests clash with the common good.

I agree but we have to be careful. We just had the experience of 8 years of George W Bush. He won the base because he connected with the folks and said and did a few conservative things. And then he completely fell apart. I really don’t want that to happen again...we have such a terrible guy in charge.Hear, hear! I agree whole heartedly. And as I said in my post above, I do not think Palin is Bush. I listed specific reasons why I don't. Take a look at it, and feel free to debate me about it. I'm willing to listen. I think this lady has great deal of political courage and the right instincts. I encourage you to listen to those interviews and seriously study her record.