Most of us love Palin, and want to stop Mitt Romney.
Posted on 11/17/2010 2:27:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Sarah Palin says she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012, the former Alaska governor told ABC News' Barbara Walters. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing," Palin said in an interview scheduled to air in full Dec. 9 on ABC as part of Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People" of 2010.
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You can repeat that lie until the cows come home, but that won't make it true. For the second time on this thread, here's an excerpt from Sarah's extensive resume:
Governor Sarah Palin’s record:
Energy Independence, Development, and Environmental Stewardship
*Governor Palin’s cornerstone accomplishment is AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act). During the Palin administration, TransCanada and Exxon formed an alliance to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower 48. Under Governor Palin’s governance, the project was expanded and revised from what previous governors had proposed with an open policy process for the Alaskan people. More progress was made on this effort than in the previous 30 years. This is the largest private sector infrastructure project in North American history and helps put us on the path to energy independence.
*Governor Palin’s administration opened up drilling for oil and natural gas at Pt. Thompson for the first time in decades.
*Governor Palin created the Alaska’s Petroleum Integrity Office to oversee all aspects of energy development and to make sure oilfield equipment was safe to operate and a Climate Change Subcabinet to comprehensively and honestly evaluate climate change.
Fiscal Conservatism
*Governor Palin reduced earmark requests for the state of Alaska by 80% during her administration, requesting only earmarks that would benefit the country as a whole.
* Governor Palin reduced spending in her budget for Fiscal Year 2010 by more than one billion dollars from the previous governor’s Fiscal Year 2007 budget, a 9.5% real reduction in spending. Her FY2010 budget was $10.57 billion compared to Governor Murkowski’s FY2007 budget of nearly $11.7 billion. At the same time, she fulfilled her campaign promise to forward fund education, allowing districts greater flexibility and predictability in their planning.
*Governor Palin opposed much of the “stimulus”, wanting only to accept 55% of the money allocated to Alaska, specifically only dollars dedicated to infrastructure [projects. Although the Alaskan legislature ultimately overturned her veto, she stood firm on her commitment to help Alaska to become more self-sufficient while not adding to not add to the skyrocketing national debt.
* Governor Palin invested $5 billion in state savings.
Walking the Walk on Fiscal Responsibility
*Governor Palin sold the private jet purchased by the previous governor. She state it was an unnecessary financial burden on the state and was unable to land on many of the state’s landing strips.
* To cut costs that would be incurred by continuing to use a personal driver like previous governors, the governor drove herself from Wasilla to her office in Anchorage. She also dismissed the governor’s personal chef stationed in Juneau, Alaska’s capital.
* Governor Palin accepted less state per diem for herself and her family than her predecessors even though she had a larger family.
10th Amendment Advocacy/Promotion of State Constitution
*Showing that she is a strong supporter of the 10th amendment, Governor Palin advocated for the sovereignty of the state of Alaska.
*Governor Palin’s administration sued the federal government for placing the polar bear on the endangered species list, as this restriction affected energy development which would increase energy costs.
*A Constitutionalist, Governor Palin signed Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share (ACES) bill into law. The Alaska constitution states that the Alaskan people own the oil and other resources. This law ensures that the “owners”, the people of Alaska, receive a clear and equitable share of oil profits.
National Defense/Veterans
*Governor Palin supported ground-based missile defense Ft Greely and other Alaskan Bases around to protect America from America’s enemies. She criticized the Obama administration for cuts that they made to this national defense system.
*Governor Palin, with Senators Murkowski and Begich, fought for retirement benefits from the federal government that were due to the Alaska Territorial Guard members who fought during World War II. These benefits were eventually rewarded to these veterans by the federal government.
* Governor Palin visited Alaskan soldiers in Kosovo and Kuwait.
Transparency/Anti-Corruption
*Governor Palin signed bipartisan ethics reform legislation into law that helped to hold both the legislative and executive branches accountable.
*Governor Palin put the state checkbook online, allowing all constituents to see how state money was being spent.
Health Care
*Governor Palin introduced health care transparency legislation which aimed at putting information in the hands of consumers about cost and quality of health care as a way to make health care consumer driven and accessible.
Sanctity and Dignity of All Life
* Governor Palin strongly supported both parental consent and parental notification legislation.
*Governor Palin increased educational funding for special needs’ children.
*Governor Palin implemented the Senior Benefits Program to support low income seniors.
Positions Held while Governor
* Chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
*Vice Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resource Committee.
* She served as chair of the Alaska Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaska’s most valuable non-renewable resources: oil and gas. She was elected by her peers to serve as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. In this role, she worked with local, state and federal officials to promote solutions to the needs of Alaska’s communities.
She exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail. Several went to jail.
Governor Palin signed several pieces of legislation and resolutions during July 2009. They were:
•SB-125: Encourage aerospace development in AK
•SB-177: Extend sunset for sport fishing guides and address harvest data collection
•Pro-energy development and missile defense resolutions
HJR-27: Alaska a Sovereign State
HJR-25: Hydro-Electric a Renewable Resource
HJR-28: Oppose Federal Restriction on Oil and Gas Development
HJR-12: Support Missile Defense System
•SB-88: Power cost equalization
•Defending Second Amendment rights.
SB-201: Extends Concealed Carry Permit Expiration to 5 Years from Birthday.
HJR-17: Urges Congress not to pass HR-45.The federal legislation would put burdensome licensing and registration controls on individual gun owners.
SJR-10: Urges Congress to pass S-371. The legislation was to ensure that citizens of each state who are licensed or authorized by their home state to carry a concealed weapon, could do so in another state as long as they comply with the laws of that state.
SJR-3: The resolution expresses support to Congress for repealing the ban on carrying a firearm on National Park Service lands.
•SB-3 Requiring information sharing between two agencies.
•HRJ-19 Supports requirement of escort for loaded tankers traversing Prince William Sound.
•The Governor appointed 29 people to boards, commissions and councils and made three judicial appointments between July 6, 2009 and July 26, 2009.
Governor Palin’s total appointments for 2009 was123, including 116 to boards, commissions and councils, five judicial appointments, one legislative and one attorney general. Governor Palin averaged one appointment every 1.67 days during 2009.
•The Governor vetoed $28.6 million in stimulus money that would have involved federal interference with the state of Alaska.
Governor Palin signed bills removing experience caps on teacher’s salaries and extending boat safety programs.
Governor Palin signed legislation that gave struggling charter schools a one-year grace period to increase enrollments or integrate with other charter schools. She also signed legislation that authorizes Alaska “to enroll in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.”
Governor Palin signed legislation granting birth certificates for stillborn babies.
Governor Palin signed legislation authorizing the state to fund retirement benefits for Alaska Territorial Guard veterans. The federal government ceased funding benefits on April 1, 2009.
Governor Palin signed legislation safeguarding student loans.
Sarah Palin was Commander of the Alaska National Guard. Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the first line of defense unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units in the United States. As governor of Alaska, Palin was briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counter-terrorism daily.
Governor Palin was the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counter-terrorism plans.
Well I don’t want to hijack the thread but the hostage rescue mission makes my blood boil to this day. That the Commander and Chief ignored the advice of commanders on the ground and then allowed the Iranians to drag the bodies of our soldiers through the streets in joyous parade was one of the most unbearable and unforgivable things I’ve ever seen in my life.
The only good that came out of it was that it assured Ronald Reagan’s Presidency.
I think they will too. America is coming home. .
Most of us love Palin, and want to stop Mitt Romney.
A few Op-Eds and FACEBOOK articles? These are your indicia of her intellectual bona fides?
And you scoff at a PhD who has written a dozen or so nonfiction books and a half-dozen historical counterfactual novels?
Gotcha.
Hank
LOL!!! Nighty night, Onyx.
Sweet dreams.
We should have declared war on Iraq. The taking of the hostages was a clear violation of international law. Yet Carter refused to seize upon it. he must have been totally out of his mind.
oops! IraN!
She needs to be able to take these states
Yeah, most of us scoff at Gingrich, he is something of a buffoon and he seems to be having difficulty finding a place to fit in, that Scozzafava thing was typical for the Newt of today, he is a figure that burned out years ago.
I’d give her a favorable rating. Do I think she should run for president? No. Does that make me a moderate? No.
Did I mention Romney? No. Why are you talking about him?
Second, the poll you cite shows the even more execreble Huckabee at 65% approval. I'd be surprised if there are 65 Republicans who approve of him, much less 65%. The man is vile, pure and simple.
But since you pulled out a poll from July, let me offer a poll taken just 3 weeks ago:
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 25-28, 2010. N=1,202 adults nationwide.
"Regardless of whether or not you'd vote for her, do you think Palin is or is not qualified to serve as president?"
Democrats Republicans Independendents
Is qualified 14% 47% 23%
Is not qualified 82% 46% 70%
Unsure 3% 7% 7%
Sorry....I'm not into suicide missions.
Hank
I think she's neck and neck with Ike, Reagan and TR
Actually she is now about 82% favorable among republicans with 17% negatives, she has gotten even better Gallup numbers in the last 2 weeks than that July chart shows.
Your mission to take out the dream conservative when we are poised to take the primary is a bizarre mission.
We finally get in the drivers seat, and you guys want to surrender and turn it back over to Romney or Huckabee and the establishment.
Huckabee is number two, and Romney is number three behind Palin, and both candidates are strong, and Romney especially is unlikely to be knocked off by some Daniels, or Pawlenty feint.
I pray to God the other 92% will escape as well. Maybe one day all will realize what the Democratic party has done to them for the past 100 years.
Pikers, one and all. ;-)
Other than Teddy, how many shot a caribou?
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Serving as the "Vice Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resource Committee?" I'd LOVE to see what that committee actually did. Hopefully, not much.
Visiting troops? Nice gesture....but I wouldn't call it a great achievement. Obama visits troops and he's a piece of filth.
Then there's this gem: "*A Constitutionalist, Governor Palin signed Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share (ACES) bill into law. The Alaska constitution states that the Alaskan people own the oil and other resources. This law ensures that the “owners”, the people of Alaska, receive a clear and equitable share of oil profits.
That's CONSERVATIVE? Sounds pretty socialistic to me!
And this..."*Governor Palin implemented the Senior Benefits Program to support low income seniors."
Ditto.
And this..."Governor Palin signed bills removing experience caps on teacher’s salaries and extending boat safety programs."
Umm....I'm not sure what "removing experience caps" means, exactly, but it sounds like throwing more money down the public school rathole to tenured mediocrities to me.
And on and on. A lot of it is she "advocated" for this or "supported" that, but my favorite may be this: "Governor Palin averaged one appointment every 1.67 days during 2009."
HOT DAMN! She APPOINTED PEOPLE! Yippee!
In fairness, some of this is legitimate. Fighting the feds for putting the polar bear on the endangered species list was a good move. And some of the stuff like refusing the jet and driver....while not all that important substantively, were good sympoblically and the right thing to do.
Still, this list reeks of an overinflated resume, many of which I've seen in my day.
Hank
Caribou ain’t nuttin. How many had a personal hairdresser traveling around the country with them, even before being a candidate? (besides John Edwards)
That’s success!
I find it odd that you mention the only two candidates I’ve explicitly said I detest. How have I supported either of them. My candidates right now, inorder of preference are:
- DeMint
- Christie
- Newt
- Barbour
- Santorum
Others will appear. We don’t need to settle for Tweedledee (Romney) or Tweedlereallyfreakingdumb (Huckster).
Nor do we need to choose an unelectable candidate who, like her mentor McStain, isn’t nearly as conservative as she pretends to be.
Hank
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