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.... and the most economically successful State in the Union

During Palins Governorship of Alaska the general surplus fund averaged $2.6 billion. Perry's average is $7 million.

First of all, the finances of "Government" do not constitute an "economy". An "economy" means JOBS.

48% of post-recession jobs were created in Texas, which does not have a State Income Tax

Secondly, the Alaska surplus came from increased taxes.

Palin Boosted Oil-Company Taxes While Alaska Had Budget Surplus .... Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who has joined the Republican national ticket as a tax-cutter, was a driving force in raising a tax on oil companies last year that will help swell the state's budget surplus. .... The increase backed by the Republican vice presidential nominee will, at current prices, raise oil revenue to $11 billion this year -- almost twice what the state needs to fund its government -- state documents show.

If you allow me to tax you out the wazoo and get revenues that are "twice what the state needs to fund its government", I will guarantee your State a bigger surplus than Texas too.

Thirdly, even if Alaska were the most economically successful Sate, it would be a moot point for my "what".

In the August 2011 FOX News Poll, 75% of all voters believed that Sarah Palin would NOT be a good President. Thus, the Governor of Alaska fails my "what" criteria of being able to defeat Obama in 2012.

First of all, the finances of "Government" do not constitute an "economy". An "economy" means JOBS.

Here come the excuses!!!

How about some real facts?

Palin tossed out the corruption-ridden, structurally-flawed Petroleum Profits Tax of the Murkowski administration and put forth ACES (Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share), which incentivized development while seeing to it that Alaskans — resource owners as per the Alaska Constitution — would receive “A CLEAR and EQUITABLE SHARE (ACES) of the value of their commonly-owned oil and gas.” The result? Alaska was left with a $12 billion surplus. Also, as reported at Big Government, “The number of oil companies filing with the Alaska Department of Revenue has doubled, indicating that competition has indeed increased. Alaska has the second most business friendly tax set-up — up two spots since the passage of ACES. Additionally, a report from Governor Parnell’s Department of Revenue indicated that 2009 yielded a record high in oil jobs.”