I don't think you read the Link before you posted it. Most of the contained sub-Links were dead (from 2008). I'm a fan of Sarah so maybe I interpret things differently, but the budget shortfall was the result of losing an eminent domain case started in her administration, the property involved was to be used for a sports complex, which I assume was a popular addition to the community. I'm guessing that she probably made the decision to move forward with that land acquisition at the advice of counsel. The hit-piece article doesn't say one way or the other who advised her. I think that's germane, don't you? Cutting property taxes is a positive to conservatives, so that, too, doesn't jibe with doing a bad job as mayor or not being a fiscal conservative. Increasing sales taxes is one way to increase revenue to the city that taxes outsiders shopping in the city who don’t pay other taxes that support the existence of the city. In a place like Alaska where the cities are small and the surrounding area large, that sounds like the lesser of two evils to me, and probably other conservatives. We do acknowledge that cities need operating funds.
“Audiotapes released last month reveal that aides to the 44-year-old governor pressured Safety Director Walter Monegan to dismiss Trooper Mike Wooten, after Wooten allegedly threatened Palin’s father during a messy child custody fight with the governor’s sister Molly.” Another surprise, surprise, everyone needs to be careful about who they irritate within their chain of command.
“Palin, who when she became governor sold Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski’s state-owned jet and canceled Republican Senator Stevens’ much-maligned “bridge to nowhere,” was also a vocal critic of oil field services giant Veco, a major player in Alaska politics that’s now accused of improper relationships with Stevens and Young.” What’s not to like here?
Add to above, “According to an Anchorage Daily News clip e-mailed to reporters, Palin accepted $5,000 in contributions from company executives and their wives during her failed 2002 lieutenant governor’s bid — which represented about 10 percent of her minuscule war chest that year.” They couldn’t or at least didn’t buy her with 10% of her war chest. Seems pretty admirable to me?
"She’s also clashed with McCain over Arctic drilling — she wants drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which he has continued to oppose." That's another reason to like her! “— Palin didn’t back McCain in the primary. She stayed neutral in Alaska’s January primary — perhaps on account of McCain’s opposition to drilling in ANWR. “ The Lady has guts and stands her ground! I never, ever liked John McCain. I respected that he spent a long time as a VC captive, but I didn't like his politics which were genuine RINO. She was put on the ticket to mollify conservatives and did so. If you don't like her, that's fine, it's your vote and your privilege.
Again, I would point out that anyone who puts a "supporting" Link here needs to ask themselves, "Who is going to be convinced" by this Link? This one is a resounding, nobody on the right; very few shallows down the middle who probably are not frequenters of these kinds of websites; and everyone on the left. That makes these kinds of Links just noise.
