Why the Elitist Hatred Toward Palin?

RealClearPolitics
July 10, 2009
By Victor Davis Hanson

The debate over Palin is sort of ossified.

But lost in all of this is whether she is up to national politics, or simply wishes to capitalize (an Oprah-like talk show?) on her sizable financial potential. On the one hand, Palin is obviously bright. Few could raise a family without capital in Wasilla, and within a decade end up as Governor of a large state-whose protocols hinged on an old-boy network where politicians accommodated oil and mineral interests.

Palin juggles two parties

Jewish World Review
July 10, 2009
By Suzanne Fields

You took a fine time to leave us, Sarah. Can't you imagine Kenny Rogers singing about it? We've had some bad times/ Lived through some sad times/ But this time your hurtin' won't heal.

Sarah Palin's detractors, and there are lots of them, pile on the lower-class comparisons, ridiculing her as more country than cool: Barbie with a gun, whose got the moose on the run. They're right.

Learning curve

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 10, 2009
Editorial

Eight years ago, Congress approved a strict federal law demanding improvements in the nation’s schools. The law never fit Alaska well, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has once again proposed legislation to make some necessary corrections.

Murkowski has spent a long time advocating for these changes — most of the more than six years she has served in Washington. With the No Child Left Behind law possibly up for reauthorization later this year, she and other reform advocates have a better chance of success.

Palin to sign gun rights bills Friday in Fairbanks

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 10, 2009
By Rena Delbridge

FAIRBANKS — Gov. Sarah Palin is planning to talk gun rights with local radio personality Michael Dukes today and will sign several pieces of Second Amendment-related legislation in Fairbanks.

Palin unexpectedly resigned a week ago, saying she will transfer power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell on July 26 in Fairbanks. Since her announcement, Palin has traveled to remote Alaska communities, offering TV interviews to national networks near Bristol Bay, signing a bill in McGrath and meeting with constituents in Kotzebue.

Special session may be needed to override energy veto

Anchorage Daily News
July 10, 2009
By DAN JOLINGThe Associated Press

Alaska lawmakers may be forced into a special session if they want to override Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of federal energy conservation money.

U.S. Department of Energy officials said this week they're unwilling to wait until the regular legislative session in January to see if lawmakers will override Palin's veto and apply for $28.56 million in State Energy Program money.

Incoming governor to keep Palin advisers

Anchorage Daily News
July 10, 2009
By The Associated Press

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell says he'll bring Gov. Sarah Palin's top advisers with him when he takes over as Alaska governor July 26.

"I promised a seamless and steady transition," Parnell said Thursday in announcing his Cabinet and senior leadership team. And he added, "These folks know what they're doing. They've moved our state forward. That's why I've asked them to stay."

The nonsense of a 'new world order'

Desert Dispatch
July 07, 2009
By Tibor Machan

The July 6 edition of Business Week reports that Roger Altman, Deputy Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton, now CEO of an investment banking boutique (Evercore Partners), has — like President Sarkozy of France — concluded that it’s the end for capitalism. As Business Week tells it, Altman wrote in Foreign Affairs magazine that “The era of laissez-faire economics is over, and statism, once discredited, is making a comeback — even in the U.S. Also out of vogue is globalization.”

A Double Agent At The CIA?

IDB.com
July 09, 2009
Editorial

National Security: If CIA Director Leon Panetta really has claimed to his old friends in Congress that the agency was lying to them, the impact will be unprecedented. Do we have a mole running Langley?

Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee on June 26 fired off a nasty letter to CIA head and former high-ranking Democratic Rep. Leon Panetta. The thrust was that their former House Democratic colleague is a liar.

The G-8 Economic Suicide Pact

IBD.com
July 09, 2009
Editorial

Climate Change: Channeling King Canute, G-8 leaders agree to wreck the world's economy, and ours, by pledging to prevent temperatures from rising more than 4 degrees by 2050. What if the Earth has other plans?

Canute was the legendary king whose sycophantic followers praised his power and wisdom. He was The One of his time. He once stood on the shore and commanded the waves to halt. As the story goes, he was exercising his ego when in fact he was giving his followers a dose of reality — the power of man over nature is finite and inconsequential.

Plumage - But At a Price

Town Hall Daily
July 10, 2009
by Charles Krauthammer

WASHINGTON -- The signing ceremony in Moscow was a grand affair. For Barack Obama, foreign policy neophyte and "reset" man, the arms reduction agreement had a Kissingerian air. A fine feather in his cap. And our president likes his plumage.

Unfortunately for the United States, the country Obama represents, the prospective treaty is useless at best, detrimental at worst.

Something Of Historic Proportions Is Happening

barnsville.com
July 09, 2009
By Pam Geller

I am a student of history. Professionally, I have written 15 books in six languages, and have studied history all my life. I think there is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis.

Yes, these exist but they are merely single facets on a very large gemstone that is only now coming into a sharper focus.

Sean Parnell calls resource development, jobs Alaska's top priorities

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 09, 2009
By Rena Delbridge

FAIRBANKS — Building the economy through jobs and resource development will be Alaska’s next governor’s top priority.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell expects to be sworn in to the state’s top job July 26 in Fairbanks, following Gov. Sarah Palin’s unexpected resignation Friday.

Consider ethics law

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 09, 2009
Editorial

Skepticism abounds when Alaskans ponder the “real” reasons for our governor deciding to leave office. But delving into the universe of possibilities isn’t particularly useful. Let’s instead consider what she actually said.

Among other things, Gov. Sarah Palin said the barrage of ethics charges has distracted her administration and diminished her ability to lead, so much so that she believes it is best for the state if she step aside.

Special session might happen for Alaska lieutenant governor confirmation

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 09, 2009
By Rena Delbridge

FAIRBANKS — State attorneys and some lawmakers are trying to figure out whether a special legislative session is needed to confirm a new lieutenant governor in the wake of Gov. Sarah Palin’s abrupt resignation Friday.

Palin announced she will turn power over to Lt. Gov Sean Parnell July 26, then unexpectedly offered a new name to take on the second-in-command job.

Perry says Palin to campaign for him

chron.com
July 09, 2009
By MICHAEL GRACZYK and KELLEY SHANNON Associated Press Writers

CONROE, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Sarah Palin is committed to campaigning for his re-election and that he welcomes the support of the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor.

"Sarah and I were friends well back before she became a national star," Perry told The Associated Press after a luncheon speech to a Lions Club in Conroe, just north of Houston. "She'll be here."

Alaskans affected by lost medicaid services

KTVA
July 08, 2009
By Corey Allen-Young

As the push for nation wide health care reform continues, right now, the federal government is temporarily suspending Medicaid services for hundreds of Alaskans. Close to four thousand Alaskan kids and adults receive Home Care Service Medicaid waivers and personal care assistance throughout the state for various disabilities. But in a decision decided by the federal government one week ago, anyone needing services that weren't already enrolled is stuck with no options.
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My comment: looks suspiciously like a grim politcal ploy to drum up support for socialized medicine in Congress.

Judicial Watch Asks Court to Declare Hillary Clinton Constitutionally Ineligible to Serve as Secretary of State

judicialwatch.org
July 08, 2009
By Staff

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that on July 2 it filed a motion with a special panel of three federal judges in the District of Columbia asking the court to declare Hillary Clinton ineligible to serve as Secretary of State. The Judicial Watch lawsuit, filed on behalf of a U.S. Foreign Service Officer and State Department employee David C. Rodearmel, maintains that the "emoluments clause" of the U.S. Constitution prohibits Mrs. Clinton from serving as Secretary of State until January 2013, and that...

Obama Can't Be Trusted With Numbers

Wall Street Journal
July 09, 2009
By KARL ROVE

In February, President Barack Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus bill while making lavish promises about the results. He pledged that "a new wave of innovation, activity and construction will be unleashed all across America." He also said the stimulus would "save or create up to four million jobs." Vice President Joe Biden said the massive federal spending plan would "drop-kick" the economy out of the recession.

But the unemployment rate today is 9.5% -- nearly 20% higher than the Obama White House said it would be with the stimulus in place.

Forgetting Sarah Palin

Town Hall Daily
July 09, 2009
by Ann Coulter

Sarah Palin has deeply disappointed her enemies. People who hate her guts feel she's really let them down by resigning.

She's like the ex-girlfriend they're SO over, never want to see again, have already forgotten about -- really, it's O-ver -- but they just can't stop talking about her.

Liberal: Ha, ha ... Sarah who? She's over, she's toast, a future Trivial Pursuit answer, nothing more.

Getting Cold Feet Over Democratic Proposals

Town Hall Daily
July 09, 2009
by Michael Barone

The financial system collapsed. Housing prices cratered. Unemployment is at a record high for the last quarter-century. The Democratic president has a solidly positive job rating.

And yet we Americans have not suddenly become collectivists. The economic distress of the 1930s led Americans to favor less reliance on markets and more on government. The economic distress of the 1970s led Americans to favor less reliance on government and more on markets. It doesn't seem unreasonable to expect, as many political liberals have been predicting, that the economic distress of the late 2000s will produce a shift in the 1930s direction. But it doesn't seem to have happened yet.

Palin's naming of new No. 2 raises questions

Juneau Empire
July 07, 2009
By Pat Forgey

Alaska Legislators are questioning whether Gov. Sarah Palin can appoint the state's No. 2 elected official without their input.

When Palin's resignation takes effect, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will automatically become the state's chief executive and vacate the office of lieutenant governor.

In her resignation announcement Friday, Palin said Commissioner Craig Campbell of the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs would "assume his role as lieutenant governor."

Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. prepares for pipeline slowdown

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 08, 2009
By Rena Delbridge

FAIRBANKS — Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. expects the 16 billionth barrel of North Slope crude to make its way down the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline within the next 45 days.

The milestone comes despite production decreases that drove Alyeska to invest hundreds of millions in downsizing the pipeline’s capacity, preparing for a future with far less North Slope oil than in the boom days of the 1980s.
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My comment: The beginning of the end.

Land rights

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
July 08, 2009
Editorial

New geological information has reduced the attractiveness of a land exchange between the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge and Doyon Ltd., so the regional Native corporation might avoid a fight with environmental groups and some of its constituent villages about that specific issue.

However, the proposed land exchange revealed an unfortunate level of public opposition to any oil and gas development, even on the company’s own private lands within the refuge’s boundaries. A fight might be unavoidable.

Mark Begich rewards his anti-development special interests

Alaska Standard
July 07, 2009
By Alex Gimarc

Dave Harbour’s article on our Boy Senator’s proposed Arctic Regional Citizens Advisory Council prompted me to take a deeper look at his so-called five Arctic Climate Change Initiatives. Like any rock you pick up, you are surprised by what scurries out when the light of day is shining underneath.

In a report in the Arctic Sounder on June 18, the five initiatives include:

Palin returns to work, defends decision to resign

Anchorage Daily News
July 08, 2009
By DAN JOLING

KOTZEBUE -- Gov. Sarah Palin remained in the spotlight Tuesday with an appearance in a remote Arctic village where she stood by her decision to resign just as she tries to elevate her national profile ahead of a possible 2012 presidential run.

Palin signed a bill in Kotzebue that is intended to bolster law enforcement in Alaska villages.

State joins in lawsuit pushing for bridge construction

KTUU
July 07, 2009
by Ted Land

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The battle of the bridge is intensifying: There will be a new name on the paperwork when the Knik Arm bridge project heads to court.

The state is joining the lawsuit started by two cities in the Valley -- the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority, or KABATA, has decided to intervene.

Obamacare: Where's the innovation?

Philadelphia Daily News
July 08, 2009
By MICHAEL P. TREMOGLIE

THE TWO MOST significant aspects of the healthcare reform being proposed by President Obama:
A. The plan offers nothing that hasn't been rejected already.

B. And it fails to address two major cost issues.

During his recent ABC appearance, Mr. Obama gave a glimpse of his cost-containment strategy. Responding to a question, he said, "We can let doctors know . . .

Minimum-wage folly

The Boston Globe
July 08, 2009
by Jeff Jacoby

AS IF THE RECESSION hasn't been rough enough on those near the bottom of the economic food chain, fresh bad news is on the way. Beginning July 24, the federal government will be making it more difficult for employers to hire low- and unskilled American workers. Thanks to an ill-advised law enacted with bipartisan support in 2007, the cost of providing an entry-level job to individuals with few skills or minimal experience will be going up by more than 10 percent. Those who cannot find a job paying at least $7.25 an hour will not be permitted to work.

Green Jackets, Brown Shirts

IBD.com
July 08, 2009
By Thomas Sowell

Cap And Trade: Al Gore has likened his crusade against global warming to the world's struggle against Nazis. He said this while speaking in a country that is organizing a team of environmental storm troopers.

Gore didn't come right out and call global warming skeptics Nazis while addressing an audience at Oxford University in England. But then, he didn't have to.

Why Palin Quit

Wall Street Journal
July 07, 2009
by John Fund

People close to Sarah Palin say national political reporters and pundits have missed the real reasons for her surprising decision to resign as Alaska governor. The national media have dismissed or downplayed her real motives, which had little to do with any plans to run for president in 2012.

Contrary to most reports, her decision had been in the works for months, accelerating recently as it became clear that controversies and endless ethics investigations were threatening to overshadow her legislative agenda.