tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post4751247242600664569..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: If Palin Were President NowWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-60086220497827534372009-07-16T08:41:24.980-04:002009-07-16T08:41:24.980-04:00Palin is not afraid. She boldly claims to be a dau...Palin is not afraid. She boldly claims to be a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and business person, in a seemingly equal (or higher) status as govenor. She is who she is, not the office she holds. She is a person first, a politican second. <br /><br />Contrary to the lessons Bill Clinton taught us, when personal problems outweigh public issues, it is time to leave, not hang in there and waste limited resources. Dodd, Rangel, Murtha, and even Sanford are doing an injustice for the public they represent. In solving problems, who's do you think they will take time for first, their own, or the publics'?<br /><br /> Obama's agenda calls for decision by person and circumstance, not legal structure, so it will be difficult for him to leave the office, like so many entities that rely on a personality, and have it run the way he wants. That is why we will become more totalitarian. <br /><br />Time for a constitutional convention seems long overdue.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320105485736052679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-59159188055969165792009-07-13T19:27:21.883-04:002009-07-13T19:27:21.883-04:00Is this a practice article for the Onion?Is this a practice article for the Onion?gghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257391877175337352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-75868453295858796872009-07-13T19:22:35.013-04:002009-07-13T19:22:35.013-04:00So what's your solution? I don't see a sol...So what's your solution? I don't see a solution in there. Yes, Obama is bad, I get that. Let's hear what Sarah would have done. <br /><br />Exactly.Brian Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670907618330323495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-75897705476466793122009-07-12T18:13:04.492-04:002009-07-12T18:13:04.492-04:00To Jim:
Sorry the truth, despite the liberally bi...To Jim:<br /><br />Sorry the truth, despite the liberally biased Truthmeters of MSM, show that:<br /><br />1. Sarah change her policies for the better when new and better information are available. That's Bridge to Nowhere.<br /><br />2. Selling the Jet plane second hand is way better. The cost of maintaining it and using it for sheer caprices of the good old boys in Alaska is INDEED a wise financial decision for the state.Rodelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784623106642744229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-80737633474193769342009-07-12T18:06:19.209-04:002009-07-12T18:06:19.209-04:00Reign2020:
You clearly show your ignorance of Ala...Reign2020:<br /><br />You clearly show your ignorance of Alaska and taxation policy in America by mis-interpreting general statistics.<br /><br />Those figures cannot be compared directly since there are differences in taxation policies among states.<br /><br />Reasons for Alaska's seemingly high tax per capita (or household):<br /><br />1. Alaska's High Federal funding. Yes. Alaska showcases two the largest Federal programs: The missile defense system in the north and the huge national parks in America. It's not Sarah's fault. THE MISSILE SYSTEM IS FOR AMERICA'S PROTECTION.<br /><br />2. Large tax per resident. Yes. Alaska has few residents compared to other states (YOUR DIVISOR). But the Tax collection is huge due to its oil and gas activities. The figures include taxes collected by the state government to the LARGE BUSINESS in Alaska. Federal laws declare that natural resources (oil and gas) are owned by the State of America. It's not regular tax. It's severance tax (in Middle East, they call it Royalty Tax).<br /><br />On Item 2, the taxes being collected from the BUSINESS is being transferred back to the people. But Sarah's policy is different: surplus collections from oil and gas business were returned DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE OF ALASKA in form of DIRECT CHECK TO HELP the people from the high cost of heating during winter days.<br /><br />Obama's Democratic Socialist of America (although he's not admitting it) accused Palin of being a socialist because of the above. DSA is idiotic. It's not European-style socialism of FD Roosevelt. Government owns everything and people works for the Government.<br /><br />It's called American-style Republicanism of Teddy Roosevelt. Government receives income from the "services" it renders and allows private industries to utilize state-owned natural resources for profit at certain cost .... and Government's income generation should directly return to the people. <br /><br />But compare Alaska's macroeconomic statistics in end of 2006 (midterm election) and mid 2009. You'll see the great accomplishments of Ms. Palin in just 2 years of office. BY THE WAY, ALASKA HAS A BALANCED BUDGET UP TO 2010 THAT CAN ONLY BE CHALLENGED BY TEXAS (Thanks to Sarah's friend Rick Perry). Note that the calculations was based on lower oil/gas prices. But the Gas and oil prices are starting to peak again. That means that Alaska will once again have a surplus budget. <br /><br />Plus, Palin has just made sure that the contracts for the largest natgas pipeline project in America ever in history have been successfully closed before she leaves office by end of July. THAT MEANS ALASKA WILL BE RICH... VERY RICH.<br /><br />Congratulations, Sarah!<br /><br />Question: How is the Genius Obama and the ObamaCrats managing the TARP 1 and all the bailouts, huh?Rodelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784623106642744229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-18150030171204319272009-07-12T16:40:51.811-04:002009-07-12T16:40:51.811-04:00Fact: Palin was the VP candidate.
Fact: Palin ran...Fact: Palin was the VP candidate.<br /><br />Fact: Palin ran on ethics reform and accountability platform. The residents of Alaska have the constitutional right to question her perceived breach of ethical conduct.cathycoloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980732987109461907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-76959691555601301862009-07-12T15:44:04.496-04:002009-07-12T15:44:04.496-04:00Obama is a good listener? Is that why his answer t...Obama is a good listener? Is that why his answer to every single republican is "I won the election". Sounds like a guy who listens real well.<br />He listens well? Is that why even one of his biggest economic supporters Warren Buffett is saying that what Obama is doing is wrong for the economy yet he insists on more.<br />Yeah, he listens real well.<br />BTW. how many Czars are we up to now? 50?wildmanbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213262063981429531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-58005252372437490982009-07-12T15:40:14.895-04:002009-07-12T15:40:14.895-04:00Oh Jim. Where to begin with your flawed argument.
...Oh Jim. Where to begin with your flawed argument.<br /><br />Lets start with this. You say Obama has gotten in most of his agenda. Is that a good thing for the country with all that spending. Obama has all the #'s to get thru any bill he wants. Sarah has to work with more democrats than republicans who immediately stopped working with her after she got back from the 08 election.<br />Lets see how much of Obamas agenda gets thru when the conservatives take over in 2010. <br /><br />Lastly you say Sarah will bring on "the end times that she sincerely believes in are an essential prelude to the arrival of her Messiah on Earth".<br />Show me where she has ever governed in such a way or is that just what you think she believes.<br />This is what I love about Liberals like yourself. You always know what someone else thinks and believes.<br />Oh I wish I was as smart as you liberals.wildmanbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213262063981429531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-28430153175281692022009-07-12T15:03:04.436-04:002009-07-12T15:03:04.436-04:00Spin Spin Spin all you on the Left want but people...Spin Spin Spin all you on the Left want but people are not stupid. Most people know that when you are in a hole financially you don't take on more debt and then saddle your kids and grandkids with paying it. Most people know that you don't take what is not broken and "fix" it by destroying it which is what the Left proposes for healthcare. All those people who say they can't afford health insurance have cable and video games and every gadget under the sun...priorites...priorities... What ailes most Leftist is envy and wanting what someone else was willing to work hard for. This is the land of opportunity but you have to work hard at it and risk much... not have someone hand it to you.CCRWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767511071141289183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-40428664236866245632009-07-12T13:24:20.793-04:002009-07-12T13:24:20.793-04:00... she'd quit.... she'd quit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837093096115375061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-56018154519687594262009-07-12T13:06:43.443-04:002009-07-12T13:06:43.443-04:00Reign, don't even presume to lecture people on...Reign, don't even presume to lecture people on the correct usage of "grammer" when it's appallingly evident that "theirs" no way you have any facility with the English language. And don't try to denigrate my attempts as the ramblings of a language nazi; I assure you they're totally "...relevent" to the situation. <br /> Narciso didn't have to validate his reply with a link, he was stating common knowledge. And a missing period at the end of a sentence is the unpardonable sin, of course, & the less said about that, the betterNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867315767282656290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-24764684002278871292009-07-12T00:01:13.956-04:002009-07-12T00:01:13.956-04:00There certainly is a strong contrast between Palin...There certainly is a strong contrast between Palin & Obama, & it is hardly flattering to the former. President Obama has a knack for formulating strong teams to work within & is a good listener - Palin's tendency to ignore good advice & go it alone is a matter of public record, as is her refusal to admit blatant deceit when it comes to things like her record on ethics charges, the "Bridge To Nowhere" or selling a jet on EBay (see 2008 Election). <br /><br />Obama has gotten most if not all his bills through Congress - Palin's batting average is, what, 1 for 14? <br /><br />I also doubt that her governorship of a Big Oil socialist state like Alaska would translate well to DC, nor would her notorious penchant for avoiding gruntwork - or her ongoing track-record of suddenly quitting once she gets tired of her current position.<br /><br />Since you're being speculative, let me add a little brainstorm of my own.<br /><br />One wonders if Palin would've attacked Iran by now (having been fully enlightened on the nuances of the same "Bush Doctrine" that the Allies executed Nazi war-criminals for practising at Nuremburg, & feeling the need to bring on the End Times that she sincerely believes are an essential prelude to the arrival of her Messiah on Earth) & given Iran's recent mutual-defence pacts with Russia & China, whether or not the results of such an act of lethal folly would prevent you from making such a post, or most of your readers from ever seeing it, for obvious reasons.jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840719620959481121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-45279938145859921852009-07-11T22:02:36.047-04:002009-07-11T22:02:36.047-04:00Trying to prove that you are fit to serve as VP by...Trying to prove that you are fit to serve as VP by resigning early from the job you asked people elect you to is as disasterous a political move as I can imagine, and from there it only gets worse. <br /><br />On the eve of the 4th of July, Gov. Palin stood before a crowd and talked about how great Alaska was, how amazing her people are, and about how honored she was to have served. Please....<br /><br />Had Palin resigned her position as Governor to become VP, people would have understood. To quit now (in part because your kids voted for it) is to ignore those people you asked to put you in the office in the first place. You know, there are a lot of people out there who signed on to do something for four years. A lot of them are 19 year old kids sitting in a desert trying not to get blown up by an IED. <br /><br />They miss their famalies too and they probably don't like the way they are treated by the enemy anymore than Palin liked the way she was treated by the press. But the situations are not close to being the same. Those kids don't get to quit! Palin served as Gov. from a mansion. Those kids serve from a blistering landscape of wind blown sand and the bullets fired at them arent' made of ink and found on the editorial board of the local paper. <br /><br />On the eve of the 4th of July, something truly remarkable escaped Sarah Palin: That the nation we have was come by way of men and women who sacrificed everything to build a new nation. To want to be with her family, to want to get out of the line of fire--all of those things I understand. But of her own choice did she enter politics. She asked for a vote--and a number of people gave her that vote. To tell those poeople now that she's done, that she is turning out the lights is inexcusable. <br /><br />I am thankful today that John Adams (who spent half of his life away from his wife Abagail, who I'm sure misssed him from less comforting surroundings than a mansion) did not quit when things got tough and the risks became great. That Palin did gives her enemies a laugh, a pause, and a belief that they were right, all along.Drewz07https://www.blogger.com/profile/13536849357516150521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-35378640522517292122009-07-11T21:53:59.263-04:002009-07-11T21:53:59.263-04:00Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease and t...Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease and this is one of those times. This country will be unrecognizable if O has his way.Latinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253170135291279426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-63260085249337104222009-07-11T18:05:11.165-04:002009-07-11T18:05:11.165-04:00This country needed a heart-lung transplant. Sure ...This country needed a heart-lung transplant. Sure it is expensive and sure it puts you in debt, but the alternative is worseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509488702103143133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-5366373184156698872009-07-11T15:35:08.179-04:002009-07-11T15:35:08.179-04:00Stimulate the economy means borrowing trillions to...Stimulate the economy means borrowing trillions to distribute among supporters. No visible improvement in the economy.<br />Reform the healthcare system means destroy the finest healthcare system in the world to bring about rationed healthcare and long waits for treatment.<br />Advance the environmental agenda means to cause the price of energy to skyrocket to combat the imaginary threat of global warming, and further demolish the economy.<br />Yeah what a relief that the Marxist was elected.Latinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253170135291279426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-79616041511374869732009-07-11T06:14:09.669-04:002009-07-11T06:14:09.669-04:00So what you're saying is that Palin would not ...So what you're saying is that Palin would not have taken the necessary measures to stimulate the economy, reform the healthcare system, advance the environmental agenda, change the sclerotic right-wing foreign policy, and support the rights of workers.<br /><br />Thank you for reinforcing my sense of relief that Obama was elected instead of the status-quo loving Republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-33431303351005734982009-07-10T22:48:40.289-04:002009-07-10T22:48:40.289-04:00"She wasn't Governor till 2007, nitwit, i..."She wasn't Governor till 2007, nitwit, it has a much smaller population, Stevens brought home a lot of pork, 70% of the State is owned by the federal government, saw how you didn't put up a link"<br /><br />Calling someone a nitwit isn't effective when you can't use basic grammer. I'll give you a free lesson. Sentences end in periods. I also enjoy how you accuse me of not using links, and then in the same comment you don't use any links. As for the rest of that jibberish, it's completely irrelevent to my point.Reign2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194528571914408686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-31604119818517769272009-07-10T21:31:27.880-04:002009-07-10T21:31:27.880-04:00She wasn't Governor till 2007, nitwit, it has ...She wasn't Governor till 2007, nitwit, it has a much smaller population, Stevens brought home a lot of pork, 70% of the State is owned by the federal government, saw how you didn't put up a linknarcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082023858427818263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-20178602484976934172009-07-10T16:03:13.997-04:002009-07-10T16:03:13.997-04:00But... Alaska ranks #1 in taxes per resident and #...But... Alaska ranks #1 in taxes per resident and #1 in spending per resident. It's tax burden per resident is 2 1/2 times the national average. In 2005 (The last year info is available) Alaska ranked 18th in federal taxes paid per resident, and 1st in federal money spent per resident.<br /><br />Sarah Palin may talk a big game, but the numbers speak even louder. She was the governer of the most socialistic state in the U.S., and theirs no real evidence she would've treated this country any different.Reign2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194528571914408686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-20116121594095887832009-07-10T12:05:15.845-04:002009-07-10T12:05:15.845-04:00In a nutshell.
Thanks for saying it so well.In a nutshell. <br /><br />Thanks for saying it so well.Quite Rightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454908849040454661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-4689373423196873292009-07-10T10:50:22.439-04:002009-07-10T10:50:22.439-04:00You make the mistake of attributing good faith to ...You make the mistake of attributing good faith to Obama. He is not trying to save the economy, he wants to destroy it so he can say free markets don't work, we need the big government socialist model. Every crisis is an opportunity.Latinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253170135291279426noreply@blogger.com