Sarah Palin Comes Out Swinging On Cap & Trade
If there is one person who knows energy in this country it is Sarah Palin. She has taken the gloves off and has come out swinging against cap and trade in her latest Op-ed in the Washington Compost. I love her subtle digs at Washington, DC, Obama, and this piece of legislation. She starts out calling it cap and trade but quickly moves into our beloved term; cap and tax.
Let the games begin!
I am deeply concerned about President Obama’s cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage.
American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president’s cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the U.S. economy.
There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn’t lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America’s economy.
Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.
In addition to immediately increasing unemployment in the energy sector, even more American jobs will be threatened by the rising cost of doing business under the cap-and-tax plan. For example, the cost of farming will certainly increase, driving down farm incomes while driving up grocery prices. The costs of manufacturing, warehousing and transportation will also increase.
The ironic beauty in this plan? Soon, even the most ardent liberal will understand supply-side economics.
Absolutely BRILLIANT! – read the entire piece here.
Is Sarah Palin Going to Fight For America Even After Her Resignation? You Betcha!
I listened to the press conference, the talking heads, the pundits, the long-time bloggers, and those who think they are in the know. Many just speculated on what her decision meant, and decided to write her off. I feel that writing this woman off is incredibly disingenuous. She is not done by any stretch of the imagination. Call it a hunch, a gut feeling, or consider me speculating now – she will continue to fight for America and will not back down.
I could gather as much through parts of her speech where she says:
If I have learned one thing: LIFE is about choices!
And one chooses how to react to circumstances. You can choose to engage in things that tear down, or build up. I choose to work very hard on a path for fruitfulness and productivity. I choose NOT to tear down and waste precious time; but to build UP this state and our country, and her industrious, generous, patriotic, free people!
Life is too short to compromise time and resources… it may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand: “Sit down and shut up”, but that’s the worthless, easy path; that’s a quitter’s way out. And a problem in our country today is apathy. It would be apathetic to just hunker down and “go with the flow”.
Nah, only dead fish “go with the flow”.
No. Productive, fulfilled people determine where to put their efforts, choosing to wisely utilize precious time… to BUILD UP.
And there is such a need to BUILD up and FIGHT for our state and our country. I choose to FIGHT for it! And I’ll work hard for others who still believe in free enterprise and smaller government; strong national security for our country and support for our troops; energy independence; and for those who will protect freedom and equality and LIFE… I’ll work for and campaign for those PROUD to be American, and those who are INSPIRED by our ideals and won’t deride them.
I WILL support others who seek to serve, in or out of office, for the RIGHT reasons, and I don’t care what party they’re in or no party at all. Inside Alaska – or Outside Alaska.But I won’t do it from the Governor’s desk.
She isn’t going anywhere and it’s silly for anyone to think otherwise. The speculators want more people to tune in, so they will create as much drama as possible. There are individuals on both sides of the aisle who will call her a quitter for walking away from her job. Yet they easily forget that the man in office practically did the same thing, he just never announced it. Spending 143 days in the senate and then campaigning for presidency for the next couple of years is comparable, if not worse. After Barack Obama finishes his first term, she will still have more executive experience than him.
Sarah Palin has never been a conventional candidate and many of us who are her biggest fans would never want her to be. She has always remained true to herself and true to her principles. Those qualities alone, mean more to me personally, than a title, a resume, money, or power. She is a true American patriot and knows there is a grave need for change in America. She used the term common sense, she said it was lacking in our government, she used the term apathy to characterize the environment we find ourselves in. She even mentioned REAL ‘climate change’ to indicate that she knows gloBull warming is just that, BULL.
We will soon find out that this is a woman of character, integrity, principles, morals, and is a leader. We may not know the exact strategy behind this, but I’m sure given the right amount of time, it will be clear to all of us.
Martin Luther King Jr. quit his job as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, because he saw a drastic need for change. Would Gandhi have made as much of an impact if he continued being a lawyer? The truth of the matter is we need a leader, we all have voices and we can all lead, but Sarah Palin is voice I would follow, as would many others. People are always too quick to judge, however, they don’t really know what’s in store for this charismatic federalist, who believes in our country, our children, our futures, and our core principles. She cannot be the leader we need if she is constrained by Alaska politics and their seemingly ridiculous rules.
Moses was set loose on the waters, and found by Pharoah’s daughter. And he lived with them, as one of them, until he could no longer abide the evil that he saw. So he slew the overseer and fled into the desert, building a life for himself and his family until it was necessary for him to return to free his people.
Take from that what you will. Castigate me as some kind of holy roller, but I stand by what I say unashamed.
In any case, Palin has crossed the Rubicon and made her stand clear. She gave us a hint before when she said “Politically, if I die, I die.” I think this was her equivalent of alea iacta est. She will now be the anti-Obama, standing up for her personal beliefs, free of the constraints the Alaskan people have placed on her. She is now free of them, and they of her – though I think they will be the ones to regret it first.
Sarah Palin has come too far and has made a vast difference for average people who were never involved before, to quit now.
Sarah spoke about FIGHTING in her speech, fighting is both literal and figurative. She plans to start a movement and there is nobody in the GOP, or elsewhere who is the antithesis of Barack Obama and the progressive movement. She spoke about fighting and contributing to candidates no matter what party they belonged to, as long as she believed in them. If she has quit anything, she has quit the establishment and the political machinery that is both parties.
Her family has racked up $500K worth of debt via frivolous ethics complaints based on a strict ethics law that was put into place for the right reasons but is now being abused. Alaska doesn’t have a loser pays law so they get away with it. These complaints have cost the state over $2M. She knows that these complaints and dirty, underhanded strategies will stop if Lt. Governor Sean Parnell takes her place. Sean Parnell is not a threat to either the Democrat or Republican establishment, therefore Alaska can be more efficient and resolve many of the ongoing issues it faces, by utilizing more of their energy and natural resources.
I have a feeling that we will begin to see more of her in the lower 48 and she will start a grassroots campaign. No other candidate, and I can only speak for myself, has struck a cord in my heart or in my mind. I have always gotten by, by voting for the lesser of two evils – I’m done with that. She has the ability to fight and change minds. She has the ability to draw crowds that outnumber those of Obama, and she is the only person on the scene who has the capability of building a grassroots army of support. I finally got up off the couch this past year because of her. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
If she were to finish her term and attempt to support other candidates while still governor she would rack up more ethics complaints. This would cost the state and her family more money, not mention one of these complaints could actually stick if she conducts politics outside of the state to promote a political cause. There would be no way for her to build a network of politicians and supporters to back her if she made a run for President or the Senate. She will also use this time to write a book, study policy, and brush up on national issues.
I hope and believe we will also see her attend tea parties. Who knows!? she may even make an appearance at the 9/12 march on DC. I think she will actively get involved and she will do it not as a politician, but as one of us. Sarah Palin has always been that way and that’s what I love about her as do many other conservatives. She is the epitome of what is missing in DC. The more people see what the government is doing, and the more they become disenfranchised with both parties, the better her chances.
As one person mentioned on the news yesterday, “She may be crazy like a fox.” That was the understatement of the year. I think we may be witnessing the founding MOTHER taking back America.
Flip-Flopper In Chief Now Agrees to Reading Detainees in Afghanistan Miranda Rights
I personally want to stop writing and crawl back into the hole I found myself in over a year ago before becoming politically involved. This just keeps getting worse by the minute. Everyday there is something new occurring and some story being reported that seems worse than the last…
The Obama administration is granting Miranda rights to detainees in Afghanistan. This is simply ludicrous! Obama wants to allow FOREIGN terrorists US constitutional rights!? These same terrorists who want to destroy our military, the West and Israel!? My brain is hemorrhaging trying to comprehend this idiocy.
When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.
Of course, KSM did not get a lawyer until months later, after his interrogation was completed, and Tenet says that the information the CIA obtained from him disrupted plots and saved lives. “I believe none of these successes would have happened if we had had to treat KSM like a white-collar criminal — read him his Miranda rights and get him a lawyer who surely would have insisted that his client simply shut up,” Tenet wrote in his memoirs.
If Tenet is right, it’s a good thing KSM was captured before Barack Obama became president. For, the Obama Justice Department has quietly ordered FBI agents to read Miranda rights to high value detainees captured and held at U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan, according a senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. “The administration has decided to change the focus to law enforcement. Here’s the problem. You have foreign fighters who are targeting US troops today — foreign fighters who go to another country to kill Americans. We capture them and they’re reading them their rights — Mirandizing these foreign fighters,” says Representative Mike Rogers, who recently met with military, intelligence and law enforcement officials on a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan.
Rogers, a former FBI specialagent and U.S. Army officer, says the Obama administration has not briefed Congress on the new policy. “I was a little surprised to find it taking place when I showed up because we hadn’t been briefed on it, I didn’t know about it. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of it, but it is clearly a part of this new global justice initiative.”
Global justice? Global justice? The law of the land, the constitution, is no longer valid for liberals. The document that has given us the greatest country on Earth is apparently obsolete. Quite frankly, if liberals and anyone else for that matter, do not like America, then by all means, please move elsewhere and quit whining! I’ve lived abroad, and if anything, it makes one appreciate America even more…
This is a clear message to the troops – don’t defend America and if you do happen to defend Her, don’t take any prisoners just kill them all on the spot do what the islamo-fascists do and video tape a beheading. (I’m sure that will really improve our image abroad and help the problem in the Middle East). The liberals with the body count signs in their front yards from Iraq and Afghanistan will have to update regularly, since these actions are bound to cost more lives.
Does this also mean that any Gitmo detainees who are tried in court and were not read Miranda rights (which none of them were) would be released into the US immediately? Would there be a statute of limitations that would stipulate no detainees arrested prior to this new policy will qualify? If the former occurs then the body counting liberals should also create a sign for unarmed, innocent, American citizens who were killed by Obama’s naivete.
What is even more interesting is the fact that Obama completely flip flopped on this issue, when back in 2003 he opposed giving Miranda rights to foreign terrorists. It’s interesting to see those who can sell out their principles for political expedience. It’s the real ideologues who don’t have an issue with checking their values at the door if it will win them votes.
Juxtapose that with Governor Palin’s remarks at the RNC convention last year (as C4P has reported, it was another “I told ya so moment”)… I’m so glad we dodged the bullet on Palin last election/sarc!
Thank God for JaNo’s Overseas Contingency Operation… LOL!
Sarah Palin & Todd’s Remarks Responding to Letterman’s Comment on Their 14 Yr. Old Daughter
“Any ‘jokes’ about raping my 14-year-old are despicable. Alaskans know it and I believe the rest of the world knows it, too.”
- Todd Palin
“Concerning Letterman’s comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he’d ever dare make such comments about anyone else’s daughter): ‘Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl are not only disgusting, but they remind us Hollywood has a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands – that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone’s daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.’”
- Governor Sarah Palin
I will not post the clip of Letterman and the atrocious things he said about Governor Palin, or her underage daughter. The left has become so incredibly bitter, angry, hateful, and just outright despicable. The more they try to take her down the more I try to fight for her. Keep it up Todd and Sarah! America needs you!
You can find their statements on Sarah’s facebook page here. (under notes)*
My Almost, Sorta-Kinda, But Didn’t Happen, Encounter With Sarah Palin
Monday was a beautiful day in Maryland and the drive to work was surprisingly quiet, as well as traffic free. My job has allowed me to finally be casual on a daily basis, unless otherwise stated for special visitors. So, donning my jeans, nice short-sleeved shirt, and a comfy short-sleeved hoody (yes they make them; I’m trendy, what can I say?), I hopped into my Mini Cooper S ’08 and booked it down 695.
I’ve never been the most timely of individuals, which is why I wish I had an automatic coffee maker at my desk that would magically go off at 8:30 am so it would sit there steaming confusing my boss… I can dream, can’t I? Once I settle into my beige colored cubicle I can’t help but pull up the Internet to see what the latest drudge reports, tweets, emails, and blogged stories are. I haven’t been able to keep up during the current administration’s unbelievable lack of reality and almost adolescent-like naivete, but I try.
Throughout the day, while ignoring my normal responsibilities, I watched the tweets scroll through… The tweet that caught my eye specifically was the reported snub of Governor Sarah Palin at the NRSC/NRCC fundraiser dinner.
As many reading this may recall, Gov. Palin was originally asked to be the keynote speaker a couple months prior to the event, but could not confirm until the Alaska legislative session had ended. Unlike many states, and certainly unlike the Federal Government, local/state politicians in Alaska are held accountable for their actions. For those keeping score, Alaska passed an ethics law whereby, during the legislative session it is not acceptable for a politician to engage in any other political events which do not specifically tie to the promotion or betterment of the State. This was true even before SarahPac was established to help curtail much of the taxpayer money complaints.
Gov. Palin was once again re-invited to attend and even say a few words at the dinner since she was already in the lower 48 (New York) for several other occasions; Auburn’s Seward Celebration, The Autism Walk at Manhattanville College, Receipt of the IGHL award. She even had time to attend a Yankees game with Rudy Giuliani. She was making a stop in D.C. to meet with several Alaska Senators and others in the Defense community to discuss Alaska’s and our own national security considering the latest provocations from North Korea. It was during this time that there were some behind-the-scenes high school antics employed to snub the Governor. Many believe that the establishment was too worried that she would steal Newt’s thunder, and to be honest… she probably would have. Newt is an intelligent man with a lot of ideas, but he is no Max Weber. Gov. Palin is the only politician today who embodies Reagan conservatism and has the grassroots support that the Gipper did. She is the only politician ,on both sides of the aisle, who appeals to middle America and “Joe Six Pack.” After a huge backlash from the news today, many conservatives tweeted their disgust at the GOP, much like my own tweet that contained the following image of the party:
Many conservatives also sent emails to Pete Sessions voicing their distaste for the inside-the-beltway crowd, who know nothing of what average citizens are feeling and going through during these tough economic times. Well, something must have sunk in because Palin’s second dis-invite turned into a third (and final) invite to the event.
So there I was, sitting in front of my monitor at the office and reading about the planning of a protest at the event designed to express discontent over the snotty way Gov. Palin was being treated by the Washington elitists. I began an inner dialogue with myself, “Lindsay, you left your stinking cell phone at home, you have no camera, and you have to be in Baltimore at 8:30 pm… but Sarah Palin is only 40 minutes away… Traffic will be horrendous … but Sarah Palin is only 40 minutes away… You have a prior commitment… but Sarah Palin is only 40 minutes away!” I hemmed and I hawed for well over 20 minutes; until I made the mistake of talking to a fellow Palinista and friend of mine. She reminded my “blogged-out” brain that I could go to a CVS and grab a one-time digital camera. She also told me to go for it! If anything, I could take some pictures and blog about it later. Thinking back on my decision, I have concluded that she has sadistic tendancies.
The trip started off very dodgy; traffic getting out of Annapolis was BAD. The green arrows for left hand turns didn’t seem to be working on any of the traffic lights and the ride that should have only taken 5 minutes took 20. Once out of Annapolis I was finally on my way! Just to make sure the camera was set and working, I snapped a glorious photo of the road and the cars in front of me while driving in my car listening to club music. I was so stoked with the possibility of actually seeing Sarah up close, or maybe even meeting her!
Once out of Annapolis, traffic was amazing. With no stopping for food, water, or wardrobe changes, it took only 45 minutes to get down there and I made it with time to spare. I even found a great parking spot one block away from the Convention Center! Having attended exhibits and work related training classes, I am quite familiar with the Convention Center; however, this was the first time I was actually excited to be there!
As I approached the Center, I scanned the the throngs of people searching for Sarah Fans, Palinistas, Palin-bots, Palinphiles. Ok, not throngs… not even a small gathering. Just a few people milling around the front entrance. I wandered around the Convention Center, weaving in and out of the middle lanes, looking like a sweaty vagabond. The sun was going down, but it was still scorching hot and I was getting ‘ripe.’
I in my hoody and the people beginning to wander the streets all gussied up, looking way fancier, and smelling far nicer than I was, clued me in that I was close. As I saw Lincoln Town Cars and Taxi Cabs pull up to the curb I knew this was the main entrance. I started to notice a couple of others who, inching closer as the minutes passed, were fiddling incessantly with their camera phones.
I staked out a site near the corner and chilled with a couple of pan handlers. After 20 minutes in their company we were kindred spirits. I almost felt remorse for not saying goodbye to either one. Slowly but surely I made my way toward the entrance as the ‘crowd’ was dying down. I watched as the people entered. Some of them doing that hair flip thing that women tend to do when acting like they are the shiznit. I tell ya what, I probably wouldn’t catch any of these people at a BBQ, pig roast, fishing trip, or at a hole-in-the-wall pub. I began to realize that Sarah and the well-known Senators would not be coming in at the same time as the masses who bought tickets to attend. I also surmised that she may be coming in late so as to not take away any additional thunder from Newt or the other extra-sensitive MALE GOP elite.
My hopes of a glorious meeting with Sarah started to wane until a cameraman and two paparazzi showed up. Surely the paparazzi must know something! We all closed in on the entrance and watched while the paparazzi harassed random congress critters, none of whom I recognized. Jim Demint pulled up and his wife motioned for the driver to drive around… I should have taken the hint and followed. But the paparazzi were playing it up saying that Sarah usually likes to enter through the front… yada, yada, yada… but they were hacks and were wrong. By now it was close to 8:30pm and we used another fan’s blackberry to check the C-Span feed. For the first time, Blackberry let me down. What I saw on the tiny screen crushed my spirit. Sarah was already inside. Everyone started to walk away.
I contemplated leaving but I thought, “why drive back up to Baltimore if I’m already here and have the chance to catch her on the way out!?”
So I wandered around some more. By now I had I missed my appointment with my personal trainer so at least I could get some exercise. I’d say I probably clocked about 5 miles, not bad for a Monday! ‘Carl The Doorman’ and I chatted it up. I tap-danced for the transportation authority and sang for the security officers just to pass the time. I’m not sure any of them took too kindly to my shenanigans though. By this time I was starving! I had forgotten the last time I had eaten. Then I remembered it was at lunchtime when I popped in a couple of leftover sushi and promptly spit them out. So I guess breakfast would have been the last meal. Oh well. The car and my air conditioning were looking real tempting, again.
Once I turned the car on and the air was blowing, things were much better. Until I looked at the clock – HOLY CRAP! It was 9pm and I was supposed to be meeting my date (no worries, not the first one), and even if I left D.C. at that very instant, I wouldn’t get back to MD much before 10pm! I thought, I better make this night worth it so I don’t go back feeling like a total arse. So I sucked it up and put on C-Span to listen to the speech in the car. Yes, you heard that correctly, I wasted a good 1.5 hrs. of my life by listening to C-Span on a car radio… on a weeknight… while I could have been on a date with a good looking conservative guy, who has a great sense of humor. The worst part was that I was naked! What? Don’t you feel naked too without your cell phone? I couldn’t even tell him to meet me down in DC, nor did I have a laptop to email him… I was SOL (I won’t elaborate on that acronym).
Dried sweat, no date, no food, no water, no photo, no personal training, no deodorant, C-Span radio, and a parking ticket. Heck, I was even approached by a random, angry bum for sitting in my car for too long (according to him). At least I was able to find an opening in the Convention Center and a bathroom not being guarded by security – that was quite a relief! Too bad they weren’t broadcasting the event through the intercom… I could have read a paper at the same time in there or at least gotten some work done…
After listening to Newt’s speech, or his latest book hocking/marketing scheme, I thought WOW – they really could have used a Sarah Palin to be more energetic and charismatic up there. Newt is right on with what he says, but his delivery falls way short. I’m glad that he got up there and said what needed to be said though. As things began wrapping up and I saw limos, buses, town cars, and cabs begin to line up by the mid-way of the Convention Center (I was trying the side entrance rather than the front this time) I grabbed my camera, shoved it in my pocket and made my way to where people seemed to be filing out en mass.
I did at least have an epiphany during my excursion. Lindsay, will never win the “Stalker Award.” I don’t even think I have even made it to the minor leagues of stalking. I kept having a nervous feeling that if I stuck my hand into my pocket for my camera that secret service would ‘take my arm off’ As a precaution, I put the camera in my left pocket (that arm is more expendable).
I waited… and I waited… and I waited some more until it looked like everyone had filed out. I thought, “maybe I missed them again? Maybe they went out the loading dock or some little known super secret exit?” This is why I am a cubicle dweller and not a member of the paparazzi. I have a weird feeling about bothering people, especially celebrities who get it all the time. And yes, Sarah is a celebrity, a genuine and down-to-earth one, but a celebrity none-the-less.
The place looked empty, I hung around for a little bit afterwards, but then felt like a big dope. I missed my date, didn’t get a photo and well, you get the picture. Thinking about it now, she probably had not even left at that time as she was sending tweets at 2am and there may have been a reception afterward, and I’m sure people were trying to talk to her. Oh well, my loss. But either way, if someone were to ask me if I would do it again? In a heartbeat!
It’s not everyday that you find a twenty-something who admires a politician – that’s just strange! But I guess I’ve always been a little on the odd side. Most of my friends follow Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore on twitter, and I think to myself; why? What effect do they really have on life and what capabilities do they have to really change this country besides Punking people and making stupid “I Support Barack Obama” youtube clips? That’s just not me. I admire Sarah Palin, not because she’s in movies, or she has the coolest purse but, because she embodies everything which I aspire to. I don’t want to stay stuck in a 9 to 5 job. Politics was a hobby which has become a passion. I am no longer afraid to sit on the sidelines and pretend that I’m something other than conservative. I’m not content to just stay inactive and not stand up for what I truly believe in.
Sarah, the 5′ 4” tiny powerhouse spoke at the RNC convention and I applauded, cheered, and jumped out of my seat in sheer awe. Finally! A woman! A conservative one at that! Representing the GOP! Believing in the very same principles I do! For the first time I saw a person who, for inexplicable reasons, I was unabashedly loyal to. There are no words to explain the effect a person has on you when charisma, character, integrity, honesty, genuineness, and God radiate from within. Those are not skills which are learned. I sometimes wonder if, when I was just a glint in my parent’s eyes, this is the same way people felt about Pres. Reagan.
If this is what is meant by grassroots activism and grassroots loyalty, count me in! It would be an absolute honor to have the ability to work for a politician that I not only respect, but would continue to support and remain loyal to. It would be quite an experience to campaign for this woman 2-3 years from now. In fact, I would go up to Alaska to campaign this very instant! I guess that’s the neat thing about being young and not tied down – liking the outdoors and not caring about the cold, probably helps as well 
This young conservative woman believes in an independent, intelligent, caring, ethical woman who many feel is the last hope to getting this country back on track by reforming the government no matter which party takes the hit. She embodies The Founder’s intentions. She is the quintessential servant of the people and I will continue to be one of those selfsame individuals she represents.
And who knows, maybe one of these days my craptastic photography skills will pay off… You Betcha’
