Posted on 05/11/2014 12:24:33 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended as fair and commonsense the oil tax structure she championed while in office, a system that has been dismantled by state lawmakers and her successor, fellow Republican Sean Parnell...
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Just saying.
Isn’t she the one that wanted Parnell in her place. Doesn’t make sense to me that she would bash him. Does she not want him to win next election? Does she want the job?
“Sarah you really, really, really need to get back into politics.
Just saying”
Exactly what I’ve been chastising her for in this forum for a month now. This is yet again another example of her using her current position as a news contributor - which was built by her past political career - to heap endless criticism on every politician in sight, from the sidelines. She tells current elected officials what the solutions are they must enact, but declines the opportunities to actually seek office herself to practice the solutions she preaches to others they must pursue. As if she says, “here are the things you elected officials ought to be doing...and if you need any more info from me on what should be done in precise measure, I’ll be in wardrobe and makeup on the set of my new show. Call me there.” Please. Palin deludes her faithful by using these criticisms as a tease that she may run - someday. Sort of. Maybe. But this endless flattering-only-to-deceive game she’s played has gone on for the last five years, declining to seek office herself at every turn. I’m with you. Time for Palin to suit and get back in the game to fix these problems she tells everybody else how to solve, or shut up, do her obscure TV show and collect her cash. Then she can hope she gets a talk show one day. On a network people might actually watch.
Beats me.
I just thought it was time for a Palin post.
:D
Not sure what to make of this one. Parnell’s office actually sounded a bit confused, but she seems to have doubled-down on the message so I thought it was worth discussing.
Just repeat though, my suggestion to Ms. Palin to reconsider her retirement for 2016.
She would in my opinion be a wonderful President.
I kinda agree. Maybe she should run again. She was good the first time why not do a second term? And then in 2020 run for President against Hillary’s second term....God Help Us if their is a first term.
This resulted in two things.
First, because the price of oil went high, the state was raking in the money from the tax.
Second, the oil companies stopped drilling on state land, drilling instead on fed land to avoid the tax
So they were in a quandary. Cut the tax to increase drilling and they cut their tax revenue.
Palin was able to increase the tax only because the dems were supporting her. And it took quite a while for Parnell to cut the tax because the dems opposed the cut.
I don’t know about a repeat of the Alaska governor’s spot.
I think Palin was ready to run for president in 2012, but then changed her mind at the last moment.
I think she is considering 2016.
I encourage her to consider 2016.
Why would sane people take on a political career in today’s climate?
Maybe, if you feel so strongly about common sense solutions you should run and implement them.
I don’t blame Palin from staying away from elected office, the death threats, criticism, good ole boy system, and general slimy atmosphere of politics.
“Why would sane people take on a political career in today’s climate?
Maybe, if you feel so strongly about common sense solutions you should run and implement them.
I don’t blame Palin from staying away from elected office, the death threats, criticism, good ole boy system, and general slimy atmosphere of politics”
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So, you say I should run for office to implement ideas I admonish no one for in any critical way, yet you bristle in defense of Palin’s posturing as a perpetual sideline critic of elected officials and excuse her decision not to run?? According to you, I have to run for NOT criticizing elected officials, but she doesn’t have to run BECAUSE she criticizes elected officials??? Do you even understand how convoluted your suggestion is??
Parnell joined the Corrupt Bastards Club as soon as he sat down in Palin’s old chair.
I am sure you feel the same as Pete king bashing his fellow Republicans. He and Palin are pretty similar in that stance and you find them exemplary and principled character....interesting. I always knew you were a liberal. I never thought you would prove it to me so easily.
It’s not that she wanted him, he was just there.
Oil in Alaska, unlike other states, is owned by the people.
People in Texas need to realize that he’s sitting next to Dan Patrick in the corrupt club. Dewhurst is next to him. What to do?
But offshore within 3 miles, the state/people do own.
But oil produced offshore beyond 3 miles does not belong to the state/people and the state gets none of the royalty.
But in other states individual land owners actually own the oil/gas produced from their land. The producing company leases the land from the owner and pays the owner a royalty on the oil produced.
Anything posted by Ben Ficklin automatically comes with a Barf Alert. He’s the male MurryMom.
...Speaking of which, what ever happened to Murry Mom?
I will say this about ACES. Palin’s original plan was far more growth-oriented and far more forgiving to the oils. Unfortunately, she had to get it past Tony Knowles and the Democrats in the State Senate. The rest is history.
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