Jul 14, 2009 8:27am

Palin Attacks Obama Energy Plan

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: That didn’t take long. Less than two weeks after announcing that she was resigning her post, Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, is signaling that she still intends to be a major player in the national debate. Palin wrote an op-ed in today’s Washington Post attacking President Obama’s plan for a “cap and trade” system on carbon emissions as an “enormous threat to our economy.” “It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage,” Palin writes. “Yes, we can. Just not with Barack Obama's energy cap-and-tax plan,” she concludes. The op-ed, published even before Palin leaves office formally July 26, appears to answer questions some political observers have raised about how actively she intends to remain in national politics. She takes a shot at the press corps in explaining how she envisions her role: “Unfortunately, many in the national media would rather focus on the personality-driven political gossip of the day than on the gravity of these challenges,” Palin writes. “So, at risk of disappointing the chattering class, let me make clear what is foremost on my mind and where my focus will be.”

User Comments

Wow, will she ever go away. Yeah, that’s what we need to do, take her advice on the environment and economy. This sore loser should take a page from her running mate’s book, there is only one President at a time and her bid was defeated.

Posted by: aGianni909 | July 14, 2009, 8:43 am 8:43 am

Who cares what a quitter like Palin has to say,really. She needs to go home help her daughter raise her child and hope baby number two for her daughter is not on the way. Talk about people in glass houses.

Posted by: LOWES4321 | July 14, 2009, 8:50 am 8:50 am

Ah Sarah, America’s Dessert – Half-Baked Alaska…..

Posted by: SearamblerOne | July 14, 2009, 8:52 am 8:52 am

Typical Republican, Palin’s thinking is short-term only. What about the long-term economic damage resulting from not creating a cap and trade system? Yeah just ignore that.

Posted by: Botfin | July 14, 2009, 8:53 am 8:53 am

Oh, so sad. A loser criticizing a winner. We’re still laughing at you Sarah. And if the GOP are using you to “fire” up division and hate, go right ahead………that’s all you can give. You’re not intelligent enough for anything else. lol

Posted by: tychisum | July 14, 2009, 8:53 am 8:53 am

“enormous threat to our economy”. I think Sara Palin is an enormous threat to humankind. I can’t believe the let such a ditsy person breed.

Posted by: getalife666 | July 14, 2009, 8:55 am 8:55 am

The only things she knows about energy are that A)it comes from the ground and B) Alaska gets billions and billions of dollars from the oil and gas companies in order to ‘spread the wealth’ around. She wouldn’t have lasted even 1 term in a state WITHOUT oil revenue – oh wait, she didn’t even last 1 term in a state WITH oil revenue……

Posted by: SearamblerOne | July 14, 2009, 8:55 am 8:55 am

Being that she quit her job as Governor, she realy is irrelevant as to anything she says or feels or wants the American people to listen too. She quit. She allowed the spotlight and media get to her. She, if elected to any national office would be more scutinized than she could ever imagine. This last 8 month would be a cakewalk as compared to if she decides to try to run for office. She is now only dead weight to an already dying republican party and idealogy. Sorry folks, but Sarah Palin is nothing now except a big mouth with nothing anyone wants to hear except her misguided, misinformed, religious right followers, of which they have become more irrelevant as the year goes on.

Posted by: Chuck | July 14, 2009, 9:00 am 9:00 am

Go get them Palin. We need a Republican with some intestinal fortitude to stop the global warming crowd.

Posted by: afloatinasea | July 14, 2009, 9:03 am 9:03 am

We need a Republican with some intestinal fortitude to stop the global warming crowd.
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How does a quitter have intestinal fortitude?

Posted by: indy_voter | July 14, 2009, 9:07 am 9:07 am

YAWN………

Posted by: Disgusted | July 14, 2009, 9:09 am 9:09 am

Palin is exactly who we need right now to fix BO’s mess. Unlike BO, she actually likes and BELIEVES in the constitution. She also believes in limited gov’t and low taxation for citizens.
As long as BO, the anti-American socialist, does not completely break the bank by 2012, America could be okay.

Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2009, 9:11 am 9:11 am

Reference:
Sarah Palin:Gave Seed Money [Alaskan Tax Payer Money] to Trans-Canada [500 Million]to be Exact, to make a Gas-Pipeline. The Pipeline Builder does not Provide [Gas] only the Construction of the Pipeline, the Big Three Gas-Oil Companies Own the Gas Land Leases and without them, [No Gas] !!
Oh by the way i forgot to mention, Sarah Palin’s Gas Pipeline will Cost between [28-40 Billion Dollars] and Guess who she’d have to Beg to Finance this 10-12 Project ?
You Guessed it, the President of the USA or Big Oil [Exxon]
If either the Government or Exxon walk away from the Trans-Canada Deal and they Finance [Demali's Pipeline, Palin would have Lost 500 Million of [Alaskan Tax Payers Money]
That’s why she’s Resigning. Exxon & Trans-Canada are trying to make a deal, Minus Hollow,Floating,Bubble [Sarah Palin]
She knows Energy like John McCain Understand Economics, Both are Clue-Less
Note: BP & Conoco-Phillips are moving ahead with their own Pipeline Project, called the [Denali Project].
Sarah Palin did not come up with this Project, the Project has been around for over 3 Decades and Fmr. Governor Frank Murkowski was working on a Deal with Big Oil to make the Pipeline.
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As governor, she did just that, offering a suite of incentives (including $500 million in seed money) in exchange for certain commitments meant to protect the state’s interests.
State lawmakers approved her Alaska Gasline Inducement Act in 2007, and last year awarded a state license under A.G.I.A. to Canadian Pipeline Builder TransCanada.
Exxon Mobil has since teamed up with TransCanada, and BP and ConocoPhillips are pursuing their own pipeline project separately [Denali].

Posted by: Omaar | July 14, 2009, 9:22 am 9:22 am

Palin left her position as Gov because she felt that she could no longer give 100% to the Alaskan people, given all of the liberal idiots who have brough 19 ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER. Millions of tax payer dollars and thousands of her staff’s time have been lost dealing with these ridiculous lawsuits and she felt it was short-changing the people of Alaska.
Imagine……a politician who actually acts on behalf of the people rather then for their own political career! BO’s mindless followers just can’t fathom it!
She is 19-0 with the complaints (pretty good record to me).
I wonder what BO’s record would be if he had 19 ethics complaints against him as a junior senator in chicago? A few names come to mind for that one- Rezko, Blago, Ayers, Wright.

Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2009, 9:23 am 9:23 am

Welcome back to gripe-and-moan politics. Certainly, Mrs. Palin is not the stereotypical neo-con, and she’s gotten –some– bum raps in the press. And maybe Alaska was better off with her than without her.
But at the national levels of conversation, she’s got a horrible track record with the facts (e.g. the VP “runs the Senate,” I’ve got foreign experience because Putin flew over my house, what’s the Bush doctrine, etc.) Then she gets mad with the press when they quote such mega-blunders directly. Right now, that leaves her a cosmetically pleasing combination of George Bush and Dan Quayle.
Someday, she’ll be more comfortable with the source material and then she’ll really be unstopable. But until then, I’m begging you folks: PLEASE stop martyring a moron.

Posted by: Chris | July 14, 2009, 9:26 am 9:26 am

Didn’t take her long to start spouting off at the mouth. I think this is why she really resigned. She just could not stand the restrictions of her office to not say what ever she thinks-No matter how stupid she sounds.

Posted by: Sporty | July 14, 2009, 9:27 am 9:27 am

Didn’t take her long to start spouting off at the mouth. I think this is why she really resigned. She just could not stand the restrictions of her office to not say what ever she thinks-No matter how stupid she sounds.

Posted by: Sporty | July 14, 2009, 9:27 am 9:27 am

“Fix BO’s mess”? Sure this all happened in the last 7 months! The last 8 years, were filled with peace, prosperity and respect for the people of America! “limited gov’t and low taxation for citizens.” Don’t let the pesky fact that Govt grew or that low taxes were only the right of Corporations and the top 2% in this country! “the anti-American socialist” Who exactly sold us to China and started the bailouts?

Posted by: Try the truth | July 14, 2009, 9:27 am 9:27 am

Yooo Hooo MS.Palin: The election is over. Pres. Obama won. Get over it and get out of here. I’m sooooo tired of hearing about your and your dysfunctional family. You couldn’t take the heat and quit as governor. All you are interested in is the money. Now you are writing a book? Please stop with stories on this silly woman. There are far more important things to discuss.

Posted by: Barb | July 14, 2009, 9:28 am 9:28 am

Sarah Palin’s intestinal fortitude is the result of too much moose chili. It’s rumored that 90 percent of greenhouse gas emissions are the result of Sarah Palin’s intestinal fortutude problem.

Posted by: WWW | July 14, 2009, 9:29 am 9:29 am

GREAT, it looks like alot of you guys support the cap & tax aka trade bill! So get your check books out and write a check for $250.00 and send it to washington immediately$$$ And a monthly check for this amount will be EXPECTED from you each month until futher notice$$$ And THANK YOU for your support$$$

Posted by: Connie | July 14, 2009, 9:30 am 9:30 am

I take it all the salmon in Alaska are now safe from slaying Sarah as she is back from her fishing Tripp.

Posted by: jenny | July 14, 2009, 9:37 am 9:37 am

Daniel I will only speak for myself here. Sarah Palin sacres the hell out of me because of her stupidity and inanility to communicate her ideas in any kind of coherrant fashion. She had no clue as to what is going on in this world. That scares me.

Posted by: jenny | July 14, 2009, 9:41 am 9:41 am

Sarah Palin who?

Posted by: Ted | July 14, 2009, 9:45 am 9:45 am

Super Dave–Your favorite candidate lost the election and continued on the speech circuit any way, in full campaign mode. Don’t wonder why she’s a target.BUT !! Don’t lose hope Dave,she will probably learn how to accuse the public of hating the CIA, or our soldiers when we question what the Cheney neo cons have done.

Posted by: Mike H | July 14, 2009, 9:45 am 9:45 am

“narcissistic politicians” perfect discription of Palin. Hauling her family out and parading them across the political arena for all to see and atack just so she looks like a good mother.

Posted by: jenny | July 14, 2009, 9:47 am 9:47 am

Oh-Oh. Mr. Obama better be worried. Finally someone has appeared on the national scene with a following and charisma equal to his own, and she is not a fan.
I imagine that thousands of left wing bloggers are scouring her piece looking for some evident of “plagiarism” – charges to ge made today.
Others are looking for who ghost wrote the article for her – charges to be made today.
Meanwhile the MSM will do a fact-check and inform us breathlessly that Mrs. Palin is in error.

Posted by: Terry | July 14, 2009, 9:48 am 9:48 am

So what’s Painlin’s alternative solution to fight global warming? Oh that’s right! Total denial! Crisis? What crisis? Risking a global climactic catastrophe in 100 years to avoid an additional $15/month in our utility bills now is the Republican Party’s idea of responsible policy.

Posted by: Nolanmar | July 14, 2009, 9:48 am 9:48 am

Any one who did not know that Africa was a continent. Well, I think we all know what 8 years of stupid did for us. Are we really prepaid to listen to these people who are so aganist the American people choosing who runs what and just wants to let big business run wild and steal us blind. Just keep talking Sarah

Posted by: Rose MacAskie | July 14, 2009, 9:52 am 9:52 am

Dave,
This mess is not just of Obama´s making. If you believe that, then you believe he really has superhuman powers.
As for Palin really liking and believing in the Constitution, I doubt seriously if she has ever read it in its entirety. As for low taxation, she may like that for Alaska which gets a big handout from the federal government.

Posted by: BachisBest | July 14, 2009, 9:52 am 9:52 am

Go away, shrill little quitter.

Posted by: iamwomaninMI | July 14, 2009, 9:53 am 9:53 am

He better hope she doesn’t ask “Quo Warranto?” That might kick the topic on to the national radar and he might have some ‘splainin’ to do.

Posted by: Terry | July 14, 2009, 9:54 am 9:54 am

He better hope she doesn’t ask “Quo Warranto?” That might kick the topic on to the national radar and he might have some ‘splainin’ to do.

Posted by: Terry | July 14, 2009, 9:54 am 9:54 am

I guess it’s not surprising to see she is still looking out for the oil industry’s best interests over those of America.

Posted by: iamwomaninMI | July 14, 2009, 9:56 am 9:56 am

The Repubs are the “enormous threat to our economy.” And they have already undermined our recovery over the short and the long term and have inflicted permanent damage, not only to our economy, but to the world economy and damaged our reputation around the world. Now all we need is a selfrightous fool to do more damage. Oh, did Sarah tell you that she was pregnant before she was married?? Normally that is not a big issue, but when you are trying to be the Queen of Morality, it becomes an issue. There is nothing more dangerous than a stupid person trying to convice the world she is a smart person. Must be all that pageant walkin’ that makes her fit for the position. You Betcha!

Posted by: Survivor4203 | July 14, 2009, 9:56 am 9:56 am

A real woman, a lady. Not one of those vile democrat women. I like that.

Posted by: mojo | July 14, 2009, 9:57 am 9:57 am

Read Peggy Noonans piece in Friday’s WSJ and her take on the whole Palin controversy. Interesting to see how she symbolized all that is wrong with teh GOP and the challenges facing the US today.
her energy policy is short and sweet. Drill Baby, Drill!
We can drill in the US all day, and only have a few more years of oil. It is not a sustainable or real solution. Its attractive to thsoe who receive oil checks in Alaska and Texas. Its attractive to those driving the gargantuan SUV’s in Suburban Atlanta.
The problems of our energy are more complex and longer to be solved with a single slogan. If the GOP wishes to lead they need thoughtful leaders who can appeal to the diverse groups of America, not just the evangelical base.
If they do not, the independents, moderates and blue dog democrats might just form their own party block to balance out the far right and the far left.

Posted by: scott jeffries | July 14, 2009, 9:57 am 9:57 am

Why won’t the Louisiana governor and other top Republicans denounce the Young Republicans’ new chairman, Audra Shay, who’s accused of spreading racial hate on Facebook? check TDB

Posted by: watching | July 14, 2009, 9:58 am 9:58 am

I wonder who is giving her all the big words to say.

Posted by: Mike | July 14, 2009, 10:02 am 10:02 am

mike you have heard her say big words? Oh my!

Posted by: jenny | July 14, 2009, 10:03 am 10:03 am

Palin left her position as Gov because she felt that she could no longer give 100% to the Alaskan people, given all of the liberal idiots who have brough 19 ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER.
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When did Palin ever give Alaskans 100%?….I think she skated through the first year and half and Alaskans wised up her finally…Palin is the classic under-achiever who gets by on charm rather than substance….Sooner or later it is exposed…She quit because she does not have what it takes to participate in the political process and be a leader…simple fact…

Posted by: indy_voter | July 14, 2009, 10:04 am 10:04 am

After reading the op-ed piece in the Washington Post by Palin which said nothing new that the far right winger talking heads have been spouting, one comes away with the impression that Palin knows very little about energy problems as well as many other subjects. While touting the abundance of future fossil fuel possibilities from her state, she along with other drill here, drill now proponents doesn’t mention the fact that oil companies are on record stating that the price of oil needs to be at least FOUR times higher than it is now in order to drill in the locations of which she speaks. She speaks of abundance of coal but doesn’t mention anything at all about the continuing damage the consumption of bituminous energy sources have on our environment, or the cost of making it “clean”. She mentions nuclear, but doesn’t address the problem of just who is going to allow the waste products from this energy source to be buried in their backyards. When she and others come up with a solution for some of these problems their rhetoric may have some merit. Until then, just add another gold digger out to take advantage of right wingers willing to support her. Next, she’ll be on opposite Limbaugh and Hannity maybe.

Posted by: devilkev | July 14, 2009, 10:04 am 10:04 am

Finally a woman who rose to the national stage on her own merit instead of EOP or who she slept with!

Posted by: Terry | July 14, 2009, 10:05 am 10:05 am

The loser, quitter, half baked Alaskan speaks and only the losers, quitters, and half baked listen.

Posted by: leftyintexas | July 14, 2009, 10:06 am 10:06 am

Shut up you boring woman

Posted by: Monogamist | July 14, 2009, 10:10 am 10:10 am

I believe the mess Dave is referring to started in the election of 2000. The current president is trying to fix 8 years of mismanagement.
Sarah Palin just likes the sound of her own voice, talk about egotistical! I thought she had 5 kids to take care of and a grandchild! Maybe she ought to go somewhere and learn to speak before opening her pie hole. God help us all from her rantings.

Posted by: Michael | July 14, 2009, 10:17 am 10:17 am

The repub plan to maintain the status quo on the economy, and energy in particular, will lead us nowhere but down. How many businesses fail because they did not change with the times and maintain their competitive edge? The auto makers are a case in point. During the last 30+ years there have been many changes in thye auto industry but Detroit did not change or was very slow to change. The auto makers lost their competitive edge and we are now suffering the results. We need to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels and incorporate alternatives into the mix. Change is never easy and yes it can, and will, hurt. But the option of doing nothing will lead us into the same situation as the auto makers. We need to develop new technologies to maintain our competitive edge, if we do not change we are doomed.

Posted by: raggmopp | July 14, 2009, 10:22 am 10:22 am

Dave–How can you like and believe in the Constitution if you don’t even know what it says?

Posted by: twalker | July 14, 2009, 10:28 am 10:28 am

I’m still waiting for ABC’s front page news about Palin’s ethics complaint status. So far, nothing. Stay tuned for the TV screen with nothing but snow.

Posted by: LongT | July 14, 2009, 10:34 am 10:34 am

Sarah is a Hollow,Floating Bubble…
McCain campaign had a Cap and Trade policy.
McCain made a major speech in Portland, OR in May 2008:
In a major environmental speech, Sen. John McCain on Monday said he would combat global warming with a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions and increase use of nuclear power and alternative energy.
and
“I will not shirk the mantle of leadership that the United States bears,” McCain said pointedly. “I will not permit eight long years to pass without serious action on serious challenges.”
Under McCain’s plan, carbon polluters would have to meet emission targets. If they cut emissions below those targets, they could sell credits to other polluters. “A cap-and-trade policy will send a signal that will be heard and welcomed all across the American economy,” McCain said. “And the highest rewards will go to those who make the smartest, safest, most responsible choices.”

Posted by: Omaar | July 14, 2009, 10:57 am 10:57 am

I will never believe Palin wrote this herself because she will never show up (except on Hannity coached world) to expound on her thoughts. She has lost the little credibility she may have had & thinks she can scam her way to prominence. What think tank has she ever been involved in?

Posted by: watching | July 14, 2009, 11:00 am 11:00 am

Finally a statesman has emerged from the pack of politicians. She’s the real deal, just an ordinary person who loves her country. She’s someone the average person can identify with. By walking away from the restrictions of holding office she is now free to fight for what she believes in. She’s no quitter. She has just begun to fight. She has no regard for political correctness or political parties. Though she lacks eloquence she shares many of the same core values many Americans believe in and she’s not ashamed or afraid to express their significance. How refreshing to have someone with common sense making a case for common sense. The beautiful part of all this is the more noise the lefties make the stronger her case will become and the more her following will grow.

Posted by: mmonroeliveson | July 14, 2009, 11:03 am 11:03 am

Go ahead and make your snide remarks, lefties. Feed the fire.

Posted by: mmonroeliveson | July 14, 2009, 11:05 am 11:05 am

So where is the “Rest of the Story”, surely she said more than your skimpy quote.
There are none so blind as those who will not see. Al Gore and those who created the farce of Global Warming and the Keyoto Protocol have openly admitted that they are using the issue as a smokescreen to institute a One World Government. They want to destroy the economy of America to force us to relinquish our freedom and Constitutional Republic based on the Rule of Law and Free Markets.
The Federal Reserve Bank is a private corporation owned by the international banking houses which has been working for almost 100 years to debauch our currency. You can’t earn a living because they have inflated the currency and hid it behind minimum wage increases and cost of living increases. Minimum wage was originally 35 cents an hour, it will be $7.25 an hour this month. That is inflation of 2071%. Cap and Trade is a further attempt to block the economic viability of America, it has nothing to do with the environment. Fraud (the FED, Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac), extortion (the Internal Revenue Service), ponzi schemes (Social Security where those who paid in first are paid by later payees), War, Bailouts, Foreign Aid, Social Entitlement Programs, etc., etc., these are the means of destroying America from within. Both the Democrats and Republicans have been complicit in these schemes. It is time for America to WAKE UP. You are being boiled (economically) like a frog that is first put in tepid water as the flame is turned up.

Posted by: Carlton Newman | July 14, 2009, 11:06 am 11:06 am

Sarah is right, as usually.

Posted by: Gary | July 14, 2009, 11:08 am 11:08 am

I too am wondering who wrote this for her. The sentences structure was coherent and not rambling!

Posted by: js45601 | July 14, 2009, 11:09 am 11:09 am

ya know, I tell my kid, if you work so hard to hate someone, there has to be something you like about them, or you wouldn’t have to keep talking about them ! Thou dost protest too much !

Posted by: halfmn | July 14, 2009, 11:10 am 11:10 am

she needs to shut her ignorant mouth. she is only making herself look even more stupid if that is possible. republicans only think in the moment cut taxes but borrow money down the road. do you republicans realize it cost money to keep road repaired schools open. do you even have and idea of how much teh government does for you that if they didnt it would cost you twice as much to do it for yourself.

Posted by: real T here | July 14, 2009, 11:11 am 11:11 am

For the love of god . . . is there any why to get this woman to just go away?
It’s so embarrassing for all of America.

Posted by: dave | July 14, 2009, 11:13 am 11:13 am

As Obama said “My Cap and Trade bill will cause energy costs to sky rocket”. How is this not a tax on the average citizen? Another broken promise by Obama.

Posted by: Vicky | July 14, 2009, 11:22 am 11:22 am

What nobody seems to mention in Sarah’s ‘great’ pipeline deal, is that she never got permission to cross over native american lands in Canada where the pipeline would go.
She calls Alaska a microcosm of U.S. With only 2% minority in Alaska, that shows how little she knows about anywhere except Alaska.
She is a narcistic person; everyone and/or anyone takes a back seat to her desires. They didn’t call her the Barracuda for nothing.

Posted by: Edie Mascolo | July 14, 2009, 11:23 am 11:23 am

Barb Now you are writing a book?
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So? How many has Obama written?

Posted by: Vicky | July 14, 2009, 11:23 am 11:23 am

Silly, silly Sarah.

Posted by: hang | July 14, 2009, 11:25 am 11:25 am

She is really a supporter of American values. I’m sure if she and McCain had won the election, Obama would be doing the same thing she and the republicans are doing, causing division and chaos. It’s time for her to grow up and start supporting the Commander in Chief. No matter what, who ever is in charge; you have to wait until you are in a position to change things Palin, you should know that as you did with firing people who crossed your family.

Posted by: rob | July 14, 2009, 11:34 am 11:34 am

As usual I see that the left is deflecting from the topic at hand which is the Energy Bill. I guess it is much easier to attack her than defend that piece of crap he is trying to shove down our throats.

Posted by: Boxcar | July 14, 2009, 11:37 am 11:37 am

Just ignore her. She has no cards to play in any policy or intellectual debate. She’s a pure partisan only out now to make $$$ on the GOP lecture circuit. But it’s all for the people of Alaska, right Sarah?

Posted by: eric38 | July 14, 2009, 11:44 am 11:44 am

She needs to buy a Tesla.

Posted by: Hege1321 | July 14, 2009, 11:51 am 11:51 am

Palin didn’t write this article by herself. Her brain is not that developed. Like everything else she does, she has to be coached and trained but but still doesn’t get it as the McCain camp found out oh-so-well. Why she bothers to bore us with her mindless rants is beyond me.

Posted by: leftyintexas | July 14, 2009, 11:53 am 11:53 am

what is so funny is that republicans dont want the nation as a whole to spend less they just want more money for are massive bloated military and for the fbi cia and all law enforcement. the local republican leader in my area told me that falt out he said he doesnt have problem with how much we spend just what we spend it on he said if we spent what we do on the thing si said he and most republicans would be happy..that is what is sad he said forget schools forget roads forget the poor forget humanity..that sounds like how china is run. in china there military is 75% of the yearly budget..here in america are military has growen to be 55% of our budegt

Posted by: real T here | July 14, 2009, 11:58 am 11:58 am

You go girl! Barry, how’s it going with your initiatives? Looks like your poll numbers are slipping?
You guys are gonna be so toast next year! LOL!!!

Posted by: sd92161 | July 14, 2009, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm

The Post is my morning paper. I sat down and read the Palin op-ed with my morning muffin. Actually got a guffaw. I see this as a perfect examplar of this lady’s intellectual heft. Even emailed the column to a few fence sitters so they could judge for themselves.

Posted by: sdr65 | July 14, 2009, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm

rob, seems to me obama and the dems do a pretty good job now of causing division and chaos.

Posted by: notanobamafan | July 14, 2009, 12:24 pm 12:24 pm

Palin is a failed governor, a failed mayor, a failed VP candidate, and knows nothing about energy. Her comments mean nothing.

Posted by: frank s | July 14, 2009, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm

wonder how her supporters plan on defending the fact that during the debate she said she supported cap and trade?
oh, that’s right, they don’t believe in letting facts get in the way when judging her.

Posted by: Tina | July 14, 2009, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm

frank s Palin is a failed governor, a failed mayor, a failed VP candidate, and knows nothing about energy. Her comments mean nothing
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Even people with half a brain can see the the Energy Bill is a tax bill on all of us. Those that can’t see that, well they are brain dead.

Posted by: Vicky | July 14, 2009, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm

To begin, I am a conservative. I do not hate this country. I am not a socialsit. I DO go to church. So all of you neo-con hacks just sit down and take a deep breath. I’ll try to put this in terms you can understand….maybe bumper stickers
* Palin is an idiot
* Palin loves Palin
* Obama can’t possibly have created this mess
* Neo-cons created this mess
To all of you “lefties” stop talking to the neo-cons using those big words…(more than 2 syllables and you’ve lost em) they just don’t understand them.
Personally, I like having a president that is clearly superior in intellect to most Americans. Why would I want someone running things that can’t string together a coherent sentence? Sure, she’s fun to look at…the problem arise when she opens her mouth.

Posted by: ctexc | July 14, 2009, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm

Barry’s going down in 12!
Go Sarah!

Posted by: JIM | July 14, 2009, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm

GO GET THEM PALIN ,FROM STEPPING STONE TO STEPPING ON ALL THESE LIB IDEAS.GREAT TO HAVE A SPEAKER FOR AMERICA’S PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE.

Posted by: school_bus_yellow | July 14, 2009, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm

Honestly, Obama has lost all credibility over the his failed stimulus, and the rising job numbers. Would you believe him next time? Palin says things straight and has never gotten it wrong. I may not agree with her, but I believe her.

Posted by: VigyanABC | July 14, 2009, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm

Sarah Palin – JUST SHUT UP AND GO AWAY !!
NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK – QUITTER !!
QUITTER
QUITTER
QUITTER
QUITTER
QUITTER

Posted by: Carl | July 14, 2009, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

Did anyone read the op ed? Palin did not “slam” or “blast” the president – she simply stated her opinion on the cap and trade bill, as is her constitutional right.
Like everyone else, Palin is entitled to her opinion. You can either agree with her or disagree with her, but chastising her for speaking out is unAmerican.
And at least someone is thinking about how this cap-and-tax bill will impact everyone – not just the rich, not just the poor, but everyone. There are better ways for addressing global warming then simply taxing people for energy use and making big business richer.

Posted by: Speaking up | July 14, 2009, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

Oh, so now we know who bought her out of her obligations to Alaskans. Sarah is going to be an energy lobbyist.
Her snappy remarks and pretty face will go over well at fund raising events for the oil and gas industries.
Fox News will pay her as a “expert” on energy issues just like they pay Ann Coulter on “liberal” issues.

Posted by: Waysie | July 14, 2009, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

She’s the Paris Hilton of politics

Posted by: CedarRapidian | July 14, 2009, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm

Boy, I really enjoy this! So many semi-informed people who bad mouth Sarah Palin just can not stop talking about her and following her every word and action.She has outsmarted and outflanked her critics just like Washington did to the British army at the Battle of Princeton.She set the trap and you all fell for it. Marvelous! As was said of Abraham Lincoln, one of the slickest and smartest politicans that ever woodwinked a yokel mob, and you all fell for it! Just marvelous!

Posted by: Jim Cunningham | July 14, 2009, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm

I don’t think she has the presidency in her sights. I hope she’s out to open eyes and energize like thinkers who will then be ready to rally around some other political leader. Righties need hope too. Yes she’s right wing and too much right wingedness is bad for America, just like too much left wingedness is bad for America. What we need is balance. The fighting between the right and left which we see when there’s balance is disgustingly necessary to prevent any party from just having a party at our expense.

Posted by: mmonroeliveson | July 14, 2009, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm

Does everyone know what cap & trade actually means? Not just blind obedience to a political party. Try to sell your house under this law. Do you know what is required?, or it dosen’t matter, as long as obama wants it?

Posted by: ZK | July 14, 2009, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm

According to facts-only-matter-if-they-benefit-me Palin electing Barrack Obama
was the right thing for America as ordained by God.
“…I’m going to know, at the end of the day, putting this in God’s hands, that the right thing for America will be done at the end of the day on Nov. 4. So I’m not discouraged at all.”
So now she’s questioning God? Really Sarah, time for a little timeout.

Posted by: ctexc | July 14, 2009, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm

Whether you like Gov Palin or not – the important issue here is the cap and trade bill this admin and idiot Congress are trying to rush through- just like that great ( NOT) stimulus they rushed through. Most of us support reducing pollution and creating ” green jobs” that are actually here in this country! However, all this is going to do is increase the cost of energy- these companies will just bid higher and higher to buy more of the ” credits” while they keep on polluting and then pass along the extra costs to us. By the time all these fools get all of this legislation passed- it wont just be the so called ” rich – those making over $250,000.00 per year” paying for all of this- they will call all that make over $25,000.00 a year rich because they will need to raise taxes on everyone that gets a paycheck to pay for all of this.

Posted by: Angela | July 14, 2009, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm

Please give this woman anesthesia. I regurgitate every time I see her on TV or hear her talk. She needs to go back to school to be formally educated. She has nothing to offer per se to the American people. She has no shame?

Posted by: judy taylor | July 14, 2009, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm

Palin’s own “Energy Plan” is “Oil! Oil! Oil!” She is a cheerleader shill for the oil industry – complete with pom-poms, sweater and pleated skirt. Ignore her.

Posted by: Jordan | July 14, 2009, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm

Hey, Sarah -
Do you want to know how a REAL woman in politics acts ?!
Go ask HILLARY !!

Posted by: Carl | July 14, 2009, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm

HILLARY 2016

Posted by: Carl | July 14, 2009, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm

This woman gets more pathetic every time she opens her mouth. Levi was right. She is not ready for public office. Hell, she couldn’t even handle being governor. She is now going to define herself as the republican attack dog. Her and Limbaugh will have to best each other to see who comes out on top. Only problem is she doesn’t do her homework before she speaks, and is constantly making a fool of herself. Her followers have convinced me that their are alot of republicans who really have noone else to follow except Palin. They have no true leader, and the fact that Michael Steele is black makes him irrelevant to them. Palin will be around as long as she fires up the religious right wing fringe element of the party. As for the national spotlight, she put that out when she resigned as governor.

Posted by: Chuck | July 14, 2009, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm

The beauty of the cap and trade bill is that it now has liberals and democrats arguing the benefits of making the rich richer.
The democratic party is no longer even pretending to care about the poor or middle class – it’s all about making big business more money, whether it’s the insurance industry or GE — democrats have become the party of taxing the middle class, and mandating them to buy things, so that these big companies can make more money.

Posted by: Just following | July 14, 2009, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm

What a shock that the ignorant listeners of the All Barack Channel would have negative comments about Sarah Palin.
“I wonder what BO’s record would be if he had 19 ethics complaints against him as a junior senator in chicago? A few names come to mind for that one- Rezko, Blago, Ayers, Wright.”
Of course the MSM would never allow reporting anything negative on “the MESS-iah”, only on things that may threaten him so they can try to keep them down. Someday, maybe, the ignorant Americans that voted for this joke of a president (aka B.O.) will wake up.

Posted by: Kell | July 14, 2009, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm

Dave wrote, “She also believes in limited gov’t and low taxation for citizens.”
Well, by quitting, she reduced the government in Alaska by one. Great start, Sarah! Also, it’s real easy to ‘believe in low taxation for citizens’ when your state receives several BILLION dollars a year from oil companies. Gee, it sounds like she was governor of a socialist ‘spread the wealth’ state! Guess we’ll never know how effective a governor she could have been in a state like Michigan or Georgia. My guess is she would have quit inside a month…..

Posted by: SearamblerOne | July 14, 2009, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm

Sarah is right-on! B Hussein Obama seems to think we can somehow survive without finding new energy sources.
Picture if you had just an income of $50,000 next year. I tell you it will go down by 1% a year and your expenses are going to go up 2% a year, forever. Now, are you going to “conserve” forever having a lower standard of living? Or are you going to “drill” and try to increase that income?

Posted by: AZDuffman | July 14, 2009, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm

For those of you who like Sarah Palin’s support of small government and low taxes, I suggest this: The Clinton administration turned budget deficits into massive surpluses on its watch. Bush returned the budget in the red, let die the “Pay as you go” requirement in the budget implemented by the Clinton adm. requiring that any new program or entitlement come with a way to pay for it, and while in a war with Afghanistan and preparing for another in Iraq, passed Medicare Section D (medication benefits for the 65+) with no provision to pay for it, while they knew the 65+ population is exploding. The previous Democratic Administration had considered it and had figured they couldn’t pay for it, even while posting a surplus and without a war to pay for. FYI: Every man, woman and child in the US has a federal debt of 35000$ and growing, not counting State and local debt. GWB has put the US in a beggar position towards China and Saudi Arabia (ironically home of 19 of the 9/11 perpetrators and Osama Bin Laden). Well done GWB, good analysis Sarah!

Posted by: treblig56 | July 14, 2009, 3:50 pm 3:50 pm

some people on here have some real emotional issues. I can’t believe the hateful, closed-minded comments. They need our prayers and our love.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted by: follow the word | July 14, 2009, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm

I am certain that right wingers beloved St. Sarah, The Quit Bull, is progressin’ and advancin’ and passin’ the ball and all theose other things, but she forgot to show up where the game is being held.
Governor Palin has rightly been criticized for NOT mentioning Global Warming at all.
Those who want to lionize her for “answering the Global Warming Crowd” miss the point:
You cannot defeat an argument by ignoring it.
Again Mrs. Palin shows herself to be, well, a fool.

Posted by: tjproudamerican | July 14, 2009, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm

I wish Palin would get more educated on policy. I’m so sick of her same old sound bites. I would like to hear some substance from her. I’m afraid she doesn’t have any substance.

Posted by: Mike | July 14, 2009, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm

Sarah Palin has MORE EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE in her little finger than Obama and his entire tax-cheating cabinet does.
Lot’s of Palin bashers on this site. That’s cool and that’s your right. But you Dems and leftists are scared ######## of Palin because she represents what a whole lot of Americans are all about no matter how we are “belittled” for it. Go ahead scaredy cats.

Posted by: hadenuff55 | July 14, 2009, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm

Mother(of not one or two, but 5 children), wife of only one husband. Teaching a teenage daughter to take responsibility for her actions. Honest and humble enough to admit that she is learning. Concerned for country.
Get a clue, people! It is not every day a good looking woman becomes famous by doing and saying things worth talking about. Call her a WINNER

Posted by: madamecantora | July 14, 2009, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm

I was never that impressed with Sarah Palin, although I did understand that she was thrown onto the national stage and could be forgiven for her lack of poise and polish. I’m beginning to think I’ve missed something here. Why are the liberals so enraged by this woman if she’s such a ditz? Why waste time and energy attacking her? Why not just forget or ignore her?
Liberals are expending an awful lot of time, energy and money going after this woman. The question is why? She must threaten the Liberals in some way. I’m not politically astute to figure it out, but there are some pretty good minds in the conservative movement. I’m sure they’ve figured it out.

Posted by: Jane-Marie | July 14, 2009, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm

The sad part is that her running mate during the last election, John McSame, oops… I meant “McCain” (sorry, old habits are hard to break)… well, he was for a “Cap and Trade” system… LOL.
I guess this is why the two of them never saw eye-to-eye, besides the fact that it was hard for McCain to see eye-to-eye with Palin because she was always “winkin’”…. “you betcha!” (LOL)
“Sigh!”…. what a loser.

Posted by: X-Republican Because of Bush | July 14, 2009, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm

Palin, like the rest of the republicans are against everything but have no real alternatives for energy policy except drill drill drill. This is short sited as we don’t have an unlimited supply of fossil fuels. Also burning gas or oil is not the best use. They are better used as raw materials to make the chemicals that we need. Cap and trade may cost more in the short run. But in the long run industry will find ways to curtail burning fossil fuels. The extra cost of gasoline will make alternate energy sources for cars compeitive and in the long run perhaps cheaper then foreign oil. Palin’s only concern is to build a pipe line to the lower 48 so she can tax the natural gas like she does the oil that leaves Alaska. Then she rebates money to Alaskans. Money she took from the lower 48. Then Alaska asks for earmark federal money (pork barrel projects) to fund improvements. They could use the money raised by the energy tax but She would rather get the money from Washington and then complain about Washington spending. Speaking out of both sides of her mouth which happens to be her specialty.

Posted by: Charlestowne | July 14, 2009, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm

“In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality.” Karl Marx
Individuality is overrated anyway, n’est pas?

Posted by: simply me | July 14, 2009, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm

WHO CARES what Palin says? She copped out on her elected job, holds no political office and, in my opinion, has as much credebility as “Joe the Plummer”. Talk about the press being infatuated with someone. It is becoming obvious that she quit because she knew she would not win re-election in Alaska and, therefore, could not run nationaly with a big loss. AND, of course, like every other opportunist – to MAKE MONEY.

Posted by: Gretchenmom | July 14, 2009, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm

Jane-Marie – ” She must threaten the Liberals in some way. I’m not politically astute to figure it out, but there are some pretty good minds in the conservative movement. I’m sure they’ve figured it out” — Actually, basic ignorance is what drives us crazy! So you know, WE WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO MAKE A RUN IN 2012! To get the Repub nomination, she’d have to go thru Mitt and or Newt! That would be fun to watch, is she won the nomination, the First Debate would be a popcorn worthy moment! Let her explain AIP, let her make a statement that the general public can understand! Watch President Obama run circles around her! Oh, what fun that would be!

Posted by: Try the truth | July 14, 2009, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm

Liberals always with the insults. Insults are the last resort of a weak mind. Keep proving me right.

Posted by: Richard | July 14, 2009, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm

I guess Palin still pushing that pipeline that will make her state richer and tax free at the cost of our energy bills and the polar bears. We already pay their income tax every time we go to the pump or crank up the heat, how much more does AK want to soak us for?
I thought she took credit for building this pipeline during the election. I guess it’s like that bridge she was for before she was against. What a joke.

Posted by: Chuck | July 14, 2009, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm

She is so right about Obama , Obama is destroying America. It is up to Americans to realize the danger and rise up against this destruction before it is too late.

Posted by: weneedher | July 14, 2009, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

Sarah who?

Posted by: disguusted | July 14, 2009, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm

Ok, so it is much better to pay bigt money and continue to depend on mideast terror sponsoring nations for our oil. We should not drill for it on our own property – even though the whole footprint in Anwar would be about the size of a small airport. I’m sure glad Obama’s in office, he makes so much sense!!!

Posted by: Bill | July 14, 2009, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm

weneedher wrote: “Obama is destroying America. It is up to Americans to realize the danger and rise up against this destruction before it is too late.”
Is that a threat, weneedher? Were you one of those republican rally crowd members who could be whipped into an anti-Obama frenzy by Sarah’s “palling around with terrorists” comments?

Posted by: WWW | July 14, 2009, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm

Bill, there isn’t just one airport-sized oil field in anwr; instead, there are perhaps 30 tiny oil fields spread out across the reserve. Rather than a small airport, a better analogy would be two or three hundred large helicopter pads dotting the whole of anwr. There was also no mention of the huge network of elevated pipelines that would interconnect the many oil rigs.
The picture isn’t as pretty as you’re painting it, Bill.

Posted by: WWW | July 14, 2009, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm

Sure, Indy. It’s called Hot Air. Oops, it said fortitude, not fartitude.
Well, she is basically still saying, “Drill, Baby, Drill.” She wants us still dependent on oil, but it has to be her oil. She doesn’t care about new energy sources.
We all know she was not capable of writing or even understanding this piece, and while I find nothing wrong with ghostwriters of books, I find the practice in a newspaper reprehensible.
The sad fact is that her supporters don’t know the difference and this piece, though it may be just an “op-ed,” will lend her credibility in their eyes.

Posted by: Kitty | July 14, 2009, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm

Wow this lady cant even put a Sentence together without confusing th h– out of you and she wants to bash the President wow i mean wow!

Posted by: ANGIE IN PA | July 15, 2009, 10:54 am 10:54 am

A person who runs away from her responsibilities has no right to criticize anyone. She would have some creditibility if she remained governor of Alaska and worked out the problems of the pipe line which she referes to so many times. It has not been resolved as to if or where it will be put. Also, since she ran for v.p., she ran away from the boring problems of Alaska and the people became tired of her not doing her job and therefore the many lawsuits came into being. How can someone take her seriously with anything she says. She does not even know we do not have a Dept. of Law. Why is she given any credence on anything?

Posted by: talmag | July 15, 2009, 11:47 am 11:47 am

Palin sees that shutting off our access to oil from shale, off shore drilling, not utilizing nuclear power and then taxing the little available enery we have left is the road to disaster. It’s a threat to our national security and it’s a threat to our economic well being. Cap and trade will be particulary onerous to the poor and the seniors on fixed incomes when the prices of food, transportation and heating/cooling their homes becomes too expensive. India and China are not supressing their countries ability to grow and produce, where do you think ALL the jobs will be? Not in the US.

Posted by: Gary | July 16, 2009, 11:26 am 11:26 am

So far, Obama has shown how and how much spend and print a huge money only. America needs how much gain revenue through energy plans, Drill Baby Drill and extend of gas-pipe and so on. I believe and support SARAH PALIN CAN DO BOTH, INCREASING OF REVENUE AND JOBS AS WELL AS DECREASE OF A HUGE DEBTS, $13,000,000,000,000.00.
GO SARAH IN 2012.

Posted by: Bryne | July 16, 2009, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm

None of the women in DC can hold a candle to Sarah…..especially the Obama’s wife….look out dems, we’re coming to oust the lot of you…..with Sarah leading the way to take our country back!

Posted by: maniteu | July 16, 2009, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm

Sarah is a breath of fresh air, McCain may have held her down, and she hs been busy in Alaska, and being a mother, but Obamabots are really worried about her, why else would there be hundreds of comments about her? Look out 2012! She is what an “real” American woman is all about, she has it all, pretty and smart!! Dont be jealous!

Posted by: maniteu | July 16, 2009, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm

of course Sarah Palin is against the Obama energy plan……it’s trying to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and she’s in bed with the oil companies. Would you expect her to say anything different?

Posted by: dk | July 17, 2009, 7:28 am 7:28 am

We love you Sarah, it is refreshing to hear someone speak who has some sense on energy and cap and trade.

Posted by: Richard | July 22, 2009, 12:21 am 12:21 am

Most of America is behind you Sarah, don’t let the minority distract you.

Posted by: Richard | July 22, 2009, 12:22 am 12:22 am

Just like a bunch of NY Times Liberal Zombies. Only about 10% even had a comment on the article. Most just spew out what the the liberals tell them, without thinking. Anybody with any economics background knows that she is at the very least touching on the true result of such a plan, in this article. Those with no education can just keep spewing their sewage mouths, without a clue of how true economics works.

Posted by: mark | July 22, 2009, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm

I agree with you Sarah. Some of the comments on this article prove how ignorant this country is and how easily manipulated most of the cattle are.

Posted by: Angelia | July 26, 2009, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm

Quitter?, You all only wish she would quit! You have not seen the best, yet!
She represents everything that made the USA great. Nothing that the(poison) ivy school elites would know about. We do not need leaders who have never owned and fired a gun, worked a real job, and are godless baby killers.
Have a nice day and keep watching.

Posted by: Robert W Logsdon | July 27, 2009, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm

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