Re: OT - Letter from Alaska
- From: Blash <blash1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:20:45 -0400
KStahl wrote on 8/31/08 7:54 AM:
Hank wrote:
Sarah Palin is the mirror of Margaret Thatcher!
Anyone who thinks Palin cannot handle the job or deal briskly and
efficiently with ANY issue, including foreign governments ... well, they
haven't met our Sarah <grin>. She is not "just a woman", she is not
"just a way to get votes" and if anyone expects her to smile, simper and
be sweet - they don't know Sarah. She is more than qualified for the job
and the best possible choice McCain could have made.
As an Alaskan resident as well as a resident of Wasilla, AK, where Sarah
Palin was at one time Mayor ... I can speak with confidence. Governor
Sarah Palin of Alaska is exactly what she portrayed during her
introduction this morning and exactly what our US Government needs. She
is ethical to a fault (if there is such a thing), a refreshing change to
the status-quo and as smart and determined a PERSON (gender really isn't
an issue here as far as I'm concerned) as anyone could ask for at the
head of government.
Sarah is no naïve "small town mayor" - she just started out there. Btw,
as Mayor of Wasilla, she brought this "small town" through a lot of GOOD
changes and left it at the end of her term having grown to the 4th
largest CITY in Alaska - a lot of growth and a stronger economic base
than ever before.
She has EXECUTIVE experience running a government (something NONE of the
other candidates can actually boast, even John McCain <g>) as Governor
of Alaska and got there by defeating the incumbent Republican Governor,
who was definitely part of the "old school" and who WAS very much in the
pocket of the big oil companies. We in Alaska wanted change - and we got
it in the person of Sarah Palin!
Sarah Palin is everything she looks to be and more. Her approval rating
as Governor of Alaska has been as high as 95% and is currently leveled
out consistently in the upper 80 percentile throughout the state (and in
both parties) - the HIGHEST approval rating of ANY sitting Governor in
our history.
Sarah has been turning around corruption in the Legislature of Alaska -
turning things on their ear for that matter; cutting spending in spite
of the increased income the state is currently receiving due to the high
oil prices - she has insisted on putting a huge amount of the "windfall"
into savings for the future rather than spending, spending, spending -
and has insisted from the get-go on what she refers to as "honest,
ethical and transparent governing" - no more closed door meetings and
dealings - the big oil companies thought she would be a pushover and
have learned better to their chagrin.
She understands the "real people" and the economic issues we all face
(Alaskans along with the rest of the country) - she was one of "us" not
long ago. Rather than passing useless "laws" or throwing money at pet
projects, she (most recently) temporarily suspended the state gas tax
(on gasoline at the pumps, fuel oil and natural gas for homes, etc.) and
has ordered checks issued to ALL residents of Alaska this fall in an
attempt to assist with the burden of high fuel costs for the upcoming
winter. I could go on and on, but that's enough for now <smile>. She
isn't doing these things to be popular - she is doing it because her
constituents are HURTING financially and she is in a position to help.
She became Governor of Alaska by defeating the Incumbent Republican
Governor and doing it without the money or the support of the Republican
Party, which was amazing in itself - and she won by a landslide. The
"powers that be" at that time totally underestimated Sarah and learned
better the hard way. Let's hope Obama does the same. Sarah has done
exactly what she claimed she was going to do when elected and is just as
popular today as the day she was elected - perhaps more so since even
the Democrats up here seem to like her - she works well with both sides
in the Legislature here.
Sarah "belongs" to us (Alaskans) ... and although we are going to be
terribly sorry to see her leave before she finishes the job she started
here (two years ago) straightening out OUR State <grin> ... we
understand she is needed for a bigger purpose and hopefully her Lt.
Governor will be able to fill her shoes here and continue the job.
As for worrying about what would happen if McCain were to die or step
down or whatever ... here in AK we've only been wondering how long we
would be able to KEEP Sarah in Alaska and have seen her as our first
woman President of the USA from the start. It's always been a matter of
whether she would wait until the end of her TWO terms as Governor (no
doubt at ALL that she would be re-elected if she ran for a second term
at the end of her current term) ... or end up in Washington sooner. She
could do the job TODAY.
Personally, I feel a lot better about McCain now that I know he has
someone as savvy, as strong, as ethical and as steady as Sarah at his
back. She will be an excellent Vice President ... and my guess is will
be our US Republican Presidential candidate in four years - AND by then
the country will KNOW here - will love and respect her as we do here -
and she'll win by as much of a landslide as she did here in Alaska. I
only wonder if McCain has a clue what he is unleashing on the US of A
<grin>. She is going to be a fresh wind, but also a strong wind.
Is that enough of an endorsement? If not, I'll add this ... Jerry and I
have for many years felt the best "vote" was to vote for the lesser of
two "evils" and hope they didn't do too much damage. Two years ago
during our State Governor's race was the first time EVER that we
actually asked for not just a little sign to put in our yard showing our
support of our candidate (something we've never felt the desire to do at
all before) - we asked for a full 4' x 8' "SARAH PALIN FOR GOVERNOR!"
sign and were proud to have it. She hasn't let us or Alaska down. She
will do the same for the USA if given the opportunity.
Feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested (and spam
those who aren't!).
-Deb in Alaska
And this rant is related to diabetes in some way?
NO.....IT'S NOT!!!
That's why the poster properly labeled it OT(which means Off-Topic) so that
some people could just skip by it and would not be traumatized when they
realized it didn't refer to diabetes.......
.
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