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  • Re: reading history (Palin style)

    oxboggle: To clear up a misconception, a great many Alaskan's don't want ''the Tongass logged, the wolves shot, the salmon poisoned for gold, [and] the arctic wilderness ruined for oil and gas'' anymore than you do. However, there are ''some'' local Alaskans that do... and certainly, some major companies that most definitely do. In general, a ...
    Posted to Politics by NorthStar on September 22, 2008

  • Re: reading history (Palin style)

    oxboggle: Alaska is a massive state… blessed with tremendous natural resources (scenery, wildlife, mineral wealth, oil & gas) - and handicapped by one the poorest infrastructures in all of the US. Extreme weather, inhospitable terrain, and just its size alone can make Alaskan life very challenging. Translation: it’s an expensive place ...
    Posted to Politics by NorthStar on September 21, 2008

  • Re: Sarah Palin: Fact... or Ficton?

    yle: Anything I say here would be merely my opinion and sheer conjecture. As you probably know, even in Alaska's heyday of Federal allocations (earmarks/pork) much of the money never made it to where it really was needed, often being redirected to fund somebody's pet project. Everybody had their hand out: special interest groups, middlemen, and ...
    Posted to Politics by NorthStar on September 13, 2008

  • Running from yourself

    “I’ve stood up to the old politics as usual, to the special interests, to the lobbyists, the big oil companies and the good old boy network. … I’ve championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told Congress ‘Thanks, but no thanks’ on that bridge to nowhere.'' – Sarah Palin, 9-1-08, Dayton Ohio. Took on the good old ...
    Posted to Press Box by clarkpark on September 8, 2008