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Alaska governor praises Obama energy plan

by omosege, Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:12:30 AM EST

Alaska governor, Sarah Palin issues a statement praising the energy plan Obama announced yesterday. I guess she should just kiss a VP post with McCain bye bye.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0 808/Palin_praisesObama.html?showall

Tags: Obama, Palin, McCain (all tags)

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Re: Alaska governor praises Obama energy plan (2.00 / 2)

I saw this. It doesn't make up for her stances on other issues, but it's nice. Also, in an unrelated note, a thousand freepers' heads just exploded.

"Hey, check it out. You just had yourself a glue OD. So you're learning another lesson. Don't do too much glue, or your night sucks."

by vcalzone on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:17:57 AM EST

Re: Alaska governor praises Obama energy plan (2.00 / 1)

It's always nice when people ignore partisanship to embrace facts.

No way. No how. No McCain.

by freedom78 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:19:51 AM EST

nothing but political (2.00 / 1)

expediency.

Moving away from Steven's with a little praise to Obama.

Palin isnt stupid, she knows the way the wind is blowing, and its away from the Alaska GOP. If she can weather Steven's with a little nudge nudge to Obama, then it just strengthens her hand in the end.

vote blue in 2008

by sepulvedaj3 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:23:08 AM EST

Re: Alaska governor praises Obama energy plan (2.00 / 2)

It was an ambitious policy .

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by lori on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:37:02 AM EST

I wanted to (2.00 / 1)

come to this diary and rec'd it. But I can't rec'd a 1 line diary.

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by kevin22262 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:43:37 AM EST

I managed to get past that (2.00 / 1)

but "agreed".

Diarist, please try to provide some commentary. It's not too late to update...

-chris

Motley Moose: Progress Through Politics

by chrisblask on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:57:54 AM EST
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Re: Alaska governor praises (2.00 / 2)

For all the false hype about McCain's "maverick"-ness, Palin appears to be the real thing.

I don't fear Palin, but progressives should bear in mind that she may very well be the face of future of the conservative movement. Which means, they will have a viable future, no matter how awesome we expect President Obama to be.

by blueflorida on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:46:09 AM EST

Agreed (2.00 / 2)

I don't fear Palin, but progressives should bear in mind that she may very well be the face of future of the conservative movement. Which means, they will have a viable future, no matter how awesome we expect President Obama to be.

The GOP will restructure, as they should. I don't believe conservatism is evil, I think the GOP is evil and bears little or no resemblance to the core values it is supposed to represent.

There will, fortunately, be a viable GOP again someday. Take it from someone who has lived in a country where one part can stay in power forever - it's not a good thing.

If Progressives can Progress common culture enough that it adopts Progressive values, that then becomes the New Normal. Then it becomes Conservative to maintain that new normal.

-chris

Motley Moose: Progress Through Politics

by chrisblask on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:56:49 AM EST
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Re: Alaska governor praises (2.00 / 1)

Gotta say, if the future of the conservative movement is in Palin's direction, that's hardly a bad thing. Moves EVERYONE over to the left.

"Hey, check it out. You just had yourself a glue OD. So you're learning another lesson. Don't do too much glue, or your night sucks."

by vcalzone on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:56:51 AM EST
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Re: Alaska governor praises (none / 0)

This, frankly, is how I feel about the choice of John McCain this year as well. I read conservative blogs almost more than liberal blogs, and you should have seen the soul-shredding they were going through over McCain. They view him as a complete betrayal of everything they stand for and a sign that the GOP is abandoning 'conservatism' for bipartisan, Libermanish, Gang-of-14-style moderation.

The Rove Strategy is finished. McCain is their shot at lurching centrist to blunt the decline of the GOP brand, and I think it's the reason he's hanging around in the polls. Can you imagine if they'd chosen Romney or Huckabee?

What is The October Protocol?

by Koan on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 11:48:04 AM EST
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i hope you're right. (2.00 / 2)

she's about the only vp pick that dems should fear.

"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!" Allen Ginsberg

by canadian gal on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 10:59:26 AM EST

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Awesome news. I was seriously worried about McCain putting Palin on the ticket. This, plus the recent kerfuffle over a politically-motivated firing closes that door of possibility.

Now I just need Mike Huckabee to take himself out of the running, and I'll be certain that McCain's VP choice will be zero threat.

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by X Stryker on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:07:19 PM EST

Re: Alaska governor praises (none / 0)

Carly Fiorina is still out there.. even though she exported every job overseas that she could, and destroyed HP, the PUMAs will claim that any criticism of her record as a CEO would be "sexist".

It profits a PUMA nothing to give their soul for the whole world... but for McCain? --Sir Thomas More (if he were here now)

by LordMike on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:11:04 PM EST
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Whew! (none / 0)

I'll echo the sentiment that a Palin Veepship had me worried.

by Neef on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:15:44 PM EST

Palin (none / 0)

This is pure speculation on my part, but she did not become governor by being an idiot (true, there are a lot of idiot governors). She could be looking at state polls showing something that we don't see in the public polls. After all, look at Gordon Smith.

by RandyMI on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:55:45 PM EST

She would not run (none / 0)

Palin would not run for VP for the same reason she would not run for the senate. She has a six-month old baby with Down's Syndrome and that's going to require all of her off-the-job attention.

by RandyMI on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:58:47 PM EST

at the very least (none / 0)

it makes her want to stay in Alaska.

The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.

by nrafter530 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 03:11:58 PM EST
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