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Palin calls $4 Billion in oil subsidies “drop in the bucket”

For all the budget hawks out there: the former half-term governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, says that the $4 billion dollars the US government gives oil companies every year while reporting record earnings are “a drop in the bucket” in terms of balancing the budget. To be specific, that’s $4 billion A YEAR. Over the next ten years, that’s at least $40 billion. And she seems to be saying since it’s a “drop in the bucket” we shouldn’t bother eliminating these subsidies.

Mind you this is much, much more than the $430 million in proposed cuts to PBS which actually helps inform and educate Americans young and old.

I know I’d much rather see these subsidies ended and the money used to develop new, more efficient, renewable energy than to keep pouring money into old technologies that are getting us no where. It’s time to look forward, not stay stuck in the past.

I’m not sure I understand why the US government would want to balance the budget by turning Medicare – which Americans have paid into their whole lives – into a voucher system that will never cover the costs of elderly health care and cost seniors thousands, while continuing to GIVE AWAY billions to oil companies who are making more money than ever.

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Poll: Majority wouldn’t vote for Palin or Trump

Former half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and reality TV star Donald Trump may currently be two of the best known Republican stars in America – but being a celebrity doesn’t necessarily translate into concrete political support, a new poll finds.

Fifty-eight percent of registered voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University indicated they “would never vote” for Palin or Trump for president.

The independent poll sought to measure voter enthusiasm for potential GOP candidates. Former Govs. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas topped the poll in enthusiasm with 38 percent saying they would “consider voting” for Romney and 15 percent indicating they were enthusiastic about him while 34 percent responded they would consider voting for Huckabee and 13 percent are enthusiastic about his candidacy.

“Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are in the best shape,” Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Polling Institute said in his analysis. “Sarah Palin and Donald Trump suffer from the reality that, as our mothers told us, ‘You never get a second chance to make a first impression.'”

Though 15 percent of respondents indicated they are enthusiastic about Palin, only 24 percent said they would consider voting for her.

Trump received a 9 percent enthusiasm rating and a 26 percent rating on whether individuals would vote for him.
(from the AP)

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“We don’t trot this stuff out as trophies”

The White House has announced that it will not release the death photos of Osama Bin Laden.

While right-wing news outlets have clamored for the photos to be published, as evidence of Bin Laden’s actual death and for their potential use to intimidate other terrorists, others have argued that the photos could inflame anti-American sentiment and endanger U.S. soldiers and civilians living abroad.

In a quote to the press, Obama reportedly made the statement “we don’t trot this stuff out as trophies — that’s not who we are.”

From the AP: “There’s no doubt we killed Osama bin Laden,” the president said in an interview with CBS News. Obama said there was no need to release the photographs or gloat. “There’s no need to spike the football,” he said.

The president said that for anyone who doesn’t believe bin Laden is dead, “we don’t think that a photograph in and of itself is going to make any difference.”

“There are going to be some folks who deny it. The fact of the matter is you won’t see bin Laden walking on this earth again,” said Obama.

Sarah Palin, the former half-term governor of Alaska, recently tweeted her support to release the photos. Thus, the difference between class and crass.

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Palin makes fun of Katie Couric

At least one person appears to be having a big old laugh over Katie Couric’s long-anticipated announcement that she will leave the “CBS Evening News” come June. That would be former half-term governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, who during her failed 2008 vice presidential candidacy famously fumbled an interview with the anchor.

Couric recently spoke of her future career plans: “I am looking at a format that will allow me to engage in more multi-dimensional storytelling,” referring to the syndicated daytime show she plans on launching in 2012.

To which Palin snarled on Fox News Wednesday: “Yeah, and I hear that she wants to now engage in more ‘multi-dimensional story telling’ versus I guess just the ‘straight on, read into the, that teleprompter screen story telling. More power to her. I wish her well in her ‘multi-dimensional story telling.’ “

In case you missed Couric’s cringe-inducing, one-on-one chat with Palin the first time around, you can watch it above.

By the way, just released is a photo of Oscar nominee Julianne Moore as the half-term governor for her upcoming role in the HBO film about the 2008 campaign.

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And the polls numbers keep dropping for Palin

Former half-term governor Sarah Palin’s approval numbers continue on a sharp downward spiral as a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey shows 53 percent of all Americans say they hold a “negative” or “very negative” view of the reality TV performer, while only 25 percent give Palin high marks.

A year ago in the same poll, her negative numbers stood at 45%, while this past December it had climbed to 50% before reaching the current high of 53%.

Among independents, only 2 in 10 have a favorable impression of Ms. Palin.

In a recent Gallup poll, only 12% of likely Republican primary voters showed support for her – a downward trend from an earlier 16%.

These numbers are similar to a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll which showed her support among likely Republican primary voters has slipped from 19 to 12%.

Although she is getting rich based on her “weeks long” national run for VP, it doesn’t look good for her Presidential aspirations.

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Sarah Palin: the gift that keeps giving…

In recent interviews, Sarah Palin said:

“NPR, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, all those kind of frivolous things that government shouldn’t be in the business of funding with tax dollars — those should all be on the chopping block as we talk about the $14-trillion debt that we’re going to hand to our kids and our grandkids.”

Mind you, debt reduction would scarcely be affected by defunding the federal arts agency, which currently operates on a $161-million annual budget. That $161 million is a very small drop in the bucket in terms of reducing the multi-trillion dollar deficit.  Also, the arts and humanities programs are those that teach our children to think “out of the box,” to think creatively and to learn to find new ways of connecting ideas to come up with new solutions in life.  What frivolity!

One thing she didn’t mention about her home state of Alaska – which she is constantly proud of declaring runs a state surplus – Alaska gets $1.84 for every $1 it sends to Washington D.C. in tax revenue. In other words, Alaska is a welfare state running on the subsidy of the federal government. This is in addition to the fact that Alaska has a special fund that rewards it’s citizens annually based on oil profits the state makes. Wow – and they STILL need federal dollars. BUT, they run a surplus. Amazing, isn’t it?

Sarah Palin also, while in India, participated in a Q and A session with India Today Editor-in-Chief and Session Chairman Aroon Puriein which she declared she and John McCain didn’t win in 2008 because – and I quote – “I wasn’t the top of the ticket!”

Well, finally. She finally said what we’ve all known she’s been thinking. She finally threw John McCain under that 2008 Republican bus. I’m guessing she figured she was so far away in India, that no one would know she said it.

Ah, Sarah. The gift that truly keeps giving.

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Sarah Palin’s unfavorability – 60%

From the Washington Post: Sarah Palin’s unfavorable rating has spiked to a new high, adding further fuel to the argument that her presidential campaign may be doomed before it begins.

A new Bloomberg poll shows the former Alaska governor is now viewed unfavorably by 60 percent of American adults. That’s higher than any other poll has shown, but it’s not even the entire picture.

Of that 60 percent, nearly two-thirds – 38 percent of all adults – say they view the former GOP vice presidential nominee “very unfavorably.”  What’s more, Palin’s unfavorable rating is more than twice as high as her favorable rating, which rests at just 28 percent. Another 12 percent aren’t sure how they feel about her.

The poll follows a long and continuous trend in which, as the presidential race nears, people gradually find that they like Palin less and less.

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Sarah Palin & Lou Sarah: a tale of two Sarahs

There’s news floating around today that Sarah Palin allegedly has a second, “secret” Facebook account so that she can praise and “like” her own posts. Under the name “Lou Sarah” – Louise is apparently Sarah Palin’s middle name – Palin has been “liking” and praising not only her own posts but her daughter’s performances on “Dancing With The Stars.” From Wonkette:”We searched for this address on Facebook, the way millions of people search for people on Facebook every day, and it appears that Palin keeps a second Facebook account. Besides staying in touch with Sarah Palin’s father Chuck Heath, what does “Lou Sarah” use Facebook for? Saying “amen” to her own Facebook fan page missives, in the guise of a completely different person. “Lou Sarah” also really “LIkes” Bristol Palin’s Dancing With the Stars photos.” Apparently, along the way “Lou Sarah” cheered Bristol Palin on, said “amen” to Sarah Palin’s own posts, divulged secret information that Wasilla’s Edge Fitness was going to be featured on “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” (how “Lou Sarah” knew that we’ll never know!) and criticized health care reform. Personally I’m shocked to find out there’s a fitness club in Wasilla.