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Right off the bat you could tell that the political slant of the article was liberal. The fact that the journalist quoted Bob Weinstein, who is "a supporter of Palin’s Democratic rival Barack Obama," and even a Republican supporter of Palin making a negative comment about her.
This article focused on Sara Palin's flip flop attitude when it comes to pork barrel spending. In interviews and speeches she claims to be an "anti-pork barrel crusader," however both supporters and those against her agree that she would accept spending money on something she has some sort of personal connection to, and veto spending for similar things that wouldn't effect her or her supporters as much. An example of this that I found shocking was the fact that she stopped supporting a "bridge to nowhere" that would have connected Ketchikan to its airport, yet continues to support the Knik Arm Crossing bridge, which would shorten the commute time for those in Wasilla and Mat-Su Valley. For those who don't know Palin was the former mayor of Wasilla. Hmm, coincidence? I'm guessing no. This leads me to be suspious of what Palin is going to do for the country, not just Alaska, if the Republican party wins. At the debate she promised to help cut wasteful government spending, but what is her deffinition of wasteful? Anything that doesn't apply to Alaska or some affilation she is connected to? Do Americans really wish to trust someone who would spend "$10,000 to help fund a snowmobile race her husband has won several times," and raise the city's debt $24 million dollars. I know I wouldn't. Overall the article made it clear that maybe Palin isn't the best person to be the right hand man of the President in these desperate economic times. The country needs someone who can effectivly decide what programs are absolutely necessary, and what things can we do without right now. Someone who in her twenty two months of governing has shown no ability to do just that shouldn't be in the position to even have the oppurtuntiy to be VP!
1 comment:
Remember that all politicians use what is conveniently available to them at the time. This pork issue is convenient because it affects her at a national level differently than it did at the local and state level in Alaska. This is no different then questions about Obama voting present while he was in the Illinois state senate. Good work.
Mr. L
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