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Sarah Palin
Sep 2, 2008 | 1:40 PM
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I found this over on Rightnation.us

Sarah Palin is governor of a state which may not have a large population (it's just a bit less than Joe Biden's Delaware), but it's an energy state with resources which are critical to the nation's economy and security. Sarah Palin is CEO of a state which has the 5th largest Gross Domestic State Product (GDSP) of all "57" U.S. states. She presides over 15,000 employees and an annual budget of $16.2 Billion, from which she saved her taxpayers $231 million through use of the line item veto. When she became governor, Alaska was facing hundreds of millions of dollars in budget deficits. In just two years time, she turned that into a $7.2 Billion surplus.

Gov. Palin has direct appointment authority over 122 state boards and commissions in her state. Before being elected governor, she served on one of those boards, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which she chaired while also serving as Ethics Supervisor. She also served on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

She has many achievements as Alaska's governor, the most important of which was pushing a bill through her legislature to authorize a natural gas pipeline which will supply the lower 48 states with trillions of cubic feet of badly needed natgas, and she signed it into law. This is something no other public figure in Alaska or indeed, the entire United States, has been able to accomplish in 30 years of trying.

She is Commander of Alaska's National Guard, which includes shared command of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion. It is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. Unlike other Guard units, the 49th is on permanent active duty. As governor, Palin is also the commander of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans. Given the startegic importance of the 49th, Gov. Palin has been given military and intelligence briefings. Considering Alaska's proximity to Russia, this is very important.

Obama running his campaign (with the critical assistance of his campaign manager, communications director, policy advisors, and others) pales in comparison to Governor Palin's real executive admistrative experience.

 

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KittyKatz read my blog view my photos
Sep 2, 2008 | 6:46 PM

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Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It's on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's.

She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans.

Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country's defense. Given Alaska's proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don't even know about.

According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.

She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is.
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