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DemonKia -> RE: Palin/Opra: Strange Political Bedfellows (10/26/2009 12:15:50 AM)
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FR, after read thru
Ah, the continuing spectacle of Ms. Palin, yes . . . . .
One might note that her ability to craft policy & legislation probably matches her rhetorical skills:
Alaskans Await Progress on Palin Pipeline Plan
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: October 25, 2009
"...When a pipeline might be built remains a giant question for Alaskans who need the project to support a vulnerable economy and for the Lower 48 states that need the gas, and a petroleum economist who spent more than 25 years in the Alaska Department of Revenue says it may never happen under Palin's plan.
The former governor's proposal used faulty accounting to reach the flawed conclusion that a pipeline owned by a third-party would be more profitable than one owned by major gas producers, who must be on board for any project to be successful, wrote Roger Marks, in his paper, ''Why America May Not See Alaska Natural Gas Soon,'' published last month in the Journal of Economic Issues.
Palin's alternative, Marks said, discourages their participation and may even stand in the way of a more financially viable project.
''The prospects for success in getting a pipeline constructed appear doubtful,'' he wrote.
Palin's replacement, Gov. Sean Parnell, remains committed to her plan however. Marks' former boss, Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin, says Marks' perspective was thoroughly analyzed and ''found to be without merit.''
The issue is confusing to the public and even to state legislators who immersed themselves in pipeline details when they passed Palin's plan in 2007...."
& as for the hypothetical inevitable conservative silent majority who're gonna put Palin, or any Republican, in office in 2012, yeah, um, this was kinda fascinating:
Why Republican Leaders will have Trouble Speaking to the Rest of America
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