By KEVIN SCHOLLA
President-elect Donald Trump has begun assembling his cabinet posthaste after a smashing victory. His choices are sending shockwaves throughout the political swamp and beyond.
From Elon Musk to Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s picks have been just the right people for the job and, as Democrat Sen. John Fetterman put it, “God-tier kind of trolling.” However, there is one glaring omission from Team Trump 2.0.
When Trump first announced his outsider bid for the White House, he was met with skepticism. Conservatives, in particular, questioned his intentions, positions, and chances. He was looked at as a sideshow at best and, at worst, someone who would peel away support from Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Enter the Mama Grizzly.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin helped put Cruz over the top in his initial U.S. Senate race in Texas when she endorsed the little-known Tea Partier in 2012. Because of that relationship, many expected Palin to back Cruz for president in 2016. Instead, the only GOP woman to ever appear on a national ticket went rogue and stumped for Trump. While Palin’s bold move was met with some resistance in the GOP, those who could think outside of the box gave Palin’s nod to Trump some deep thought. Most conservatives concluded that if Palin says Trump is OK, maybe Trump is indeed OK. Other endorsements would follow. The rest is history. He steamrolled through the 2016 primaries and then toppled Hillary Clinton to win the presidency in one of the most shocking political results in history. Trump, an outsider, beat a bunch of D.C. insiders, thanks largely in part to Palin, the ultimate outsider.
Trump did not, however, include Palin in his first cabinet and team of ambassadors afterward. Curious, to say the least, considering Trump spoke very highly of Palin while he was campaigning. During an interview on The Palin Update on Mama Grizzly Radio, he even addressed the idea of having Palin in his administration directly.
“One of the reasons I have such respect for Sarah–first of all, she is a great person,” Trump said. “One of the things I admire so much about her is that she took so much nonsense, lies and disgusting lies–she handles it so well. She’s tough, and smart and a great woman.”
Trump said he’d pick Palin’s brain and perhaps consider her for an official position in his administration. “I’d love that,” he said. “She really is somebody that knows what’s happening.”
Though Palin was never brought on board, her support and love for Trump did not waver. Unlike the rest who have been on-again, off-again Trump backers, Palin has never backed down. She has been a steadfast ally through it all.
When she ran for Congress in 2022, Trump backed her and spoke on her behalf at a rally in Anchorage, Alaska. The compliments toward each other continued to flow. There has been zero public animosity between these two. Yet Palin is still shut out.
Shunning Palin is nothing new. Not unlike Trump, many have a hard time sharing a stage with her. Just like Trump, Palin is honest and keeps her promises. That isn’t always appreciated, especially when it comes to the establishment types. Palin and Trump are wildly popular. They both get things done. They both serve for the right reasons. Palin is authentic, so she frightens the weak. Certainly, she doesn’t frighten an alpha like Donald Trump, right?
Republican beta boys like Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and the rest of them have not only been anti-Trump over the years, they’ve also been anti-Palin. That’s about as good an endorsement as you can get. So, why isn’t Palin getting that call from Trump?
The first Trump presidency was a good one. Heck, we could even afford groceries back then. There were no new wars, gas prices were low, and girls played sports against other girls. The one major negative of the Trump years, however, was the association with slimy politicians like Mike Pence and John Bolton. But those days are gone now.
The reasons for bringing in Sarah Palin are numerous. Her talents and background are vast and versatile. Energy Secretary and Secretary of Interior seemed like perfect fits. Those two positions, however, have already been offered to Chris Wright and Doug Burgum, respectively. Disappointing. Yet, Palin could still be given something, right? Ambassador to Canada or another country would be in her wheelhouse. A Palin comeback story would complete Trump’s comeback story.
So, why should Trump tab Palin for a position? Here’s a breakdown:
Sarah Palin is capable: Palin’s successes have truly been remarkable. She has shined as a governor, a mayor, a councilor, a chairwoman, a TV host, a mother, and a grandmother. Trump’s agenda is strengthened with a strong woman like Sarah Palin in the mix.
Sarah Palin is the ultimate patriot: She loves our country. She understands that America is exceptional because of liberty. She respects our flag and our founders. She is a constitutionalist. Trump can rest easy knowing a patriot like Palin would always make decisions with the country’s best interests in mind.
Sarah Palin is loyal: She has never, ever wavered. When Palin is in your corner, you have the best behind you. Whether it’s personal relationships or political partnerships, Palin can always be counted on. After years of fighting off turncoats and phonies, Trump could use a real one like Palin in his proverbial foxhole.
Trump said he would: It doesn’t get more basic than this. Trump won this past election largely because he is a man of his word. Promises made, promises kept. Trump has continuously kept his word unapologetically. Trump said he would love to have Palin alongside him. Just do it.
It’s in the interest of the country: People feeling a sense of relief and happiness right now are in that state of mind because they genuinely believe that Trump will do what is right for them, the God-fearing, law-abiding Americans. Palin would only enhance that endeavor.
They share a kinship: No two people in the history of U.S. politics have been mercilessly, relentlessly, and viciously attacked like Trump and Palin. Trump knows that he was done wrong by so many. He stayed the course and returned to prominence. Now, he can have a hand in getting Palin vindicated for all she and her family have endured.
Woke heads would explode: This isn’t why you make an appointment or a decision. Clearly, a president must select the right people for the right jobs. This is the best of both worlds. Palin is the perfect person for America. That’s the cake. The fact that the ladies of The View and their ilk would go bananas over any sort of Palin appointment is the very, very sweet icing on top.
Most of Trump’s appointments and picks thus far offer reason for optimism. But none are Palin, who was MAGA before it was cool.
Trump and Palin are the two most trustworthy and honest politicians of our generation. They are more powerful together. It’s MAGA time. Make Alaska’s Grizzly Ambassador. Or something, at least.
Kevin Scholla is an accomplished writer, announcer, host, and coach. He has been featured on CBS, ABC, Breitbart News, The Hockey Writers, and numerous other outlets. Follow him on X at @kevinscholla.
DOA. The same rhinos who were a hard no against Gaetz would go against her.
Agreed. Plus Sara is a quitter. She’s Alaska’s Kardashian.
Plus she gave us Peltola and lacks education and knowledge of today’s times and issues.
it begs the question ” does this kevin Scholla even have a clue about her personal or public history?” Is this a very very well concealed satire?😂
HUGE negative on that idea. Sarah Palin is a self-centered, megalomaniac with few creds to offer. A quitter, a spoiler, a publicity hound, a rather dumb woman. She would be a big liability for Trump, not an asset. And yes, she is an *SS.
Scholla must be another idiot who is wowed by the fantasy. I must agree with ChrissyB – something happened to Sarah during or after her VP campaign that turned her into a diva and blithering idiot. Her performance in the candidate forum at the 2022 AKGOP convention showed her to be an airhead. Definitely NOT material for any post more important than the proverbial dogcatcher. I used to respect her – no more – her ego gave us Rep. Mary Peltola
Been saying that since she turned her back on so many that supported her for Gov.!
Plus she failed to do her homework on McCain … her ambition left AK w/no governor … she threw us away while she was scrambling to climb up;… she’s open to game hunting from airplanes … that should give any level head consertave an idea how much she wants to sit next to big money. She’s for sale! She’s a beautiful over-anxious ladder climber who has used her looks to avoid deep thinking. God help us if she gets back in the political groove!
The word to use is prostitute…
Ohh hell no.
Perfect. Yep. She is poison.
Nah..We’re good up here..she showed her true colors when she split the GOP vote and allowed PelTOOLa to win..
AND endorsed Peltola in 2024 against Begich!
Not just no…but 100% NO!
She handed a winnable race to Peltola. Her time has long passed…go away Palin.
I am a devoted Begich supporter. However, I must admit Palin got more votes than Begich in 2020… making it his technical obligation to concede to her. That said, its also true Palin would have never beaten Peltola. I spoke to many conservatives voters who would never vote for Palin under any circumstances. Her negatives are too high. Her case is similar to Gaetz. Even though he would be a wonderful AG to clean house, he would never get approved by the establishment RINOs.
Wayne, I was one of those voters. Ranked choice gave me Begich all the way, Never Palin at third, and by default 2nd to Peltola (hold my nose and hope for the best). In the end, I admit it was me and others like me who put Peltola in office. But I take solace that it lasted for only a couple years, during which she was completely ineffective and influencing anything. Now that Begich had the courage to rise up to challenge again, we ended up with a deserving Representative. I predict he’ll be there a long time.
Only if he produces.
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oh dear god NO!!!
Cringe! God help us!
RFK needs a person experienced in plastic surgery and silly memes to help with the Surgeon Generals office
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Frank, Biden already did that, recall Rachel Levine?
I don’t think so.
Lmao. I couldn’t believe this when I saw it. Thought it was a joke.
Me too Greg.
We have enough drama up north. She’s burnt too many bridges.
But that said. Hell no
Twice in one day. Amazing.
Lol. I just don’t like Trump changing his stance on abortion just to get votes. I really don’t want to pay more for things because he tariffs China and Mexico goods and food. I don’t like his trashy mouth. I don’t think he was a particularly payment. Good businessman, since he filed bankruptcy a couple of times. He hasn’t been a very good husband with multiple failed marriages. He’s a liar and a cheater and possibly a felon, depending on who you ask. Hello, he has some lawsuits about sexual stuff. It’s not that i’m deranged about the man I just I don’t refuse to sell my morals. That might be old school thinking, but it’s something that I live by. Other than that, I think we have a lot in common.
That’s an awful lot of words to admit you suffer from TDS.
Seek help.
No, I’m good. You act like all the things I mentioned is a good thing.
Yeah, you do have TDS in a bad way, seek medical attention soon!
I’m good. He puts in all these selections, looses one
In jeopardy of 3 more. What’s wrong with him?
Trump is also open to repealing the Income Tax (among other labor related taxes: think it thru … what little the tariffs would raise commodity prices you will more than save in either No Income Tax or next best a Flat Tax.
You go girl!! I bet you thought Kommiela was going to win didn’t you.
No.
How about Hell No!!! Are you kidding me? Sarah needs to just go away forever. Not to mention shes a quitter. Useless…
She’s long past her Alaska expiration date. Anything she would be nominated for would turn into the leftist cause of the year. And if she ended up being confirmed, the finger pointing and name calling and ridicule from the left would be unending.
They are already, and always will be our enemies. That’s not going to change by not nominating her for a position in the administration.
Sarah would be great for a position in the Trump administration, she’ll have his back. To all the haters out there, she is no quitter and her word means something. I’ve been a strong supporter of hers since the day she knocked on my door and explained her policies while campaigning for Wasilla’s mayor.
I mean, if you don’t count quitting the governorship. I guess she didn’t quit in 2022 and basically endorsed Peltola, so there is that, too. Don’t forget Troopergate, she didn’t quit on that, either. She hasn’t quit the drugs, so that’s a sign of her sticking to things (neighbor testimony) . Fortunately for Todd, she didn’t quit the marriage – oh wait.
omg … someone w/a great memory & a sense of humor … great combo!
She’s a mile wide and an inch deep.
A door knock, a captivating smile, some ingratiating words, and **bam** folks become fans.
Until they get to really know her.
….(spoken from experience)
You forgot the push up bra.
I seem to recall that she endorsed Bill Walker for governor, and threw Sean Parnell under the bus. We are still hurting from the Walker period, as well as from the other dumb things Palin did as governor. I don’t trust her.
I like Sean. I gave him a ride once.
Her family would make a “perfect” Alaskan episode of the Jerry Springer show if Jerry was still with us making trailer trash great again.
Her actions speak volumes when it comes to destroying others around her.
Sadly her children have suffered from witnessing her path of destruction.
Sarah displayed her true colors at a birthday party in Anchorage where APD was called in to squelch a very physical fight with assault charges being dismissed “because they were the Palin’s” after showing up intoxicated in a Hummer limousine. It was a true “Jerry Springer” fight.
Read Palingate. It gets better
Sarah “Tax oil companies out of business” Palin? That populist idiot?
If your goal is to get liberal heads to explode, then sure I guess. If your goal is to get things done, then, uh, no. Just…no.
I am not a fan of the idea at all. I don’t dislike Palin and find her to be warm, smart and lovely but I am not really seeing anything extremely remarkable except an uncanny ability to recognize opportunity and to parlay that to her benefit.
The hearing would be as cringe worthy as watching an episode of the Office or a press interview with Kamala.
An excellent idea !!! She would be a great MAGA Voice !!!
A strong No on Sarah.
Absolutely NOOOO!
No way, she has never done anything for Alaska or Alaskans
I’m sorry, but at several points while reading your article I had to ask myself “did he forget his medication today or does he need his scrip adjusted?”
Palin is absolutely devoid of morals and ethics beyond her own self-interests and benefits. Zero.
Have you ever, and I mean ever, met her at an event that wasn’t scripted for public viewing? Ever?
I wonder how your opinion may change if you’d ever had a discussion with Walt Monegan or Todd.
Sorry dude, her only benefit would be as a loci for the leftist press, they could focus on her shenanigans while real public servants could do the work of serving America.
Plus, maybe, go get your blood sugar and scrips re-evaluated. Seriously.
Ambassador to Russia perhaps? 🤣
Other than seeing Russia from her house, Palin could not provide any constructive input into the Ambassador role.
She’s never wavered ? How long has the writer been paying attention ffs
Walked away from being a governor for tv shows, hockey player boyfriends etc
From the valley watching her for a long time ascend to the governorship – at the Alaska Miners Convention after being elected strutting around with a shrink wrap red dress and high heels with a pack of hounds following her around I knew Alaska was in for a rough ride
What Trump is trying , hopefully ,to accomplish in his last term is to fundamentally change America ( at least back to what it was before the imposter from Chicago was installed )
Absolute last person he needs is Sarah as anyone with a brain paying attention can attest to
Fully agree. The Interior would have been a good fit. Hope he finds place for her. He still needs all the help from pit bulls he can get!
Dumb as a brick and twice as bitter (and a serial quitter). Hard pass on Sarah.
Can anyone explain to me why, after beating him each and every time she went up against him, Sarah refused to concede to Begich? TIA …
No. Just no.
Palin is Republican cancer and I sincerely hope she is finished with politics. As a staunch conservative, I hope that this populist, corrupt piece of Valley Trash stays away!
Agreed Nota SP should just go away. Just sayin’
Maybe if she dyed her hair blond……
man o man SP is a cringe-worthy lady. Remember back in the day I signed an online petition protesting that the Guv was trying to get her ex-bro in-law fired due to a divorce c/ her sister. For a while knowing her vindictive nature thought she’d come after my gov’t job as that was her style. If Trump goes for Palin dollars to donuts he will live to regret it.
You’re kidding, right? You’re not from Alaska, are you? Your infatuation shows. She levied the highest taxes on oil (ACES) and drove companies out of the state. Put her ego before commonsense when she ran at the last minute for Congress, splitting the GOP ticket and handing it to Peltola, who she practically endorsed. She even indicated that she voted for Peltola second in the ranked choice. She is a friend to the Democrats. She is an enemy to Alaska.
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You made all the points necessary.
Check out performance – actions speak louder than words.
People down south need to do their research.
Majority in Alaska give her political performance – Grade: F
No Palin 🙅♂️🙅♀️🙅
OH, HELL NO!!!
Leave her the hell out into the void of non-existence!!!
She deserves her life within the never existing public life of which she shall never perform again. Ever. Ever. And ever again.
May her name never be spoken again within a public utterance, as it should be.
There are not enough nays to fully intone the full nays of negative associations of nays to accurately describe the nays deserved for her.
I wish each and every individual that supports her a curse. May the fleas of a thousand camels rest within your armpits, for that is what you have earned!
OK, and with that, I disagree with you, as well.
Heh, heh heh….
Kevin Scholla … ??? Who in the hell is this guy?
I met Sarah when she came to Tok when campaigning for Gov … she was then kind of unknown and everyone thought she was genuine. But my thoughts of her turned sour when she quit as Governor. Since then, I have had serious misgivings of ever giving her the benefit of the doubt. But my question remains … who is this Kevin Scholla? I think he wants something, huh?
I have to believe sd puts these ridiculous thoughts up for a good healthy reason, as in comments. The idea of SP being in the federal government at any level is unlikely. ANY Alaskan who’s been paying attention to her career knows better.
It brings up conversation. That’s the goal isn’t it?
Sarah ran an awful campaign. Did not connect with communities. I think she thought she’d skate through. She is done.
She was brought in strictly as a spoiler for Nick last time she ran for an office.
Oops! I just squirted milk out the nose of my giant pink bear suit!
I think Trump is wising up to Alaska politics. So far he initially backed losers and finally backed Begich. Someone was feeding him false info on the Alaska candidates. Glad he did not pick Dunleavy for anything as he has not done much for Alaska. He is definitely not a Trump like fighter. He kind of goes with the flavor of the day that will save his butt from being recalled. I think Sarah is a mislead person on how to be a true conservative. At best she is a prolife, bluedog democrat. My opinion.
Same comments as above. She quit the governorship of Alaska and split the 2022 ticket for Mary Peltola. She is just Like Lisa Murkowski a RINO.
What position could she possibly fill in this new administration?
Is there such thing as a Hockey Ambassador, that might be a good fit?
Yea…. We know Sarah.
When the going gets tough…. well, You know the rest
Sarah would be better afforded to service all the young hockey studs looking for an older, experienced siren. She doesn’t fit with the conservatives anymore. Please…..please …
NO.
Good comment, Todd.
Jeff, my thoughts exactly about Mr. Accomplished Hockey Writer from Somewhere Outside. Scholla appears to either know nothing about, or else not care, that Palin championed ACES that drove oil & gas investment out of the State. Fortunately we got that reversed. On yea, she also resigned as Governor. We who live here know about her record Mr. Scholla, so we’re not buying your snake oil. Here’s hoping President Trump doesn’t either, despite his past praise.
Sarah Palin is far more popular in the lower 48, people who don’t know her history, than she is here. She is a cult figure in some places in AZ.
Burned her bridges in AZ too.
Anecdotally. We’ve traveled around AZ quite a bit in the last few years and when people find out where we’re from quite often their response includes some Sarah Palin comment. They, I think only know about her McCain VP choice and her looks and the “lipstick” anecdote. She is THEIR link to Alaska.
Nope.
Sarah quit on Alaska when she was our Governor. No other Governor has gone AWOL.
To add insult to injury, Sarah drifted back into Alaska in 2022 looking for a cheap encore with Alaskan Senator Jerry Ward from the Bill Allen 2007 Federal trials.
After she could not cut the 2022 campaign mustard, Sarah endorsed Democrat Mary Peltola.
Trump surely noticed her horrid grifter pattern by November 2022.
Should have saved this and run next April. On the first.
Best for now to put her on subsequent list.
So the MRAK run-up-the-flagpole definitely shows the wind blowing strongly against her. Finally something at MRAK I can agree with.
Great, Whidbey. Now, send Suzanne a nice donation so you can agree with MRAK again.
I’ll contribute by wit, commentary, and admonishments. Certainly, that should suffice since it helps keep MRAK readers engaged, and spun up.
We all have a role to play.
Doggie, logorrhea delivered in a pedantic prose hardly qualifies as ” Wit”.
But with that pot pipe in your mouth I’m sure you see yourself as a modern day Seneca.
A legend in your own THC clouded mind!
Huge LOL…..
Hiring Palin would be a yuge mistake.
She is far too lazy to actually DO a job, she just wants the headlines that she GOT the job.
(“Look at me! Look at me!”)
I won’t waste my time reading this drivel. A strong HELL NO!, is all needed said.
As I started reading the article, I wondered where she could serve. I thought Ambassador to Canada before I got to your mention. She would be a perfect PITA to Justin and Chrystia.
Adding her to Trump’s team would only make SNL’s ratings go up a little and do nothing for Trump.
Trump should put her on, to de-flea his dogs
in the basement with her mouth taped shut.
Palin was a disaster as a governor
She is an embarrassment when she speaks about most anything in
Her mega ego put Alaska at risk the last two years with Peltola in congress.
Hopefully she’ll just fade off into the Arizona sunset
No, thank you.
NO! Just leave her out no one needs her anymore.
No. It’s NOT.
I doubt it took Trump long to figure out what a zero Palin is. Also, lest anyone forget, she threw Ted Stevens under the bus in 2008 which allowed Mark Begich (D) to become Senator. This was the 60th Democrat vote in the Senate, which directly led to the passage of Obamacare. To make matters worse, she endorsed BILL WALKER in 2014, who single-handedly destroyed the PFD.
Sarah is a backstabber and a RINO of the worst degree. Her legacy is OBAMACARE and DESTRUCTION OF THE PFD. There is no place for her in the Trump administration.
👆👆👆👍 Another good one.
Those are sad facts about her ability to do damage.
🙅♀️🙅♂️🙅 No to Palin
She’s a RINO. Why would you want her.
No. There’s only room for one narcissist in that administration and his name is Donald.
She is trustworthy. She can be trusted to make bad decisions in a singular effort to benefit herself.
So no, that’s not the same as loyal.
Patriot and unwaveringly conservative? Are you kidding me? Again, ask Todd about either of those attributes…or any of her beaus.
She is bad bad news.
It is disturbing to think that a few people could read this article and think that it made any sense. Mr. Scholla can apparently write a bunch of sentences that are support by only a few facts.
The fact is that the person written about in the column has the skill set of a third-grader and has shown no capacity for growth. What could she possibly do? Would it involve reading and writing? Exercising judgment? Making decisions? If those things are required, it ain’t gonna work.
Publishing this piece only proves that MRAK will air a variety of views. That is a good thing. That said, let’s move on.
Please! Palin was the reason we had Peltola for a term. She pulled her votes to Peltola instead of Nick. She is nothing but a glad about and publicity gadfly! Leave her out of politics. She is not serious.
Palin had her 15 minutes of fame. She would be a huge liability for Trump because once she gets a spotlight, it would be all about her and not Trump or his policies. The quitter needs to go away and revel in whatever the hell she is doing now. Bye bye Sarah.
Sarah Palin needs to stay out of Alaska politics and there definitely is no place for her in a Trump administration.
Oh hell no! She was not a conservative and tried to destroy the oil industry. She became a TV darling and a conservative after quitting the governorship.
This lady has done nothing for Alaska. needs to disappear……
Let this sleeping dog lay. Palin couldn’t stand the heat as gov. she simply quit. Who does that? She tried to have her sister’s ex-boyfriend fired from the troopers on a trumped-up charge.. Not a quality person.
Hard NO on Palin – too much drama in her personal life to dredge up for the press and causing a split vote the last time did not endear her to Alaskan voters.
Stir it up SD! The comment section is my favorite part of MRA!This makes for good reading during these dark, cold days and nights in Alaska! Thanks for the entertainment SD…
Where is Sarah? This author thinks she is all about Alaska, yet after she gave the election to Mary, where is she?
During the election then, I kept asking that question on a daily basis on FB “Where is Sarah” Apparently Sarah didn’t like it and said so at a press conference jut prior to making I think her only time at the Fair Grounds, while Nick had been there since day one, not to mention all over the State, while Sarah was with boyfriend in Florida, or campaigning for others in other states, never knocking doors and doing the hard work here!
No, President Trump doesn’t need an AWOL whatever!
Those of you been around awhile remember her first run at wasilla mayor when Stein called her a “spice girl”. I thought it a cheap shot at the time, not so sure now.
She needs to stay in obscurity in her mansion in Scottsdale
Are you kidding?!! Palin caused the republican split for congress two years ago by stepping in at the last minute, plus she had the audacity to demand that Begich step down. I always wonder how much she got paid to split the republican vote? She made lousy decisions and can’t form a coherent sentence when speaking in her frenetic fashion. I often base my decisions on parenting. How did the kids turn out?
Well, at least among MRA commenters, Ms. Palin is done like a turkey carcass five days post Thanksgiving.
Time to quit speculating about the Quitter in Chief and ride on through.
Next.
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Best Geldhof comment ever.
No sara!
NO
NO
NO
She is a brick short of a full load!
ie …..She is FOS.
Many of the commenters here, are criticizing Sarah Palin for quitting the governorship. But I don’t think she did wrong. She turned the governor position over to her very capable Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell. I remember hearing the radio news on July 3, 2009 that she was going to be leaving office in a few weeks. That made me very happy, because I did not agree with some of her policies, and I felt Sean Parnell could do a better job.
She had gained a lot of fame from being selected as the vice-presidential running mate for John McCain. Even though they lost to Barack Obama in 2008, I can imagine that in 2009, she wanted to tour the lower 48 circuit while her fame was still hot. I don’t blame her. I felt she could do more good down there, than up here.
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Governor Frank Murkowski (2002-2006) spent several years negotiating with the oil producers on the North Slope, and came up with a good fiscal agreement where Alaska would have a balanced 20% ownership share in the proposed Gas Pipeline, and the 3 oil companies would co-own the rest.
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But unfortunately, Sarah Palin beat Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary for governor in Aug. 2006, and then got elected in November. She promptly tore up his good gas-line plan and threw it the trash (figuratively speaking). I think she had a visceral dislike for the oil companies. She then went with her AGIA plan (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) and brought in the TransCanada pipeline company. That plan failed miserably, I think, because it was misaligned with the interests of the oil companies. I speculate that TransCanada was not as motivated to minimize construction costs because they could just pass on the increased tariffs to the shippers (the oil companies). So, Alaska lost out on a possible gas-line during the window of opportunity.
Sarah Palin is a nice person. But sadly she is grossly incompetent to occupy any sort of leadership position in the latest Trump administration, as she clearly demonstrated during her brief stint as governor.
I imagine Trump would tell you that in private but won’t so as not to sound mysogenistic.
I really Got to Laugh at all these Palin haters who obviously know absolutely nothing about the political world. She ( Palin) was attacked like Trump was attacked long before Trump was attacked, by all the same propagandist and loonatics in the Democrat party and the establishment Republican Party. Sarah is a big part of why we have Trump now, she was the heart of the tea party movement . And the seeds of our present day Trump America First movement!! Before Sarah, the Republican Party was mostly a bunch of insider back scratching power brokers just like the Democratic Party still is today, Sarah brought attention to all the corruption in both party’s early on,I beleive she will be rewarded heavily someday I’m sure… In my Veiw Sarah is actually to good for what Alaska has become since she left, many Alaskans have not a clue what their talking about politically really, a lot of whining do nothing complainers who need to educate themselves on how politics work! Palin owes Alaska nothing!!
Like the author what’s-his-name, you must not be from around these parts. When she was governor, she abused her power and had the ex-husband of her sister fired from the Alaska State Troopers. It’s all in the record released by the Legislature after an outside investigation.
She also signed into law ACES, which chased oil investment out of the state for years, because she made Alaska look like an unstable place to do business. Her plan was to jack up tax rates when oil prices went up. All of us in the oil field would never know how much to set aside for taxes from year to year. Luckily, voters overthrew her massive tax plan.
As many of us know, Sarah is a deep narcissist. She supported and endorsed fellow narcissist Bill Walker when he ran as an “independent” against Republican Gov. Sean Parnell. She also supported Mary Peltola, a Democrat, for the House.
She is the definition of nasty. Alaska owes her nothing and neither does The Donald. She would pull him down.
Aaaand the No’s have it! Kevin, you have been completely overruled.
One things for sure, Trumps not going to rely on a bunch of bitter, un informed Palin Haters on how he makes his decisions going forward, there’s not a doubt in my mind Trump and his Team are more like Palin then they are like a few Political Arm Chair wanna be experts.. So far, none of what I have seen posted in the comments on this article is consistent with MAGA at all, it’s just been a bunch of lies, exaggerations , and bitter hate filled rants by people who clearly don’t see the big picture in politics, all the same traits that Trump has been fighting for 9 years now. Go educate yourself and find some common sense knowledge, then enter the debate, seriously most people supporting Trump are done with the foolish tabloid Democratic Party tactics, Many commenting on this article sound more like bitter and hate filled liberal Democrats then Logical Conservatives from any Party! Like I said earlier . Go educate your self before you enter the debate!!!
Palin entered her last congressional race with thirty (30) minutes left to file. She then publicly supported her friend, Mary Peltola for the same race. She hasn’t been relevant for at least a decade. It’s long past time for delusional Palin supporters to admit that Sarah is completely washed up and move on.
Says M. John , a true Alaskan Democrat lol. Get over it. Team lost on November 5th!
Mary? Mary, is that you? Sorry you lost to Nick. Tough break, babe.
So this is where she gets the idea that she’s electable. This is the governor who quit half way through her job and then instead of endorsing Sean Parnell, she endorsed Bill Walker – who was endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party. No one loves Sarah Palin more than Sarah herself. She’s the queen of snark. Please – stop feeding her ego with this nonsense. Ugh!
OMG, Get over it , it’s all comes down to pure jealousy in the end , old Sarah owes AK nothing!!!