Palin on stim package: we will "not sell our birthright for short-term gain."

Huh..first it was her press conference where she said no to the stim money, then her staff said the next day that she didn't REALLY mean to say no, she instead meant she wanted DISCUSSIONS about the $$ and that "taking the money was still on the table"...and now, well now we are back to no??


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When stimulus money runs out in two years, who will pay for the expanded government programs, when Alaska currently has a budget shortfall of over a billion dollars? My administration will not willingly and knowingly dig a hole for Alaskans to fill under this enormous, debt-ridden, Washington spending plan. That's why public discussion on budget increases must happen through open, transparent legislative hearings so everyone is aware of the cost.

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I’m approaching federal funds and mandates with caution, but won’t stand in the way of organizations or communities applying to the feds for funding their own expansions.

Some, enticed with as much Washington money as possible, assume this is free money. It is not. America is $11 trillion in debt. They also may fail to consider the level of federal intrusion. For example, Alaska’s communities would have to adopt building energy codes that compliment the most recent International Codes. These standards should be locally determined, not federally mandated. And, if we take additional unemployment compensation funds, Alaska would have to extend eligibility guidelines. This federal involvement locks us into government dependency for longer periods. Alaskans must read the fine print on these federal mandates, because certain allocations also require state-matching funds.

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My job is to help Alaskans count the cost for the long term, not sell our birthright for short-term gain. Alaskans must acknowledge that if we dig a fiscal hole, it will be filled by our families and businesses. Reliance on Washington is not our only option. We could exercise fiscal responsibility and prudent planning, develop our resources, energize Alaskans, and revitalize our spirit. We are up to the challenge. This is the best lesson we can teach our children.

And while she's concentrating on Jacob and Esau, she seems to have forgotten all about Isaiah. And Micah. And Amos. And Matthew 25. And . . . Well, never mind.

I was trying to think of the story. Something about a bowl of pottage or beans or something for his "birthright" . . .

of the oil market and she can't give out money and she believes in states' rights and local control except when she doesn't fer instance when Terri Schiavo is involved and everyone knows that Terri Schiavo is fine and lucid and talking and laughing and flying around the room, then her repug heroes should step in and write a law to perteck the kryshtians. So there. Doncha know.