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Gov. Sarah Palin: On The Issues
New Alaska Governor Is Strong Conservative

POSTED: 10:40 am EDT August 29, 2008
UPDATED: 10:53 am EDT August 29, 2008


With the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain has extended an olive branch to the far right wing of his party.

The 44-year-old mother of five, who has only been governor for two years, has a conservative track record on both social and fiscal issues.

Below is a list of her stance on several important issues.

Abortion: Palin is outspokenly pro-life.

Marriage: Palin opposes same-sex marriage and stated on her campaign web site that she believes “marriage should only be between a man and a woman.â€

Originally Posted by zeezil

You would think she would be too busy taking care of that little baby.

I never heard of her. I searched and cant find anything on her concerning immigration.

She must have a position on amnesty. If she's against it, I think she makes a great choice considering her views on other issues.

Palin is GOP's beacon

By Dimitri Vassilaros
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, July 16, 2007

Sarah Palin can teach Republicans how to be Republicans. It's a simple lesson. But it won't be easy for anyone who thinks being pragmatic and principled are mutually exclusive. Mrs. Palin, 43, is the governor of Alaska and the brightest light in the land of the midnight sun.

While rasing four kids with her husband, Palin has reduced taxes, embraced the state Constitution, publicly complained about powerful fellow Republicans she thought unethical, encouraged companies to compete for state contracts -- and has not ruled out running for president.

She relishes moose burgers because "they taste better than beef with no chemicals, steroids or hormones." She adopted the Pittsburgh Steelers because of the team's success in the 1970s and because there are no major professional teams in her state.

As a teenage flautist trying to win a scholarship, she was second runner-up in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant. Looking back, she now thinks she was livestock in a swimsuit being eyed by the male judges. "Degrading" she calls it now.

Talk with her for awhile, as I did last Wednesday, and try to count the number of references to her state Constitution. During that phone call, she cited it more than 12 times -- not once gratuitously.
"It's my bible in governing," Palin says. "I try to keep it so simple by reading the thing and believing in it and living it. It's providential. Some of the crafters of the Constitution are still alive. They're my mentors, my advisers. I get to meet with these folks and ask, 'What did you mean by this?' And it makes so much sense."

Palin does not favor same-sex marriage. However, she vetoed a bill prohibiting official gay unions because the judiciary had ruled that banning it was unconstitutional. "I wasn't going to disobey what the courts said we could and couldn't do." When she swore to uphold the law, she meant it.

Ask her to articulate her conservative principles and you'll hear, "Fiscally speaking, the private sector can do a better job than government can do." She also believes in man. "Also just trusting individuals to make wise decisions for themselves and families. I have a lot of trust in individuals. I don't trust government nearly as much."

Gov. Palin vetoed about a third or more of the capital budget, she says. "It's not an open, transparent process at all. The way (the Legislature) works, the administration doesn't even know what's in it until the gavel falls. It's handed to the governor without public process and public debate. It's a nonsensical way of budgeting."

Many of the vetoed items were earmarks by her fellow Republicans. Little wonder she and her party are estranged political bedfellows. "There's absolutely no communication between the state administration and the Republican Party," she says. "No communication, no calling for advice either way."

Some would look at that as the price she has to pay for being a GOP maverick. That is, someone who talks the talk and walks the walk. "I look at it as the way it's supposed to be."

Palin recently signed a bill vastly improving Alaska's ethics and disclosure laws. Now it's a crime for public servants not to report bribery they know about.

Ask her five or six different times if she will run for president and hear nervous giggles and self-deprecating humor. But you won't hear "No."
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... 17252.html

VIDEO: Perspective on Sarah Palin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXfiOSCf ... in_sti.php

She could be a heart beat from being the President! Do we know for sure her stand on ILLEGALS???????

Just trying to win Hillary votes...

Palin has a lot in common with Barry in that they both have thin resumes and their positions on the major issues are hard to pin down. They're big fans of wiggle room...I did some research on her (primarily regarding illegal immigration) several months ago and ended up having more questions than answers.

I probably would have voted for Captain McAmnesty if he picked Romney (who I voted for on Super Tuesday) and just hope that McAmnesty drops dead on inauguration day, but now my (protest) vote will definitely go to Alan Keyes. McAmnesty made a calculated political decision and figured he'd pick up ten Hillary voters for every conservative like me that he'd lose. A large number of Hillary voters supported her because she has a vagina so it's probably a smart move.

Now I'm almost rooting for Barry so the GOP realizes that it can no longer take its (conservative) base for granted. We had to deal with Carter to get Reagan so maybe if Barry wins, the GOP will nominate a real conservative in 2012...

Originally Posted by Gogo

Originally Posted by zeezil

Ok who would be rather look at: The above or

Not fair, Palin's face hasn't been under the knife many times as has Nancy's!!!