Sarah Palin and Markets

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This campaign is the most average ever.
Remember, an average is just the center of the extremes.
Like, you know? If you are standing with one foot in a bucket of ice water and the other in a bucket of hot coals--on average you are perfectly comfortable.
On the Dem side we have a young inexperienced candidate for president with an old over experienced candidate for VP balancing the ticket perfectly--on average!
Conversely, on the GOP side we have an old over experienced candidate for president with a young inexperienced candidate for VP balancing the ticket perfectly--on average!
So, the average American voter has a choice between the perfect average on the one hand and the perfect average on the other hand.
This campaign is the most average ever.

HillbillyBill of TN 10:05AM September 01, 2008

This campaign is the most average ever.
Remember, an average is just the center of the extremes.
Like, you know? If you are standing with one foot in a bucket of ice water and the other in a bucket of hot coals--on average you are perfectly comfortable.
On the Dem side we have a young inexperienced candidate for president with an old over experienced candidate for VP balancing the ticket perfectly--on average!
Conversely, on the GOP side we have an old over experienced candidate for president with a young inexperienced candidate for VP balancing the ticket perfectly--on average!
So, the average American voter has a choice between the perfect average on the one hand and the perfect average on the other hand.
This campaign is the most average ever.

HillbillyBill of TN 10:05AM September 01, 2008

"As the former Mayor of Wasilla, she reduced taxes. This again emphasizes the low tax platform of the party. This is a positive for the market."
Are you serious; I heard that as mother she also increased allowances and decreased spending on gum. Good for savings markets but questionable impact on consumer spending.

Dave of OH 11:09AM August 30, 2008

Not saying that I completely agree with receiving the $1200, but please don't say your price of gas is effected by that help. We need to work on other sources of energy as well as stepping up to big oil. As for the bridge to nowhere... this is something that Palin had control over that reduced government spending on nonsense projects in her state. We're cutting firewood, exploring coal bed methane, working on solar, in-stream hydro, and nuclear in my neck of the woods. Try going from $3 something a gallon to an even $7... then maybe I'll pitty your price at the pump.
Palin at least has as much experience as Obama... more on an executive level.

Jason of AK 5:06PM August 29, 2008

I plan to.
The $1,200 is in addition to Permanent Fund Dividend estimated to be $2,000 or so.
My family of five is probably going to get about $16,500. Sounds like a lot but if you've ever tried to keep a house warm when it's 30 below zero and buy lots of heavy, winter clothes and boots for growing children, you'd see it doesn't go that far.
Bye the way, we also pay more at the pump than most places. As of today, regular unleaded is close to $5 per gallon around here. Getting gas to small towns in remote places is expensive.

Kent Korzon of AK 5:02PM August 29, 2008

Yes, Kent, and we down here in the lower 48 paid for that at the gas pump. The Alaska budget revenue is oil, oil, oil.
Please spend your (our) $1200 wisely.

of 4:47PM August 29, 2008

Don't forget that she believes that the people are better at deciding how to spend the budget surplus enjoyed by Alaska than politicians.
Every man, woman, and child in the state is being given $1,200 in the next couple months to spend as they wish.

Kent Korzon of AK 3:56PM August 29, 2008

There is only one "Bridge to Nowhere", a thing which was undoubtedly only ever proposed in the first place to benefit private real estate development on an unnecessary island. John and Sarah cannot manufacture thousands more of these to "kill" from the budget in a pretense that they are budget balancers without the "supply side" (to the budget) of substantial high end taxes.
The Hillary voters switching sides to Sarah for the "market's" benefit?
Could be, but what an irony. Little sheep walking themselves right off a cliff for happy wolves.

of 3:11PM August 29, 2008