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Whitney Pitcher: Will ACES Be Discarded?

“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”

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AK’s Bob and Mark: ACES Wins! … For Today – Devito

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell yesterday abandoned his own effort to destroy ACES in a Special Legislative Session he called for the purpose.

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Governor Palin’s Free Market Populism Bests the Boys’ Crony Capitalism

Instead of giving companies  millions or billions in taxpayer dollars in an attempt to create jobs or giving preferential treatment to favored companies or campaign donors, Governor Palin sought to remove the ties of cronyism and truly create a level playing field where businesses are neither too influential to fail, nor too small to succeed

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Governor Palin Used Her Executive Authority to Make Government Smaller and More Ethical

When rhetoric meets record.

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A Busy Upcoming Oil Exploration Season Proves the Success of ACES

The success of ACES proves America must look north to the future in order to truly win the future.

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Sarah Palin’s Fiscal Conservatism: Raising Revenues While Reforming Spending

AAA.

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Governor Palin’s Consistent Fight against Corruption and Crony Capitalism

It is very rare to find someone who has defied the normal outcomes of political life by taking on corruption, making transparency a cornerstone of his or her agenda, and calling out the crony capitalism and crony corporatism that is so pervasive in today’s politics by actually fighting all of these ills from the inside. However, it seems that Governor Palin is who has indeed done that–both in word and in deed.

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Craig Medred’s Train of Logic Derails Again

Medred laughably claims Governor Palin as a political opportunist, when the truth is Medred is a journalistic opportunist–seizing any opportunity to use the word “Palin” in a story title to drive traffic to his stories.

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The Lingering Influence of Crony Capitalism and Big Oil in Alaskan Politics

Suffice it to say, the CBC is still kickin’ in Alaska politics, perhaps now with some new inductees.

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Even the Alaska Democrat Party Effectively Concedes that Palin Is Responsible for Alaska’s “Current Fiscal Health”

The ACES tax has…provided the state with about $11 billion in savings……Without mentioning the governor who first proposed the ACES tax, Palin, Wielechowski credited it with the state’s current fiscal health.

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Big Government: Dismantling the NYT’s Misrepresentations of Governor Palin’s Record

Despite what the media and Governor Palin’s detractors say, her record has been effective and fiscally sound. It’s ironic that the New York Times’s attempt at journalism in highlighting misrepresentations of Governor Palin’s record comes shortly after they announced that they will be charging for access to their site due to shrinking readership. So, while they generate faux concern for Governor Palin’s fiscal legacy, they should probably be more concerned with their own.

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Even the New York Times Concedes “Some of [Alaska's] Surplus Comes From” Governor Palin’s Oil Tax Reform

The New York Times concedes that “some of [Alaska's $12 billion revenue surplus] comes from” the oil tax reform that Governor Palin implemented in 2007.

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Governor Palin, the Success of the ACES, and the Defeat of Corruption-Part II

When Governor Palin signed ACES into law, she asserted that this legislation would provide stability, spur investment and development, strengthen the economy, and create jobs. By all accounts, Governor Palin’s assertions ring true, and her detractors must eat crow once again.

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Governor Palin, the Success of ACES, and the Defeat of Corruption-Part I

As politicians, oil companies, and the media try to dismantle Governor Palin’s oil tax structure, let us re-visit the success of ACES–Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share.

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A Higher Percentage of Petroleum Industry Executives Believe the Oil Tax Regime Implemented by Governor Palin “Encourages Investment” Than 2/3 of the States Surveyed

Governor Palin faced challenges that no other Governor in the country had to face in terms of constructing a taxation regime that balanced the need to generate an appropriate amount of income from oil taxation to fund state government with the need to incentivize and encourage oil production.  This survey suggests that the tax regime she crafted and implemented has successfully balanced the conflicting interests at play.

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HuffPo Writer Distorts Governor Palin’s Record While Lecturing the Tea Party

Armed with spun facts, lousy sources, and a clear agenda…

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Craig Medred Doubles Down on Stupid

Editor’s note: The following is a collaboration between Whitney, Stacy, and myself. The night before last, Ian linked to this absurd bit of nonsense written by Craig “Scoop” Medred (no need to go to the website and give them the traffic). Medred is a simpleton who, inexplicably, gets paid to write for the left-wing blog, [...]

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BUMPED: Conor Clarke Doubles Down on Ignorance

Apparently, making a fool of himself going after Sarah Palin on economic grounds wasn’t enough for Conor Clarke of The Atlantic, because he’s decided he wants to do it again. This time, Clarke’s target is this exchange between Gov. Palin and Sean Hannity (quoted from his post): Hannity: The price of oil is going up [...]

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