This is a lovely resume put together by TheConservativeMind and posted by IsraPundit Ted Belman.
As our friend Dr. Fay at SarahPalinInformationBlog points out, it contains some little-known details about Sister Sarah’s foreign policy experience.
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6. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Chairman 2003-2004
7. Going Rogue
While on the commission she discovered one of her fellow Republicans on the commission was personally profiting from his position. She first tried to deal with it directly as she was bound by the rules not to disclose information she learned as chairman while part of the commission. When talk failed she resigned the prestigious and high paying position in order to legally be able to go public. Going against her party and against advice she went public with her accusations resulting in commissioner Randy Reudrich being found guilty and fined the biggest civil fine in Alaskan history
8. 2006, First Woman and Youngest Governor in Alaskan History
9. A Run To Remember
• Ran and won a primary against the setting Governor of her own party and against the advice of the Alaskan Republican Party
• Won a series of three way debates handily
• Won the Governorship with 48.33 % of the vote in a three way race and took control of the second most powerful Governorship in the country
• Decides to live in her own home and drive the 45 miles to work rather then force the people of Alaska to pay for a chef and servants for her and her family
10. House Cleaning 101
• Put previous governor’s jet on EBay (eventually sold by a broker when bids did not go high enough)
• First bill, a bipartisan ethics bill meant to clean up the legislature
• Vetoed 268 million in pork projects first year
• Put whole budget process on-line
11. A Divisive Political Figure or a Victim of Salacious Political Attacks?
• Sarah has had the highest favorability rating in the country and likely of any governor in history with 93% approval rating in 2007 and still was at 86% after two years in office
• A full 75% of all Democrats approved of her after two years
• She drove through much of her legislative agenda with bipartisan support
12. Busy Busy
• Worked with legislature and signed a ethics reform law that put real penalties for those breaking ethics rules
• Pushed through the AGIA (Alaskan Gas Inducement Act) that laid the foundation for a natural gas pipeline across Alaska and opened up competition to all bidders.
• Creates ACES (Alaskan Clear and Equitable Share Act) and gets it passed. The act replaced an old system [of revenue sharing by oil companies], it gave the state auditing powers and gave the Alaskan royalty collection and distribution much more transparent
• Tells oil Exxon Oil to drill on an unexploited lease or lose lease
• Cut spending and froze hiring and reduced budget by nearly 10%
• Went line by line on bills and vetoed things seen as pork or wasteful (angering legislators but endearing herself to the public)
• Set up the Petroleum Oversight Board to keep honest people honest
• Chaired Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) 2007- 2008
[ • Also, settled the Exxon/Valdes oil spill compensation deal]
13. International Experience While Governor
A question that came up often during campaign, funny the press never asked about Obama’s experience. Maybe it was because he didn’t have any! Palin trumped Obama in her economic, energy, executive and international experience
• Worked with the government of Yukon to renew the Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Relations Accord to address joint concerns on the environment, tourism and trade among other things (Met with President of Iceland and made quite an impression on him)
• Hosted, spoke at and worked with many world leaders at the Arctic Energy Summit, part of the discussions included a proposed Bering strait rail tunnel she supported
• Met trade delegates and diplomats from around the world. (more on that from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition can be had here)
• Dealt with cross border issues with Canada
14. Vice Presidential Nominee
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