If you want to have fun with your liberal friends, uttter two words:  Sarah Palin.  Liberals become unglued at the mere mention of her name.  During the 2008 presidential campaign, liberals hysterically criticized everything about our undaunted Sarah from her clothing (“$150,000 for a campaign wardrobe!”  “That’s healthcare for 15 or so people!”) to her executive background as governor ( “No experience!” “ Airhead!” “ Bimbo!”)

 Liberals are strangely quiet, however, in the wake of the first Lady’s spending habits – feeding the homeless in $500 sneakers, parading around Moscow holding a $6000 handbag, jetting to New York for “date night.”  And don’t dare question Barack Obama’s  (lack of ) experience (“Racist!”  “Hate speech!”).  Sarah Palin, in reality, has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden combined.  She runs a government!  Obama hasn’t even operated a lemonade stand!  And he’s currently in charge of the auto companies and the banks!  (We’ll save that for another column!)

 As mayor of Wasilla, Palin had a record of reducing property tax levels, increasing municipal services, and attracting new industry to her town.  Serving as the head of the Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, then as governor, Palin had a no-tolerance reputation for political corruption, taking on crooked officials, both Republican and Democrat.  She also managed to obtain state legislature passage for the establishment of a new pipeline to be developed by TransCanada and Exxon Mobil.  Palin raised taxes on oil companies after the previous administration’s regime produced falling revenues in 2007, despite skyrocketing oil prices.  This plan translated to Alaska doubling the tax revenues in 2008.  In addition, she approved gas tax relief for Alaskans, and issued checks to every resident for $1,200 to help ease their fuel-price burden. 

President Obama, are you listening???  As soon as she was elected Alaska  governor (in a landslide victory), our Sarah insisted on getting rid of the $2.5 million Westwind Two business jet for her use.  Although retaining the state-owned Chevy Suburban, she dismissed the driver – since she is more than capable to drive herself around.  She downsized the role of the governor’s chef – from full-time to seasonal, realizing the excessiveness of government spending as well as the unfairness to the Alaska taxpayer.

But now our Sarah is stepping down.  Shouldn’t this make the liberals happy?  No!  Their attacks on her more crazed than ever!  Why?  Let me share with you:  They are frightened of Sarah Palin.  After the manic Democrats launched frivolous ethics complaint after frivolous ethics complaint against her, she is resigning from office in the best interest of the state of Alaska.  Now the left has everything to fear:  Sarah Palin will no longer be safely tucked away in Wasilla.  She is now free to enter the national stage as a major conservative influence.  Let’s face it – for Palin to emerge onto the national scene, she needs to function from the lower 48.  She cannot run the show from Alaska.  What are her plans?  So much speculation is out there!  Only Sarah Palin knows for sure. 

 Run, liberals, run!