Sarah Palin resigns
July 5, 2009 by LD Jackson · 12 Comments
I was asked a question by my brother last night. He was wondering why I had not posted an article concerning the announcement by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin that she would be resigning her office at the end of the month. My response to him was that there was so much speculation about her motives [...]
Sarah Palin vs. David Letterman
June 12, 2009 by LD Jackson · 6 Comments
There has been quite an uproar over some of the comments Letterman made on his show recently about Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin and her family. While I do not necessarily agree Governor Palin would be the best choice for the Republicans to field as a presidential candidate in 2012, I happen to like the Governor [...]
Why the Republican party was rejected on November 4th
November 6, 2008 by LD Jackson · 3 Comments
Now that Barack Obama has been elected as our country’s first African American President, we have a little time to reflect on how this massive change in our country has came about. You see, Obama didn’t do this alone. He managed to excite a lot of new and experienced voters at the same time and [...]
Should Sarah Palin go rogue?
October 26, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
CNN is reporting that tensions are growing between Sarah Palin and some of John McCain’s top aides. So much so that they are spilling over into the public workings of the campaign. According to CNN, Governor Palin is getting very frustrated at how she feels the campaign is being mismanaged. Actually, I can imagine how [...]
Alaskan legislative report on Sarah Palin
October 10, 2008 by LD Jackson · 32 Comments
Well, the moment we have all been waiting for is here and the Alaska State Legislature has released it’s report on the investigation into Governor Sarah Palin’s firing of Walt Monegan. I haven’t read the entire 263 page report, but what I have read seems to contain an abundance of legal jargon that most of [...]
The House of Represenatives passes a sham of an energy bill
September 18, 2008 by LD Jackson · 1 Comment
Does Nancy Pelosi think the rest of us are complete idiots? Does she really believe we will be fooled by this sham of a energy bill she has pushed through the House of Represenatives? Surely she doesn’t, but from all indications, she does. Earlier this week, her esteemed body of legislators passed the Comprehensive American [...]
Troopergate and the real reason Walt Monegan was fired
September 16, 2008 by LD Jackson · 22 Comments
Let me ask a hypothetical question about your job and my job. What would happen if you or I went behind the back of the people we work for and actively resisted the direction they wanted to take the company? What would happen if we tried to allocate money for a project that our boss [...]
Is Hollis French directing the Troopergate investigation?
September 15, 2008 by LD Jackson · 6 Comments
As the investigation known as Troopergate gets into full swing with 13 subpoenas being issued by the Alaska State Legislature on September 12, questions are being raised as to who is actually in charge. On Friday, Alaska lawmakers held a hearing concerning the subpoenas and asked independent investigator, Steve Branchflower, why Governor Palin’s former chief [...]
The truth about Sarah Palin and cutting funding for teen mother programs
September 9, 2008 by LD Jackson · Leave a Comment
Sarah Palin is getting a lot of criticism about her pregnant daughter, Bristol, and the way she has cut funding for teen mother programs. One of her detractor’s favorite points is how she supposedly cut funding for Covenant House, an Alaskan program to help house teen mothers who have no other place to go. They [...]
Sarah Palin–Is she worthy of our vote?
September 8, 2008 by LD Jackson · 23 Comments
It would take someone blind or deaf or completely unconcerned about American politics to be unaware of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her impact on the race for President. When John McCain announced she would be his running mate, the conservative wing of the Republican Party was ecstatic with joy. Finally, someone who not only [...]
