Anne Kilkenny's letter on Palin has hit The Nation

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The letter about her insider view of Palin is now featured in the Opinion section of The Nation and is featured on Yahoo! news. Here's the link from Yahoo!, let's rate it up.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080904/cm_thenation/45354444_1">The Word from Wasilla

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1. And don't forget to Buzz it too

The more attention to that link, the prominent it will appear on Yahoo!, the more people who will read it. Kick it!

[MISSDem]

2. She is scary. Especially because the Republicans

absolutely love her.

[trueblue2007]

3. SARAH IS A SPENDTHRIFT. Sarah is a Spendthrift!!!!

Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a "fiscal conservative." During her 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation (1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they benefited residents.

The huge increases in tax revenues during her mayoral administration weren't enough to fund everything on her wish list though, borrowed money was needed, too. She inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22 million. What did Mayor Palin encourage the voters to borrow money for? Was it the infrastructure that she said she supported? The sewage treatment plant that the city lacked? or a new library? No. $1m for a park. $15m-plus for construction of a multi-use sports complex which she rushed through to build on a piece of property that the City didn't even have clear title to, that was still in litigation 7 yrs later -- to the delight of the lawyers involved! The sports complex itself is a nice addition to the community but a huge money pit, not the profit-generator she claimed it would be. She also supported bonds for $5.5m for road projects that could have been done in 5-7 yrs without any borrowing.

While Mayor, City Hall was extensively remodeled and her office redecorated more than once.

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11. Don't forget she scored $27 million for the town as well.

So, um, she ran up a $49 million tab? Holy shit batman!

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12. Gotta wonder where the money went, eh? n/t

[trueblue2007]

4. Kick and recommend. Recommend the Yahoo article too.

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5. K&R

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6. Makes ya wonder if she's ever done any REAL work in her life

She hired an administrator to do her work in Wasilla - at additional cost to the taxpayers - and took all the credit. And oh, she fired him on her way out.

[kysrsoze]

7. kicked!

[NotThisTime]

8. Don't forget to Buzz the story!

[Martin Eden]

9. K&R ... this one needs to be circulated! n/t

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10. Kick!

Keep up the good work people!