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Palin's 'energy expertise'

Posted on September 05, 2008

By David RobertsAlaska is basically a petrostate -- to the extent oil prices rise, it benefits. Thus politicians in Alaska develop a very sophisticated ability to encourage Alaskan energy exploration and to use the resulting revenue to garner support among their constituents. It's difficult to see how that sort of expertise is going to translate to the national or international stage. Or rather: What Matt said. ...

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