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Midnight Writer

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11. Her Trans-Canada pipeline through Alaska was her biggest debacle

Reply to Ramses (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 03:53 AM

Feb 2015

As Alaska Governor, she pushed through 500 million in taxpayer funds for Trans-Canada (of Keystone XL) to build a pipeline through Alaska to the Pacific coast. Trans-Canada then abandoned the pipeline when their Board of Directors decided it was not worth the expense. Palin and the Alaska taxpayers were left holding the bag, and her political popularity sank to zero.

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Sarah Palin: Dying caribou have to ‘take one for the team’ so we can expand oil pipelines [View all] Ramses Feb 2015 OP

Duchess of Dumbassville Ramses Feb 2015 #1

What message will she leave for her grandchildren's grandchildren? lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #2

Her grandchildren's grandchildren Turbineguy Feb 2015 #6

Wouldn't it be nice if she took one for the team... one_voice Feb 2015 #3

caribou aren't part of the human 'team,' sarah ND-Dem Feb 2015 #4

Nature has to TOFT Turbineguy Feb 2015 #5

Palin has crossed so far into self parody that Tina Fey can only sit back in stunned disbelief. pa28 Feb 2015 #7

I could totally picture her holding giant sacks of money with an Exxon logo on it. Initech Feb 2015 #8

"Energy is my baby"...enough with giving your kids crazy names! Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #9

Caribou Death Barbie Blue Owl Feb 2015 #10

Her Trans-Canada pipeline through Alaska was her biggest debacle Midnight Writer Feb 2015 #11