| Exit Palin |
[03 Jul 2009|07:21pm] |
Hi Alaska, I appreciate speaking directly TO you, the people I serve, as your Governor.[...]
Our goal was to achieve a gasline project, more fair oil and gas valuation, and ethics reform in four years. We did it in two. It's because of the people... good public servants surrounding the Governor's office, with servants' hearts and astounding work ethic... THEY are Alaska's success!
We are doing well! I wish you'd hear MORE from the media of your state's progress and how we tackle Outside interests - daily - SPECIAL interests that would stymie our state. Even those debt-ridden stimulus dollars that would force the heavy hand of federal government into our communities with an "all-knowing attitude" - I have taken the slings and arrows with that unpopular move to veto because I know being right is better than being popular. Some of those dollars would harm Alaska and harm America - I resisted those dollars because of the obscene national debt we're forcing our children to pay, because of today's Big Government spending; it's immoral and doesn't even make economic sense![...]
In fact, this decision comes after much consideration, and finally polling the most important people in my life - my children (where the count was unanimous... well, in response to asking: "Want me to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children's future from OUTSIDE the Governor's office?" It was four "yes's" and one "hell yeah!" The "hell yeah" sealed it - and someday I'll talk about the details of that... I think much of it had to do with the kids seeing their baby brother Trig mocked by some pretty mean-spirited adults recently.) Um, by the way, sure wish folks could ever, ever understand that we ALL could learn so much from someone like Trig - I know he needs me, but I need him even more... what a child can offer to set priorities RIGHT - that time is precious... the world needs more "Trigs", not fewer.
My decision was also fortified during this most recent trip to Kosovo and Landstuhl, to visit our wounded soldiers overseas, those who sacrifice themselves in war for OUR freedom and security... we can ALL learn from our selfless Troops... they're bold, they don't give up, they take a stand and know that LIFE is short so they choose to NOT waste time. They choose to be productive and to serve something greater than SELF... and to build up their families, their states, our country. These Troops and their important missions - those are truly the worthy causes in this world and should be the public priority with time and resources and NOT this local / superficial wasteful political bloodsport.
May we ALL learn from them!
First things first: as Governor, I love my job and I love Alaska. It hurts to make this choice but I am doing what's best for Alaska. I've explained why... though I think of the saying on my parents' refrigerator that says "Don't explain: your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway."
But I have given my reasons... no more "politics as usual" and I am taking my fight for what's right - for Alaska - in a new direction.
Now, despite this, I don't want any Alaskan dissuaded from entering politics after seeing this REAL "climate change" that began in August... no, we NEED hardworking, average Americans fighting for what's right! And I will support you because we need YOU and YOU can effect change, and I can too on the outside.
We need those who will respect our Constitution where government's supposed to serve from the BOTTOM UP, not move toward this TOP DOWN big government take-over... but rather, will be protectors of individual rights - who also have enough common sense to acknowledge when conditions have drastically changed and are willing to call an audible and pass the ball when it's time so the team can win! And that is what I'm doing!
Remember Alaska... America is now, more than ever, looking North to the Future. It'll be good. So God bless you, and from me and my family - to ALL Alaska - you have my heart.
And we will be in the capable hands of our Lieutenant Governor, Sean Parnell. And Lieutenant General Craig Campbell will assume the role of Lieutenant Governor. And it is my promise to you that I will always be standing by, ready to assist. We have a good, positive agenda for Alaska.
In the words of General MacArthur said, "We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction."
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| Question Time |
[07 May 2009|09:43am] |
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The conservative blog The Next Right asked me for some questions that I would ask of the next Supreme Court nominee. My answers make up much of their list here.
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| PANIC!!! |
[02 May 2009|04:43pm] |
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I'd like to remind you to wash your hands after handling my blog.
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| Boudreaux II |
[12 Mar 2009|02:00am] |
Editor, The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
To the Editor:
Paul Krugman claims that the "stimulus" plan is failing because it's "too small and too cautious" ("Behind the Curve," March 9). To support this claim, he points to the continuing loss of jobs.
If Keynesian theory (upon which the stimulus plan is based) were correct, insufficiently large deficit spending would indeed fail to restore full employment - but it would restore SOME employment. Contrary to Mr. Krugman's insinuation, in a Keynesian world deficit spending delivers some benefits even if it is too small to deliver maximum possible benefits.
So the continuing slide of the economy in the wake of hundreds of billions of dollars of stimulus spending suggests that Keynesianism is invalid.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
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| Why the stimulus isn't working |
[09 Mar 2009|08:20pm] |
Editor, The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
To the Editor:
Paul Krugman insists that the current stimulus plan will fail because it is too small ("Behind the Curve," March 9). We non-Keynesian economists also believe that it will fail, but for very different reasons: the chief problem is less one of deficient aggregate demand than it is one of poor coordination of the plans of producers with the (non-bubblicious) demands of consumers.
Economic prosperity requires that workers whose jobs were created by the bubble be redeployed into jobs that are sustainable. Stimulus spending does nothing to promote this greater coordination of economic activities - and, by promising higher taxes or higher inflation in the future, likely interferes with the economy's capacity to coordinate.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
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| Poll! |
[12 Feb 2009|11:59pm] |
Poll #1348502 News of the Day
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: AllJudd Gregg is
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| Stock up now |
[05 Feb 2009|03:50pm] |
On March 31, the federal cigarette tax rises from 39 cents per 20-cigarette pack to $1.0066. Why they didn't go with $1.00 or $1.01 is unknown to me; originally the bill read "$50.00 per 1000 cigarettes" but at some point was changed to "$50.33 per 1000 cigarettes." The just-under-two-thirds of a cent increase will raise another $70 million; the increase as a whole raises $33 billion over 4-1/2 years.
If universal health care makes sense for anyone, it's children. If the bill was to abolish Medicare and replace it with universal health care for children, I'd be apt to vote for it. But funding an expensive new entitlement with a declining revenue source paid for by a poor, politically unpopular minority, is bad politics and bad fiscal policy. Even if you like S-CHIP as a baby step toward government-centralized health care.
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| Things were not better in the 1970s. |
[05 Feb 2009|03:45pm] |
Which is not to say that people aren't hurting and that solutions can't be found. But those who today describe the crisis as some Marxist-style end of history that requires a new embrace of socialism-light (state "capitalism") probably thought that beforehand, no facts needed.
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[19 Jan 2009|11:23pm] |
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What are you doing for the Inauguration?
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