Next Stop, Alaska

Heck, I don't know about ya'll but I am moving to Alaska. Did you know they don't pay state taxes there? And on top of it all, each citizen gets about a $2,000 dividend every year from their oil wealth savings account?

And on top of that Palin just got a one-time bonus of $1,200 passed for each Alaskan to help them cope with higher gas prices.

Well golly! No wonder she has an 80% approval rating. I might approve of Satan himself if he were handing me more than $3,000 a year. That means that Palin's family of seven will net more than $20,000 from the state of Alaska this year.

All this is due to a windfall tax the state has placed on oil companies. Something, if I remember correctly, Republicans in Washington, D.C. have been squawking about. Wouldn't want to take money out of their buddies pockets, now would we? So maybe that does make her a "maverick" where her party is concerned, but how does that fly with the GOP ideal of citizens taking care of themselves?

And then there is the matter of her running mate, McCain. He is one of those who opposes the idea of windfall taxes. Interesting . . .

Read more from the Seattle Times here.