This Could Be Bad

I said it before, and I'll say it again: I wish Gov. Palin would reject the idea of accepting any of the bailout money. I know state budgets are stretched. I know some of the states are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. But nothing comes from the Federal government without strings attached.

One of the worst things that will happen, if or when the economic house of cards comes crashing down, is that the GOP governors who accepted money will be tainted by accusations (lobbed by the main-stream media, no doubt) of greed, duplicity, and "Aren't the Republicans the ones who opposed this hand-out? Didn't they agree it wouldn't work? Why then did you accept the money? Aren't you part of the problem you said needed to be fixed? How can you blame the Democrats if you participated in it?"

Alaska is reportedly in better fiscal shape than many of the other states. Maybe - just maybe - we could do without the hand-out.

And one more thing: IF Governor Palin has designs on the national election in four years, this could really come back to bite her in a BIG way.

Just my opinion, folks.