Palin Weighs in on Cap-and-Trade in WaPo Op-Ed, Revealing Her Own Ignorance, Arrogance and Self-Absorption

By GottaLaff

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Soon-to-be-ex-Alaska-Governor Sarah Palin just had to get an op-ed article into a national newspaper while she could still conclude her piece with the words "The writer, a Republican, is governor of Alaska."

Her target in today's Washington Post opinion section is the cap-and-trade proposal being debated in Washington. After cashing in to the tune of $200,000 in SarahPAC contributions in the 10 days after announcing her impending resignation, perhaps she's hoping to get some contributions from Big Oil before leaving office July 26? Or maybe she's looking for a lobbying job?

Of course, part of this is simply a continuation of the GOP's effort to distort the debate over climate change in general and President Obama's plan to combat the problem specifically. Remember, we're talking about the party that grossly misquotes the per-person cost of cap-and-trade, multiplying the amount by approximately 30 times, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. [...]

It should come as no surprise that that national politician who has the least understanding of the dividing line between public and personal life should jump into the climate debate, with its worldwide implications, just to talk about herself. [...]

Palin clearly sees cap-and-trade as a personal affront to her and to Alaska at large. "Noooo!" I imagine Palin whining. "I want to control the nation's energy supply!!"

Have fun reading the rest.