(from other blog)

Sarah Palin looked good in the debate. Let's admit it, she looked really good!. She will make a great talk show guest in the future - AS LONG AS she gets to chose the topics and has time to prepare - hey, my own dear wife takes a LONG time to prepare to go to the grocery store even. The problem (for me) last night was that each time Gwen asked her a question which was not on her talking point list, she slickly slid to a question that WAS on the list - clever, but not enlightening. The most frequently mentioned talking point was energy - something I am begrudgingly still in tune with as an old energy engineer. Unfortuately the talk was not about what kinds of energy her party would work for, or the technologies involved - it was mostly about what an "expert" she is on the subject and that McCain would use her knowledge in important energy decisions - frankly I was a little sceptical.

Anyway since she did not mention, I was wondering how interested she really is in alternative energies. Alaska in general thinks in terms of energy = OIL. This is from the Economist:

"Will the oil state ever support alternative energy?
WHEN Alaskans talk about energy production, they usually mean oil and gas. The state has the largest oilfield in America—and, on its North Slope, the largest known untapped natural gas reserve. Each year Alaskans fatten their wallets with a dividend check from an oil fund. Most political rows and scandals boil down to oil or gas."

They did go on to say there was POTENTIAL for several types of alternative energy sources up there, but so far I think the Governor's great expertise is in working with BIG OIL and the US Government to try to get a deal to open up the ANWR Reserve area for drilling. By the way, she will also have to talk John McCain into this idea, as the Maverick has stated his opposition to it,