Comments on: Palin: VP? Huh?

By: DaleC

DaleC — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:24:06 +0000

Palin recently signed a bill permitting a Canadian company to build a natural gas pipeline. Other companies, BP included, did not submit bids becasue the Alaskan guidelines are too tough for them.

By: Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:34:45 +0000

The fact he works in Prudhoe Bay adds an interesting twist to the storyline. According to a geologist and researcher I keep in contact with, that area’s running dry. ANWR is the only way to go, as the pipeline is amortized and worthless if nothing runs through it.

And if it’s is opened for drilling, they’ll have a perfect photo op — husband and wife, producer and leader, “exploring for energy.”

By: Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:24:13 +0000

Hmm, I misread the TPM article. It says “production operator,” so I guess it depends on what that job entails.

By: Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:03 +0000

Just got off the phone with BP. Her husband works for BP in Prudhoe Bay. No further information was available as to his job duties, just that “it would be wrong to state he is an executive.”

By: Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:14:40 +0000

I’m trying to find the link, but it was in the comments of a Washington Post online-only article from today. Someone wrote he wasn’t a BP exec, but a production worker out in the Alaskan fields. Still that connection, and granted, “production worker” could mean “high-level supervisor/bigwig.” I’ve got a call in with BP to find out.

I thought that about ANWR as well. Again, I’ve read conflicting reports as to whether Alaskans support or oppose drilling there, but most I’ve found seem to be in support. Here’s one possible reason.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:38:40 +0000

TPM says he is a BP exec, and I’ve heard that a few other places too. Curious where you heard he isn’t.

It just occurred to me about five seconds ago that this could all be about ANWAR, so what do I know? She’s a big supporter of drilling.

But she did indeed raise taxes on oil companies, so sort of a mixed record there. Don’t know if the conflict of interest there is as strong as some other cases to be made against her.

By: Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:22:08 +0000

Rusty,

Can you give me a clear take on her husband? I get conflicting reports he works/worked for BP. Granted, I’ve also read reports she raised taxes on Big Oil companies operating in the state.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:51:45 +0000

Also, she supports creationism being taught in schools. That's like putting the Cobb County school board a heartbeat away from the presidency.