Sarah Palin kicked oil company tail (in addition to corrupt, lazy Republican tail)
in Alaska:
Once again, we have an example of Palin’s willingness to take on her own party to do what’s right for Alaska — and in this case, the entire US. Rather than being some clone of Dick Cheney, as Democrats have begun to deride her, she opposed Cheney on this plan and beat the man who supported it. She opted for a free-market approach and became a tough negotiator, getting a much better commitment to build the pipeline and generate massive new revenues for Alaskans.