You could have played it smart, played yourself off as just a “regular Jane”. Instead you delivered the most partisan speech in years, like a good little drone.
Now we don’t have to be nice. Now we know why they called you “Sarah Barracuda” back in High School… oh and we know a hell of a lot more:
During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running
this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been
pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had
gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had
given rise to a recall campaign.Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a “fiscal conservative”. During her 6
years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over
33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the
City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation
(1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a
regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she
promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they
benefited residents.
All this from somone who went to every City Council meeting Sarah was a part of.
That’s your claim to executive experience? Okay.
It’s on.
