ANWR

For Alaskan bloggers, it seems McCain’s VP pick–who has been governor for less than two years–is primarily known for a few things: She wants to drill in ANWR (she invited McCain there in June to tour the 2,000 pristine acres); she invokes God in every decision she makes (he hates wildlife!); she’s at the center of a current legislative investigation regarding the suspicious firing of a state trooper who was involved in a divorce with her sister; and she became a “MILF” star in January after a Vogue magazine appearance and story that led to this (left) Photoshopped image. (It gets worse: Already, someone has created a web site VPILF.com. ) In other words, it looks like Palin is Alaksa’s very own Michele Bachmann!

The Republican Party Platform Committee’s rejection today of a plank urging drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a major embarrassment for committee member Michele Bachmann.
The 6th District congresswoman has been one of Congress’ most vocal, if ill-informed, proponents of opening up the refuge to oil exploration and [...]