I'm an Alaskan and very curious to what you mean by very important state?

Most Alaskan's feel we are more often The Forgotten State.

I believe I'm more familiar with Sarah Palin then most posters on this site and I certainly don't think of her as a good role model. She is a talented politician but is certainly not above petty politics and spiteful revenge as we Alaskan's know all to well.

I think if any Governor had the ability to give their residents a state handout of $1200.00 (this was in addition to our annual Permanent Fund Dividend of over $2000.00) they would have an 80% approval rating too. Of course her rating has been dropping lately. I have asked my co-workers and neighbors if they have been polled about Sarah Palin and none have. The majority of them are Republicans and pro Sarah, makes you wonder about those polls.