To: Kevin Rose who wrote (145445 ) 11/4/2008 2:08:57 PM From: geode00 1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 173976 Palin backs shipping Alaskan LNG to Japan By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer (10-21) 00:15 PDT , (AP) -- But the Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate has pushed the federal government to allow a liquefied natural gas plant to continue exporting to Asia — the only such plant in the United States that sends the product overseas... The current license extends a permit that otherwise would have expired in 2009. "In these times of economic uncertainty, this is great news for the state and its residents," Palin said when the license was approved in June. During negotiations, which began last year, Palin had pressed for enough natural gas to serve Alaska to remain in-state. She added, however, that the rest should be shipped primarily to Japan. The license was granted despite opposition from some federal officials who argued that domestic liquefied natural gas should be sold within the U.S. "If America is really so short of energy that we need to drill in national wildlife refuges and other sensitive areas, why should energy supplies, sitting in U.S. terminals, be sent back out of the country simply because these energy companies can get a higher price from a foreign buyer?" Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said.....sfgate.com Palin has only been out and about for a couple of months and her approval ratings keeps dropping at a steady clip. The more she says, the more she is known the less support she generates. I think she's a holier-than-thou unholy mess of a scatter-brain. If she is the future of the GOP then educated Republicans are going to have to make up their own party. She will make them throw up. :)