Palin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor.
By on Dec 17th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Palin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor.
The new Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission has recommended that Gov. Sarah Palin (R) receive a 20 percent raise, pushing her salary up from $125,000 to $150,000. However, the five-member commission was appointed by the governor, with two of them selected “from lists recommended by legislative leaders.” At the same time, Palin has proposed cutting the state’s “general-fund spending” by 7 percent to “help cope with revenue shortfalls, in large part due to the free-fall in oil prices.”
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Oh, thank goodness. Palin will be able to meet her wardrobe needs for the next three months.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:35 pmBeat me to it, Zooey!
Maybe the extra money will help keep her in Alaska and away from the rest of us. Although, I suspect that she’d have to have something to give her more attention also.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:37 pmMama needs a new pair of shoes!
December 17th, 2008 at 3:39 pmSurprise, NOT! Cut state services, but raise the salary for the Bible Bimbo. Makes perfect sense to me.
SNARK
December 17th, 2008 at 3:39 pmI wonder if she’ll ask for fifty grand then tell her moronic followers on the campaign trail, “I said thanks but, no thanks”
December 17th, 2008 at 3:40 pmDon’t ETHICAL states require salary increases to become official after an election? Never mind.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:40 pmOh boy, Todd can get a new snowmobile.
Bristol can get a new boyfriend.
And Sara can give Bristol back her baby…
December 17th, 2008 at 3:43 pmI can hear Palin now:
“Todd, can you believe this? And we didn’t even have to threaten or fire anyone!”
December 17th, 2008 at 3:46 pmObama should look at how well Alaska is doing having enough money to give Sarah a 25,000 raise with taxpayers money. Looks like Alaska isn’t in a recession like the rest of the States. Now Sarah need not look for any money from the Obama Administratiion as I’ll make sure Rahm Emanuel and VP Joe Biden get this information.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:47 pmten to one says that “raise” isn’t coming from the budget. “raise” is the new republiscum code word for bribe.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:51 pmDude, come on, how is she going to keep up her “soccer/moosehumping mom” imagine without 25,000 dollars more of clothes from the bargain bins..
OT but hilarious: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/15/iraq-shoe-tosser-guy.html
December 17th, 2008 at 3:53 pmThat’s about 5 cents per resident. Pretty nice raise.
About 30 cents per contituent.
THe mayor of NY doesn’t make that much per head.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:54 pmPalin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor.»
– - Plus a generous clothing allowance and per diem rate for living in her own house.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:59 pmBtw, isn’t the baby due in mid-December? Like now?
Wait a minute! Alaska can’t afford to hire police for the rural areas of their state but they can afford to increase the gov’s salary by 25K?
There’s something wrong with that picture.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:00 pmDr. Hussein Matt you were being kind. the noun I was thinking of isn’t used in polite company outside of a kennel.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:01 pmPalin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor.»
– - Just a little reminder. There are people in rural Alaska who cannot afford heat. Alaska’s budget is based on $76/barrel oil. Oil, right now, is less than $40/barrel.
The budget does not adequately fund AK State Troopers, even on the most basic level, among many many other things. The national media is talking about facing the next Great Depression. And Governor Sarah Palin is going to get a raise?
December 17th, 2008 at 4:01 pmHow far does 20K go as Hush Money in Mooseland? It must get pricey to keep all her dirty laundry out of the “press”…
December 17th, 2008 at 4:02 pmNo cronyism here. Palin may be the new face of the republican party, but she is old school corrupt. She learned from the best in Don Young and Ted Stevens.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:11 pmDr. Hussein Matt Says: “According to the reich-wing, “socialist” is a dirty, dirty word.”
But torture isn’t. Ironically enough, their ever-lubbin’ Jeebus was a socialist but not a war criminal go figure.
these are some seriously f-ed up people.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:14 pm>According to the reich-wing,
>“socialist” is a dirty, dirty word.
Right, and according to the reich wing, “socialists” have the government take over successful businesse…while good capitalists only have the government take over failed businesses whose entire model is doomed to failure..
December 17th, 2008 at 4:17 pmThe Commission also supplemented the standard governor’s perk package with “Mike Wooten’s head on a silver platter,” and “a FABULOUS $50,000 shopping spree!”
Said Palin, “it’s good to be da queen.”
December 17th, 2008 at 4:21 pmYea, but it’s no VP salary, thank GOD.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pmsomeone please throw a snowshoe at her…
December 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pmPalin caught shopping during working hours last week. This is a good for all things Palin and corrupt in Alaska.
http://www.themudflats.net/page/3/
December 17th, 2008 at 4:23 pmthe more and more I find out about the fire at the Palin church, sounds like it was an inside job.. the MO of almost all arsonists is to strike late at night, when no one is around, to minimize the chance of being seen. apparently this arson was done when people were in the building, yet there was no attempt made to enter the building or start the fire inside the building itself…which would seemingly be the only reason a arsonist would risk trying to burn something down when people were around.
also, someone who knew the routines of the people inside the church would be much more likely to be so brazen as to set the fire when people were there.. a stranger would have no clue when people would be going in and out of the building..its pretty apparent the arsonist knew the scheduel of the people inside the building..
i’ll bet you anything the fire was done by a palin sypathizer, and given how violent and crazy the crowds she attracts are, im suprised no one in the media has discussed this possibility..come to think of it, knowing this media, i guess im not surprised..
December 17th, 2008 at 4:30 pmSame commission she appointed that let her off the hook for Trooper-gate??
December 17th, 2008 at 4:33 pmWhy would she get a $25,000 raise? Weren’t the legislators wearing “Where’s Sarah” buttons because she was never there? Maybe she should get a pay cut, but she probably convinced them that she needs a clothing allowance.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:33 pmShe needs to do some clothes shopping in NYC…
…where are the receipts for the materials for their house on the lake?
…the one that was built by Todd and “some friends” in two months…
…at the same time the Sports Center was being built by the same contractor that bribed Ted Stevens..
…who also happen to be the “friends” that helped Todd…
…the Palin’s are corrupt thieves.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:40 pmSeems like salaries of elected officials should be tied to the salaries of those they represent somehow. Did Alaskans’ salaries increase by 20% in the last year? Did their state revenue increase by 20%? Is there a surplus that she is solely responsible for?
It’s weird that rookie Congress people make over three times the national average. They wouldn’t be so out of touch if their pay were more equal to their constituents. You think minimum wage would be voted down if that’s what they made?
December 17th, 2008 at 4:42 pmI like the “throw snowshoes at her” line but I think “moose droppings” on them would be thematically better than dog sh*t.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:50 pmYou may not know this, but this multi-tasking “mom” had a full time nanny the whole time that they were on the campaign trail.
Oh, and isn’t this the same lap dog panel that exonerated her about Trooper=gate one day before the election?
R_B
December 17th, 2008 at 4:52 pmNo, JK, but thanks for playing. You seem awfully proud that you found the bold tag and the question mark key. Good on ya’, little fella. Maybe one of these days you’ll find a clue.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:09 pmGood. Now Boble Spice can afford that dream wedding for Bristol and Levi. Wait a minute. Where’s Levi?
December 17th, 2008 at 5:12 pmOops! “boble”=Bible
December 17th, 2008 at 5:13 pmHow *very* nice for her!
/snark
December 17th, 2008 at 5:15 pmthe five-member commission was appointed by Palin
What a surprise they want to increase her salary– I guess at least it will pay for her make-up & hair for 5 days.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:17 pmJohn Kerry Says:
Is this kinda like Brotha Obama coming to the conclusion that he and his handlers were not involved in Blagogate????????
December 17th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Well, not really.
Actually, not at all.
Totally lame…..now I’m sad for the John Kerry troll. :(
Well, not really.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:29 pm>Is this kinda like Brotha Obama coming to
>the conclusion that he and his handlers
> were not involved in Blagogate
No, this isnt like when the PROSECUTOR whose prosecuting Blago
December 17th, 2008 at 5:33 pmcame to the conclusion that Obama had nothing to do with it..
“Palin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor.”
Yup, you betcha. Palin is the new GOP party darling and the new Uncle Ted Stevens with lipstick.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:45 pmI’m assuming that the legislature has to approve ALL pay raises, and considering that Palin rarely shows up in her office to work, plus the short-fall in Alaska’s budget due to cuts in the price of oil, it will be interesting whether it gets approved. Depends, I suppose, on whether or not those legislators also receive a “recommendation” from the commission for pay raises..
December 17th, 2008 at 5:50 pmShe’s worth every gosh darn penny doncha know.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:02 pmMy company’s passing out 3% raises – and that’s for exceptional merit – this year.
Just sayin’.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:12 pmPalin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor
In other news, water is wet. I bet the “Palin-appointed” commission also thinks she should be president.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:38 pmGolly, who could have seen that coming.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pmF**k Palin I hope she chokes on that bloody moose meat she hunts.
December 17th, 2008 at 7:51 pmThe fire at WBC was probably set by stupid local teenagers. It bears all the hallmarks of a stupid local teenager job. They’ll be caught in a week.
December 17th, 2008 at 9:39 pmHey man! I’m a Socialist and I really resent that!
Sarah Palin is a corrupt corporatist.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:24 amYeah, it’s wonder he can even see the screen with that white hood always slipping down over his eyes.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:28 am