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	Name:	want2beonlake -
	Subject:	Or how about.....
	Date:	9/24/2008 5:13:30 PM

I got it from PolitiFact.com. All of this stemmed from the email heard around the world that was sent by Anne Kilkenny (who is NOT a fan of Palin so I take her email with a grain of salt as there is evident history between the two - read the email to see).

PolitiFact did the research and indicated that Kilkenny was not correct that Wasilla had a zero deficit when Palin came into office but rather, it was at a little over a million.

here is the link: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/705/

but the gist of the research that PolitiFact did was based on the review of the budgets that Wasilla has now made available on their own webpage and Politifact states that: "The city of Wasilla has made available all of its budgets during Palin’s tenure. So we grabbed the fiscal year ending 1996 (when Palin took the reins), which showed the city’s long-term debt at $1.12-million, mostly for paving and sewer projects.

The annual financial report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2002 — Palin’s last year in office — shows that the total long-term debt was $24.8-million. So Kilkenny is off a bit when she says long-term debt went from zero to $22-million. But it did increase $23.7-million."

Now all of that being said - she probably had some help in getting them there - but as everyone likes to point out for the other candidates - it happened on her watch and it does not support her contention that she is a "fiscal conservative"

when you mentioned tax rebates - I think what you are talking about are the rebates she handed out while Governor. That came from the following:

We looked into the record and found that Palin did push for a measure to return state surplus revenue back to residents of mineral-rich Alaska. On Aug. 7, 2008, the Alaska Legislature approved a measure she promoted that would send $1,200 to every Alaskan who qualifies.

That comes to about $741-million for state residents, out of an estimated $2.7-billion in increased oil taxes and royalties.

again, this is from politifact.com.

I have found this to be a pretty good site which I have found to be the most objective I have seen online.

I personally feel a lot of people are caught up in her appearance, it would not be the first time a politician won favor because of their looks...