Palin speaks her mind and gets my attention. I thought a public figure thinking this way was rare. No wonder McCain kept her shut up! I hope to see more gov officials coming out against the liberal masses. I know it is a lot to hope for but hope and prayer is all we have left.
Heather
Palin blasts bailout expansion before GOP governors
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NEW: Gov. Sarah Palin slams growing list seeking federal assistance
Palin says GOP governors won't let "extreme partisanship" get in the way
Ex-Republican vice presidential nominee criticizes media for "dissecting the past"
"The past is the past. ... We're focused on the future," Alaska Republican says
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MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Former Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin sharply questioned expanding the federal economic bailout plan Thursday during her first extended remarks since the end of the presidential campaign.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to reporters at the GOP governors' group meeting Thursday in Miami, Florida.
Addressing fellow GOP governors and party leaders at the Republican Governors Association convention in Miami, Florida, Palin criticized the growing list of industries and others seeking federal assistance.
"We're hearing now more talk of additional taxpayer bailouts ... for companies, for corporations, perhaps even states now who may be standing in line with their hands out despite, perhaps, some poor management decisions on their part that helped tank our economy," she said.
"Republicans can help shore [these sectors of the economy] up without getting any more addicted to opium, other people's money. We need to have a rational discussion. What and when is enough enough?"
Palin stressed the need for what she called greater economic "accountability and personal responsibility" while urging "conservative solutions to these economic challenges."
The Alaska governor also urged her party to take the lead on the issue of ethics, arguing that the GOP "had better lead with ethics reform and [help bring] an end to the self-dealing and corrupt special interests on Wall Street and in Washington that contributed to the housing crisis and elements of the economic collapse."
Palin said that a "bigger federal government and more unfunded mandates hurt the economy and our states."
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