Sarah Palin in the Washington Post

I just had to make note of this, for the sake of posterity. It's just sort of a "local kid makes good" thing. Plus, it mentions basketball. Heh.

Link: Sarah Palin (R) - washingtonpost.com.

Alaska

Sarah Palin (R)

Thursday, November 9, 2006;  Page A42

Having clobbered unpopular incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski in a summer primary, Sarah Palin (R) won the Alaska governor's race by defeating the best-known Democratic politician in the state, former governor Tony Knowles.

Palin, 42, former mayor of the booming town of Wasilla, presented herself as an outsider Republican, challenging what she called a cozy relationship between the "old guard" of both political parties and Alaska's powerful energy industry.

A former point guard for Wasilla's championship high school basketball team, Palin was nicknamed "Sarah Barracuda" for aggressive and relentless play. In a state where Republicans dominate, the mother of four used those skills to carve out a distinctive niche as a face both fresh and fierce.

Comments

[Eric Dondero]

Finally, a maverick libertarian-leaning Governor for the Frontier State. Sarah will shake things up in Juneau for sure, and most importantly protect the Alaska taxpayers.

[fred]

sarah baracuda is a reformist who has already blown the wistle on corruption amongst other republicans, where legislation for sale has been standard proceedure for years. with all the oil, pork barrel and military contrasting with the premier image of staunch individualist freedom, alaska is the state of political contrasts and sarah is the one to straighten things out.