The State of Alaska is operating off the savings from the Palin administration, so James has a point. Go on, do some research. Palin refused to let the Legislature increase the budget by much when oil prices went through the roof. She banked the excess revenue. Then Parnell took over, the Legislature grew the government by 30% and they started burning through the savings. So, whatever your personal opinion of Palin is, her record says she was a good governor and we'd be in much better shape now if she had stuck around.