Re: Alaska will be in for hard times if Hillary or Obama is elected

On Mar 30, 10:31 pm, jerry <electric...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> This post relates to Alaska especially with the upcoming election.  If
> the Democrats win the White House they say they will scrap the Missile
> Defense Program that has provided and is providing good jobs for
> interior Alaskans.  They also say they will cut defense spending and
> probably downsize Ft. Wainwright and Eielson Air force Base and
> possibly close Eielson.  Eielson almost got closed under the base
> closure program a few years ago.  Ft. Wainwright has had a massive
> build up under Bush and is home to a Stryker Brigade which also might
> go away if the war in Iraq is stopped.  The gas pipeline has not
> started yet and the trans-Alaska pipeline is less than half full.  The
> Democrats are dead set on not drilling in ANWR and sup****t strong
> environmental controls. In addition to all this Senator Stevens and
> Don Young are losing their stroke in Wa****ngton with the
> investigations and the ending of earmarks.
>
> The bottom line is if Obama or Hillary is elected Alaska is going to
> see and economic depression like it hasn't seen in many years.  The
> nation in general is seeing bad economic times with the price of fuel
> heading to $4 a gallon and food prices also rising.  Alaska almost
> always votes republican, but the lower forty eight may put in a
> Democrat.  So to all you Alaskans, plant big gardens this summer and
> fill the freezers with meat because we could be in for some very bad
> economic times.  I would put in a wood stove if you don't already have
> one.
>
> Of course the local unions will tell us to vote for the Democrats like
> they always do, but I just do not understand why that would be good
> for Alaska.

Ted will protect you Jerry..