Think Progress has a great post up, titled: “The Sarah Palin Digest: What We Know About McCain’s Running Mate“. Really great read. Here are the highlights:
ON FOREIGN POLICY
Palin Hasn’t Given The War In Iraq Much Thought.
Palin Has Never Been To Iraq.
Palin Believes That The Iraq War Is A Task ‘From God.’
Palin Believes The Iraq War Was Fought Over Oil.
Palin Didn’t Have A Passport Until 2007
ON EARMARKS
Palin Supported The Bridge To Nowhere.
ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Palin Denies Man-made Global Warming.
Challenging ‘Uncertain Climate Models,’ Palin Is Suing To Lift Protected Status For Polar Bears.
Palin Established Illegal Fly-By Wolf Hunting Bounty.
ON ENERGY
Palin Is A Top Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Advocate.
Palin Opposes Lieberman’s Bill To Prevent Arctic Refuge Drilling.
Palin Dismisses Alternative Energy.
Palin Believes It Is ‘God’s Will’ To Build A Natural Gas Pipeline.
ON BIG OIL
Palin’s First Statewide Campaign Was Fueled By Veco.
ON SCIENCE
Palin Supports Teaching Creationism In Public Schools.
ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Palin Is A Member Of Anti-Abortion Group Feminists For Life.
Palin Opposes Abortion Even In Cases Of Rape Or Incest.
Palin Slashed Funding To Help Teenage Mothers.
Palin Supports Abstinence-Only Policies.
Palin Supports Parental Consent Laws For Minors Seeking Abortions.
ON ETHICS
Palin’s Lobbyist Had ‘Close Ties’ To Don Young, Ted Stevens.
Palin’s Lobbyist Was Part Of ‘Team Abramoff.’
Palin Served As Director Of ‘Ted Stevens Excellence In Public Service’ 527.
State Employee Charged Palin With Ethics Violation.
Palin Forced Top Wasilla Employees To Resign As Loyalty Test.
Palin Fired Police Chief For Not Fully Supporting Her.
Palin Used Mayoral Office Resources For Campaigning.
ON TROOPERGATE
Ousted Former State Official Accused Palin Of Pressuring Him To Fire Trooper.
Palin’s Intial Denials Of Interference In Firing Were Proven False.
Palin’s Lawyer In Investigation Is Also Her Personal Attorney.
Palin Has Refused To Release E-mails, Citing ‘Executive Privilege.’
ON THE RADICAL RIGHT
Palin Cheered On the Alaskan Independence Party
Palin Welcomed The Hard-Right Candidacy Of Pat Buchanan.
Palin Characterized Ron Paul As ‘Cool.’
Palin Believes The Founding Fathers Wrote The Pledge Of Allegiance.
ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Palin Supports Denying Benefits To Same-Sex Couples.
Palin Opposed Expanding Hate Crime Laws.
ON HEALTH CARE
Palin Advocated Consumer-Driven Health Care.
Palin Introduced Health Care Transparency Act.
Palin Did Not Take A Position On Expanding SCHIP Funding.
Palin Signed Watered-Down SCHIP Bill.
Palin Failed To Support A Bill To Cover All Alaskans.
ON THE ECONOMY
Palin Left Wasilla $20 Million In Debt.
Palin Instituted A Windfall Profits Tax On Oil Companies.
Palin Supported Flat Tax Advocate.