Title: Sarah Palin to resign as Governor

" and to really be able to grasp what they can be in store for our state. We are purchased as a territory because a member of president Abraham Lincoln's cabinet and William Seward. Providence police side in this great land of vast riches and beauty and strategic placement on the globe and opportunity. He boldly looked north to the future. But he endured such ridicule and mocking for his vision for Alaska. Remember the adversaries they stopped and they called the stewards following. Seward was steady -- such disdain as he chose the uncomfortable and unconventional. But right calf. To secure Alaska so that Alaska can help secure the united. States. Alaska's mission to contribute to America. Worst strategic in the world and the air crossroads of the world as a gatekeeper of the continent. And ball visionaries they knew this and they knew that Alaska would be part of America's great destiny then. Our destiny to be reached -- responsibly developing our natural resource to us this -- blast twist clean air and water. And wildlife and minerals. And oil and gas in its energy from god gave us energy. So the service states. It is such a homily in her responsibility. Because I know in my soul that Alaska is of such import for America's security. In such a volatile world today. And I know but you know me by now. I promised for years ago that I would be showing my independence and there would be no more conventional politics as usual. We're still doing so well my administration -- my administration's accomplishments they speak for themselves we worked tirelessly for Alaska this. We aggressively and responsibly. Developer resource is. Because they were created to be used to better our world to help people began. We protect the environment and Alaska -- the resource owners foremost with our policies and here's some of the things that we have done it. We created a petroleum integrity office to oversee safety development. We help aligned for Alaskan -- point Thompson and finally for the first time in decades you're seeing drilling up there for oil and gas we have a -- the gas -- project. How massive bipartisan victory the vote was 521 -- Also succeeding as intended to protect Alaska's has our clean natural gas will flow to energize Alaska and America. It it's true that very different than what had happened before this time mr. very competitive pro private sector project this is the largest private sector energy project ever. This is energy independence. And aces another bipartisan effort. It's working as intended and industry has publicly acknowledging its success. Are new oil and -- clear and equitable formula. It's so Alaskan it will no longer ever be taken advantage of ace is incentivized as new exploration and development and jobs that were previously. I'm not going to happen not with the monopolized. North slope oil base and we clean after previously accepted. An ethical actions -- we usher in bipartisan. Ethics reform. We also slow the rate of government growth we worked with the legislature to save billions of dollars for our future. And I made no lobbyist friends with my hundreds of millions of dollars in budget vetoes. But little beyond our means today is you're responsible for tomorrow. Which -- government. Out of the dairy business we put it back into the private -- hands where it should be. We provided unprecedented support for education initiatives and with the right leadership. We finally filled long vacant public safety positions and we built a sub cabinet for climate change. Can we took heat from outside special interests four are biologically sound wildlife management for a -- practices. Predator control. We broken neck and new ground on the -- new prison. And we need common sense conservative choices to eliminate personal luxuries. Things like thing jacked and the shaft and the junkets and the entourage. And the lieutenant governor night we said no tort theory is it's. We're really there -- success in this first term and this 6 fast I am proud to take credit for hiring the right people. Our goal is to achieve -- gas my project and warfare oil and gas valuation and ethics reform in four years. We did it in to -- it's because of the people think good people. Good public servants around in the governor's office with servants hearts and astounding work ethic they are Alaska success. And we are doing well. And I really wish he would hear more from the media. More -- from the media -- your State's good progress and how we tackle outside interest special interest daily we're tackling. Does enters the woods tiny our state. Even though its debt ridden stimulus dollars that would force the heavy hand the federal government in -- communities. With an all knowing attitude. I've taken the slings and arrows without unpopular move because. To veto that it was the right thing to do good because I know being right he is better than being popular and it wasn't a popular stand to take. Some of those dollars would harm Alaska who they harm America. I resisted those dollars because of the obscene national debt that were forcing our children to hate. Because of today's big government spending. It is immoral and it doesn't even make economic sense. Another accomplishment our law department protected states' rights to huge US Supreme Court reversals came down against that liberal ninth circuit. Deciding in our State's favor just the last two weeks. Were protectors of our constitution. And federalists protects states rights can't mandated in the tenth amendment. Yeah so much about the good stuff in the sending more no don't. Say things change forming on August 20 ninth last year. The data John McCain -- need to be his running mate and it was an honor to stand beside a true American hero. I say others changed and let me speak to that for -- Political operatives descended on Alaska last August. Digging for dirt the ethics Robin -- champion became their weapon of choice. Over the past nine months ridicule them all sorts of -- ethics violations such as. Holding a fish in a photograph where -- bring a jacket with a logo on it and answering reporters' questions. Every one of these so off fifteen of the ethics complaints have been dismissed. We have one week. But it hasn't been cheap at this stage has wasted thousands of hours of your time and shelled out some two million of your dollars. To respond to opposition researched. And that's money that's not going to fund teachers or troopers or safer roads."