Governor of Alaska = Mayor of Memphis?

[Towlie]

From the Dallas Morning News Opinion Blog:

http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/governor-of-ala.html

Governor of Alaska = Mayor of Memphis?

12:55 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008

Colleen McCain Nelson

I need to know more about the mysterious Sarah Palin before passing judgment. But I thought it would be valuable to put her two whole years of experience into context. She's the governor of Alaska -- a state with a population of 670,000. Her entire state has about as many people as Memphis, Tennessee, the country's 17th-largest city.

So, 16 U.S. mayors -- including Dallas' very own Republican, Tom Leppert -- have more constituents than Sarah Palin. Of course, she has her own mayoral pedigree, in Wasilla, Alaska, population 8,500.

[livetohike]

1. K & R

Looks like some people are waking up! Maybe Kucinich did it last Monday night :-).

[deadmessengers]

2. Yeah, but Memphis doesn't have a National Guard!

So, she's got experience commanding the military! See? :sarcasm:

Of course, Memphis does have a police department, and if her involvement in Troopergate tells us anything, it's that Alaska does too!