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December 16, 2008
Exclusive: Book Review: ‘Sarah Takes on Big Oil’
When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin burst onto the national political scene during the 2008 Presidential election as Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate, she captured the attention and imaginations of voters across the country. With her confidence and positive message for America, Gov. Palin breathed a breath of fresh air into the American political scene that left admirers and foes alike clamoring to know more. Even after the last vote was counted and the Palin family plane landed back home in Alaska, the fascination and desire for everything “Sarah” continues on.
It was the battle the feisty governor inherited from her predecessor and “Big Oil,” primarily BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil that gave Petroleum News publisher and editor, Kay Cashman, the inspiration to write Sarah Takes on Big Oil. “I was researching for another project,” Cashman recently told FamilySecurityMatters.org, but found the new governor to be a reformer, a straight arrow, whose story compelled Cashman to change her course.
Sarah Takes on Big Oil is the factual account of Gov. Palin’s tenacity to negotiate a contract for a natural gas pipeline between the North Slope of Alaska and Alberta, Canada, that would be in the best interests of the people of Alaska. She took negotiations out from behind the closed doors of the previous administration and into the public arena. As a candidate for governor, she said in an editorial for the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, “We’ve got to play hardball with these guys. They (the oil companies) are looking out for their bottom line and we need a governor who will do the same thing for Alaska.” It was a vow that Gov. Palin was determined to keep as the gas pipeline negotiations pushed forward.
Readers will find a governor who promised to follow the Constitution, according to Cashman, and has done exactly that. Putting, at times, personal ideologies aside, Gov. Palin has displayed an honest, moral character lacking in today’s politics. Surrounding herself with advisors based upon their knowledge and understanding, not of partisan politics, Gov. Palin became a “quick study” in the area of energy and energy independence. It is that knowledge and expert advice that has proven successful for the governor. “She’s always had bipartisan support” in Alaska, says Cashman, although the media chose to draw heavily on her detractors during the 2008 election season.
While Sarah Takes on Big Oil will leave the reader with a deeper understanding and admiration for the reformer/governor, at the same time the reader will find a further understanding of the oil industry. Cashman and co-author, Kristin Nelson, expertly inform the reader of Gov. Palin and her dealings with the oil and gas industry in Alaska from the unique perspective of one with a deep understanding of the oil and gas industry – from both the political and the business side – as editors of the weekly publication, Petroleum News. “Facts and information are key,” said Cashman, and Sarah Takes on Big Oil provides just that for the reader.
With the heightened need for energy independence away from Middle Eastern countries and the desire and necessity for alternative energy, Sarah Takes on Big Oil is not just another biography about Gov. Palin, nor is it a dossier on the oil companies, but a primer for the informed reader. The compelling, rare glimpse into the world of business and politics is now available – please click the hyperlink below.
Family Security Matters Contributing Editor Renee E. Taylor is the editor/webmistress of American Truckers at War, a freelance writer, photographer, home schooling mom and publicist for Joey Holiday. Feedback: editor@familysecuritymatters.org.
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