Thank You to Everyone Who Has Contributed/Open Thread

Thank to you everyone who has helped us out with some of the costs that we incurred for our transition from Blogger to WordPress. We are close to hitting our goal, so any further help you can provide is greatly appreciated. This is the last day on which I'll putting up this request. You can make a contribution here. Thank you again to everyone who has contributed.We'll be switching over during Christmas weekend and we should be prepared for hackers this time. We took some of your suggestions into account and we are confident that everyone will like the new blog. We keep the iconic banner that we have right now.In any event, here's the news for the day.-She spoke to Robin Roberts this morning on Good Morning America. More of the interview will be shown tonight on Nightline at 11:35 PM EST on ABC.-In case you missed it, she penned an blog post in the National Review regarding the START Treaty and a blog post about the defeated Omnibus bill.-She has a book signing tomorrow in Anchorage.-Here's a preview of this Sunday's Sarah Palin's Alaska.-Here was the image that TIME used for the "Tea Party," its runner-up for the person of the year. In case you were wondering about People Magazine, it used the image of her holding the caribou in its short profile of her. She was labeled the "big gun" on its "Most Intriguing of 2010" list. They quote her talking about bringing a family-oriented show to television. She was on the same page as LeBron James.-Rush Limbaugh on "Palin vs. Pelosi and Jackson Lee."-"Reflections on 'Sarah Palin?s Alaska'" from Jedediah Bila.-"According to Nielsen, the show's ratings have been inconsistent, but they have remained relatively high." -A retired fisheries biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game writes in the Mat-Su Frontiersman that "Palin shows poise in caribou hunt."-Here are the debates that have been scheduled for next year:Spring 2011 ? NBC News/Politico ? Reagan Library, California May 5, 2011 ? Fox News/South Carolina GOP ? South Carolina June 7, 2011 ? CNN/NH Union Leader/WMUR-TV ? New Hampshire August 11, 2011 ? Fox News/Iowa GOP ? Iowa September 5, 2011 ? CNN/Tea Party Express ? Florida What else is going on today?

Pakistani The View gubernatorial candidate Howard Dean ethics charges