Palin's eagerness to slash important social programs is finally getting some attention: Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms at WaPo.

But a closer look at her budget axe beyond the salciousness of teen moms shows how careless she is. Palin slashed funding for the Fairbanks Food Bank in half right before Thanksgiving and has consistently chopped up requests by first responders for new equipment and trucks.

• Fairbanks Northstar Borough - $300,00 for a new fire/rescue truck.
• Butte Volunteer Fire Dept. - $10,000 for a fire safety equipment upgrade.
• Mat-Sue Fire Dept. - $25,000 for fire safety equipment.
• Kechamek Emergency Service Area - $25,000 for personal protection equipment.
• Kake (city, borough?) - $400,000 for a new fire truck.
• Central Rescue Team - $20,000 for a feasibility study for a new station.
• Anchorage Fire Station - $750,000 to renovate a fire station.
• Salcha Volunteer Fire Dept. - veto of $240,000 for a mini pumper and ten fire rescue suits.

The framing of Palin has to move beyond experience to extremism. Anyone who eagerly cuts requests by small fire departments for a new truck or fire jackets is simply out of step with mainstream Americans.