How's This For A Raise?

I'd take a 20% bump any day. How about you?

Palin-appointed commission recommends $25,000 raise for the governor.

The new Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission has recommended that Gov. Sarah Palin (R) receive a 20 percent raise, pushing her salary up from $125,000 to $150,000. However, the five-member commission was appointed by the governor, with two of them selected “from lists recommended by legislative leaders.” At the same time, Palin has proposed cutting [...]

UPDATE: I'll give her credit for turning down any raise.  For now.

Palin won't accept raise

Gov. Sarah Palin didn't ask for a pay raise and won't accept one during her current term, a spokesman said Wednesday. A new state commission appointed by Palin recommends [...]