On Wednesday morning, Sarah Palin gave her second policy speech as Republican candidate for vice-president. Speaking at Xunlight Corporation, a thin-film solar PV manufacturing company in Toledo, Ohio, Palin did not present any new ideas or policy proposals on energy. Rather, Palin spoke about her qualifications to lead on the energy issue, citing her time as governor and her experience serving on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Calling Wednesday morning’s address ‘a major energy policy speech,’ is a stretch, to say the least. The speech was thoroughly infused with the familiar political rhetoric that rehashes the Alaska Governor’s now tired pleas for the increased production of fossil fuels, blames Democrats for our current energy situation and toots her own horn for taking on the old-boy, moneyed interests of big oil.

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