new information to add   her popularity in Alaska has soared as high as  as she has gone on to sack political appointees with close ties to industry lobbyists shelved pork projects by fellow Republicans   from httpwwwwsjcomarticleSBhtmlmodpspmostpop   Gov Palin denies that saying she removed the commissioner she appointed  months ago because she wants a new direction and offered him a job as liquor board director which he turned down  from httpwwwwsjcomarticleSBhtmlmodpspmostpop I dont know if the liquot board director pays well so someone should look into this   She appears for example to have forced Alaskas dominant oil producers ConocoPhillips and BP PLC to finally get serious about a naturalgas pipeline  without making any tax or royalty concessions People see her as the symbol of purity in an atmosphere of corruption says Anchorage pollster Marc Hellenthal Shes more like Saint Sarah  from httpwwwwsjcomarticleSBhtmlmodPoliticsandPolicy