After having her faulty gas pipeline plans exposed on Portfolio.com Governor Sarah does a quick turnaround.

Gov. Sarah Palin surprised state legislators Wednesday by indicating she is willing to negotiate how much the state taxes natural gas in order to attract oil companies to a pipeline project.

"We are open to changes in the state's fiscal structure to allow this project to happen. ... We are open to whatever it takes to make sure that this project happens for our state and for our country," Palin told reporters. (Translation: "Uh oh! Somebody saw through my bullshit!")

Palin's comments came as she defended her approach to trying to secure a natural gas pipeline to the Lower 48. She's reacting to critics in and out of the Legislature. Two state representatives are pushing a resolution asking Palin to re-evaluate the state's award of a natural gas pipeline license to TransCanada, a Canadian pipeline firm. A writer in the business magazine Portfolio also this week wrote what Palin called a "hit piece" blaming her for the state not having a pipeline.

The headline on the story, by author Joe McGinniss, said: "Forget 'Drill, baby, drill.' Sarah Palin says she's building a $40 billion gas pipeline, which even President Obama wants. The only problem: It isn't there. And it's her fault."

"That headline was idiotic," Palin said. (And if ANYBODY understands idiocy it has to be Sarah Palin!)

Legislators were surprised to hear Palin express a willingness to put gas taxes on the table in discussions with the oil companies -- who control the huge North Slope gas reserves and are needed to make a pipeline project happen. But Palin said it has always been her position.

"That's the first I've heard of it," said Anchorage Republican Rep. Mike Hawker. "It contradicts what her people said in committee."

I guess I am supposed to be impressed that the Governor is now reevaluating things and learning to read the writing on the wall, but what I cannot help but notice is that she is simply reacting to bad publicity again.

Essentially you can make Sarah Palin do anything if you just point out something bad about her in the media. She just hates that!

Accuse her of not being Trig's mother, she tells the whole world her teenage daughter is pregnant. Show how vapid she is in a national television interview, she attacks the "gotcha" media. Make fun of her on a late night comedy show, she shows up as a guest to play herself. Start talking about the fact that her daughter supposedly gave birth but nobody has seen the baby, and you get the carefully planned Greta Van Susteren interview.

She is like a trained poodle. Just hold up the flaming hoop and notify the public that she is afraid of fire. Trust me she will jump through it.

I think I will start a rumor that Palin has breast implants. Maybe she will flash the camera. I know at least one cameraman who would be very happy to get that shot!