Who's the socialist here?

Let me see if I have this correctly. Governor Sarah Palin is claiming that Barack Obama wants to take money from one segment of society and give it to another, to redistribue wealth. She says he's going to do this by taxing those making more than $250,000 a year and giving tax rebates to those who make substantially less. She calls this socialism, calls Obama a socialist.

But she has given virtually everyone in Alaska almost $3,300, and this money came from Alaska's oil savings account and the Alaska Permanent Fund. According to Alaska's Revenue Commissioner and Lt. Governor, Governor Palin's intent is to "redistribute wealth back to the people."

OK, here's where I'm missing something: why is it alright for her to redistribute wealth, but it's not alright for Obama to redistribute wealth? Why is she not calling herself a socialist?

Oh, I know why. It's the same reason she can call herself...

• a reformer, yet abuse power;
  
• ethical, yet hire and appoint family, friends, and donors to positions in Alaskan government;
• a Wal-Mart mom, yet shop at Needless Markup;
• fiscally responsible, yet bill the state for her family's needless travel expenses and for her own per diem expenses while staying in her own house.

Oops.