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Apparently Palin Is As Bad A Vetter As Is McCain
DownWithTyranny! —
... on August 14th. Was McCain's so-called vetting operation so lame that they missed this? I mean it was on the biggest TV station in the state. And as for Palin's earth-shattering approval ratings... well 87.8% of people who took this poll think she's lying about Trooper-gate. And McCain is trying to sell her to the American public-- despite her thin resume and lack of qualifications-- based on her being a supposed squeaky clean reformer? In fact, her flippitty-floppitty relationship to the Bridge(s) to Nowhere doesn't fit in with the McCain meme and it's all very ...
The Bridge to Nowhere
Matthew Yglesias —
... In addition to being only a little corrupt (which is good by AK conservative standards!) the other policy-related thing we’ve heard about Sarah Palin is that she killed Alaska’s infamous “bridge to nowhere.” Except it seems clear that what she actually did was fight hard to get federal funding for the bridge, and only abandoned the project when it became clear that federal funds wouldn’t be forthcoming. Nothing wrong with that, of course, you expect Governors to support pork-barrel schemes that benefit their state, but this alleged bridge-busting ...
To Serve For The Wrong Reasons
Crooks and Liars —
... of Congressional assisstance for that and other Alaskan projects. And when that assistance didn’t materialize, she got all sour-grapes about it. ...
Her Lips Were Moving
The Great Plains Observer —
... I told Congress, “Thanks, but no thanks,” on that bridge to nowhere. If our state wanted a bridge, I said we’d build it ourselves. Well, it’s always, though, safer in politics to avoid risk, to just kind of go along with the status quo. But I didn’t get into government to do the safe and easy things. A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not why the ship is built. In seems though, in reality Palin was against only part of the bridge to nowhere project, the part that involved Congress canceling the funding for it . When she finally canceled the $400 million project, Palin ...
Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle...
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... In fact, Ms. "Thanks But No Thanks" wrote in a questionnaire, "Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now -- while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist." And while we're on the subject of earmarks, Palin once said, "Earmarks are not bad in themselves. In fact, they represent a legitimate exercise of Congress’ constitutional power to amend the budget proposed by the president." Indeed. When one hears such flipflopping from Palin, one can at last understand what John McCain ...
Looking For the Light
The Reaction —
... and at Think Progress, 9/8/08: "Lies To Nowhere: The McCain Campaign’s Inaccuracies On Palin’s Bridge To Nowhere Support." It begins, From the day he named Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) to be his vice presidential running mate, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has been citing Palin’s opposition to the infamous Bridge to Nowhere as the prime example of her ability to stand up to lobbyists and wasteful spending. That claim has been repeatedly debunked. Senators and House Members who do show up will also be ...
