Palin DID NOT oppose the Bridge to Nowhere (UPDATE: so no wonder Stevens endorsed her)
by: Rob
Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 4:10:47 PM EDT
Today, the 20-month governor of Alaska said the following:
And I championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. In fact, I told Congress -- 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.
How nice! Except it's a complete lie:
But how hard did she really fight the project? Not very, it seems. Here's what she told the Anchorage Daily News on October 22, 2006, late in the race for the governor's seat (via Nexis):
5. Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?
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.
So she was very much for the bridge and insisted that Alaska had to act quickly-the party of Ted Stevens and Don Young might soon lose its majority, after all.
Did they vet her speech at all? There's more evidence at that link, including a quote from her lamenting the lack of federal funding and a link to an article by her special counsel assuring the Alaskan public that Palin was still very much in favor of earmarks.
UPDATE: No wonder the indictable Ted Stevens likes her so much! (see video)
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