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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (152748)1/21/2009 5:47:12 PM
From: Steve Dietrich  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
Congress didn't remove the money, only the stipulation on how it had to be spent

I know.

The state could have built it if it wished.

Of course.

But it wasn't about building a bridge, it was about grabbing federal tax dollars.

Once the earmark was gone, the reason for building the bridge was gone (getting federal money) and the project was dead.

Palin said so herself:

"Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $329-million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it's clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island."

See, for Palin, the bridge was about getting federal tax dollars. That's why removing the earmark killed the bridge.

Capiche?

SD
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