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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (152751)	1/21/2009 7:33:08 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

It's a matter than can be viewed from more than one perspective if you are outside Palin's head and you either want to give her credit for doing the right thing or do her harm by passing judgement on something that is iffy. She was there and went with the wishes of the people to seek extra funds. People later pressed her to consider the ethics of the issue and were doing the same in congress which was under fire to undo the deal. She likely, weighed the matter and saw that it would be the right and ethical thing to withdraw her support of the project and that it would also bring some positive political support to make it a campaign statement. Steve is trying to convince us that it was an insidious scheme, which no one genuinely buys into. I doubt he even believes it.

To: Bill who wrote (152751)	1/21/2009 8:01:06 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Respond to of 173976

Straight from the Governor's mouth: politifact.com "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." ... "Much of the public's attitude toward Alaska bridges is based on inaccurate portrayals of the projects here," Palin said. "But we need to focus on what we can do, rather than fight over what has happened." Does that sound like, "thanks but no thanks" on wasteful earmarks to you? She only "killed" the bridge when it became clear that there would be no more federal money and that she'd have to pay for it with state money. SD