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To: Bill who wrote (6338)	2/3/2009 2:22:38 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 103300

More on Palin's support (maybe) ___________________ Other GOP support Douglas isn’t the only Republican governor who apparently supports the package. The CATO Institute actually breaks it down, putting those who support the package in the “give me my pork” category. In that camp reside GOP governors Tim Pawlenty, (Minn.), Charlie Crist (Fla.), Sarah Palin (Alaska). Sarah Palin?? Well, it depends on the definition of what support is. “Palin, darling of many ‘movement’ conservatives came all the way to Washington to lobby for the bill,” the report reads. “[Florida Governor Charlie] Crist worked the phones, unsuccessfully trying to convince Republican House members from Florida to support the bill. [Minnesota Governor Tim] Pawlenty admits some concern over the bill’s impact on the federal deficit, but says, governors ‘are entitled to ask for our share of the money.’” Over at the conservative website HotAir there’s a big ol’ battle being waged as to whether Palin supports it or not. Writes AllahPundit, “I wasn’t suggesting she loves the bill on the merits, or that she’s suddenly a fan of trillion-dollar spending outlays. My point was that, like (Louisiana governor Bobby) Jindal and unlike (South Carolina governor Mark) Sanford (maybe), she’s willing to accept federal spending as a way of kickstarting the economy provided it’s directed to “good” projects. I thought the grassroots conservative position on economic recovery was for the feds to either do nothing or do it all through tax cuts. Am I mistaken?” features.csmonitor.com