BS Again.
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/09/obamas_hypocrisy_on_the_bridge.php
Yet, when Barack Obama had a chance to kill Alaska's Bridge to Nowhere
and spend the money on Katrina victims, he voteddrum roll pleaseNo.
And over the last three years, Barack Obama hasn't changed his tune
one bit. He has not disavowed his 2005 vote in favor of the Bridge to
Nowhere. And he continues to vote to save specific, egregious
earmarks. In 2007, Obama was given the opportunity to vote for an
amendment to transfer money earmarked for bicycle paths to fixing
America's bridges. He voted against the amendment. He was given the
opportunity to vote for an amendment to eliminate earmarks for a Peace
Garden in North Dakota and a baseball field in Montana. Barack Obama
voted against the amendment.
In contrast, Sarah Palin stood up to the biggest porkers in her state
when she refused to spend taxpayer dollars on the Bridge to Nowhere.
Some in the media have claimed that Congress killed the Bridge first.
This is not true. Congress removed the requirement to fund the bridge,
leaving the choice up to the state. Once given the choice, Palin
refused to spend taxpayer dollars on the wasteful Bridge to Nowhere.
Standing up to Ted Stevens and Don Young in Alaska is nothing to
sneeze at. Clearly, Barack Obama didn't have the same courage in 2005.
"While Barack Obama attacks Sarah Palin, we still have not heard him
disavow his 2005 vote in favor of the Bridge to Nowhere and admit his
mistake," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Sarah Palin
deserves credit for recognizing how harmful and corrupt the pork
process has become. Barack Obama has had three years to come to the
same realization, and we're still waiting. We call on Senator Obama to
disavow his 2005 vote in favor of the Bridge to Nowhere."
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sam wrote:
>> Though Gov. Palin originally supported the earmark spending on the
>> Ketchikan bridge ("to nowhere), she eventually killed the project,
>
>
> The federal government killed the project and she then withdrew the request.
>
> That is, if the federal government would've approved it she would've
> happily accepted the money.
>
> If that wasn't the case then why would she support it in the first place?
>
>
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