vt: Which has a larger state in physical to deal with?
Alaska? Illinois On Sep 9, 10:18 am, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Per Capita, Palin asked and Received more > money per in ear marks then Obama. > > Obama is not running on a platform specificly > about Earmark reform. > > Palin is using the Bridge to no where as proof > of her 'Integrity'! > > Obama can not single out a single line item > in an omnibus Bugdet Bill, this is a truely > disengenuous point to bring up. > > On Sep 9, 10:43 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Townhall.com > > Monday, September 08, 2008 > > Posted by: Amanda Carpenter at 6:18 PM > > > If Barack Obama wants to rail against Sarah Palin's record on earmarks > > he'd better be prepared to defend why he allocated hundreds of > > millions of tax dollars for his own pet-projects. > > > Yes, Palin did indicate some support for a Ketchikan "link" (which > > could be a bridge or a ferry) while campaigning to become Governor. > > Her exact quote the Obama campaign is using against her is from a 2006 > > article in the Ketchikan Daily News. Palin is quoted saying: > > > "The money that's been appropriated for the project, it should remain > > available for a link, an access process as we continue to evaluate the > > scope and just how best to just get this done. This link is a > > commitment to help Ketchikan expand its access, to help this community > > prosper." > > > "Link" is the operative word. That can mean bridge, ferry or anything > > else that gets people from one location to another. She also said the > > "scope" should be considered, which can mean size and cost. > > Regardless, as Governor, when it really counted, she opposed the > > bridge flat-out. Meanwhile, in the US Senate, Obama VOTED FOR the > > $400 > > million Bridge to Nowhere. > > > As Governor, Palin went on to veto $231 million worth of pork from the > > proposed state budget her first year in office. The next year, state > > legislators reinserted many of those same earmarks into the budget and > > asked the Governor to okay $58 billion to pay them. She vetoed them > > again. > > > The Democrats are also trying to blame Palin for all of Alaska's > > earmarks, but only U.S. senators and members of Congress are > > responsible for snagging their pork. And as U.S. Senator Obama > > requested more than $740 million for his pet-projects in the last > > three years, including a $1 million earmark for the hospital his wife > > was working at and a $750,000 earmark to pay for the renovation of a > > space center named after top Obama donor James S. Crown's grandfather, > > Henry Crown. > > > And since Obama is bringing it up, why doesn't he explain why he > > sought more than $3.4 million earmarks for his VP Joe Biden's lobbyist > > son, Hunter? I thought Obama detested lobbyists and those kind of > > cozy, Senate relationships. > > > I made a list of some of Obama's other earmarks for a previous edition > > of Townhall magazine that I'm recopying for our online readers below: > > > -$8.5 million to prevent Asian Carp fish from entering the Great Lakes > > through the Chicago waterways > > > -More than $6.9 million for Chicago museums > > > -$5 million for the Young Men’s Christian Association to combat > > chronic diseases and obesity > > > -$3 million for the Adler Planetarium > > > -$3 million for a new Chicago park to honor Jean Bapstiste Point > > DuSable. > > > -$2 million for ethanol research > > > -$2 million for soybean research > > > -$200,000 for the construction of a theater company “using green > > construction standards” > > > So, again, does Barack Obama really want to have this conversation? > > > Does he want to defend his vote for the $400 million Bridge to Nowhere > > and his earmarks for Joe Biden's lobbyist son, Asian Carp, museums, > > planetariums and green construction?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
