This is what McCain blame on Palin's gluttinous porking. http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070802/070802_collapse_hmed_12a.h2.jpg
------------------ On Sep 9, 10:00 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And Barack Obama Voted FOR the Bridge... > > Sarah Palin didn't have a Vote. > > On Sep 9, 9:58 am, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Days after the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge, McCain specifically > > linked the collapse to the funding of Sarah Palin's bridge-to-nowhere- > > then-lobbyists pork-barrel gluttony. > > > ----------- > > “Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have > > gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges around the country,” > > McCain said at a campaign stop in Ankeny, Iowa on Aug. 4, 2007. “Maybe > > the 200,000 people who cross that bridge every day would have been > > safer than spending $233 million of your tax dollars on a bridge in > > Alaska to an island with 50 people on it.” > > ---------- > > > (BEGIN > > QUOTE)http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/8052/mccain-connected-35w-bridge-... > > > Over 37 million people saw Sarah Palin declare in her acceptance > > speech that she told Congress, “thanks but no thanks on that bridge to > > nowhere.” That statement is demonstrably false, but the campaign of > > Sen. John McCain continues to tout Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s > > opposition to the so-called “Bridge to Nowhere” despite once linking > > it to the collapse of the 35W bridge. > > > During the 2006 gubernatorial campaign, Palin was a strong proponent > > of the project, which aimed to connect the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, > > to a nearby airport on Gravina Island. > > > “I support these infrastructure projects,” Palin said during a > > gubernatorial debate. “It will build Alaska, and it’s cheaper to do it > > today than it is tomorrow.” > > > Once governor, Palin killed the effort only after it became apparent > > that the federal government wasn’t going to put any more money into > > the bloated project beyond the $233 million in earmarks that Rep. Don > > Young, R-Alaska, had already secured. Under pressure to cut wasteful > > spending, Congress then stripped the stipulation that the money be > > spent on a bridge but allowed the state of Alaska to keep the $233 > > million for other transportation projects. Palin then directed her > > transportation commissioner, Leo von Scheben, to review transportation > > projects statewide to prepare a list of possible uses for the funds. > > > Days after the 35W bridge collapse John McCain connected that $233 > > million with the tragedy that claimed 13 lives in Minneapolis. > > > “Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have > > gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges around the country,” > > McCain said at a campaign stop in Ankeny, Iowa on Aug. 4, 2007. “Maybe > > the 200,000 people who cross that bridge every day would have been > > safer than spending $233 million of your tax dollars on a bridge in > > Alaska to an island with 50 people on it.” > > > One month after McCain’s critical comments Palin changed her position > > on the bridge, citing the project’s high cost to Alaskans, while > > continuing to defend the project. > > > “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,” Palin stated in a > > released statement dated Sept. 21, 2007. “Much of the public’s > > attitude toward Alaska bridges is based on inaccurate portrayals of > > the projects here. But we need to focus on what we can do, rather than > > fight over what has happened.”...(END OF QUOTE)- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
