Saturday, August 30, 2008
From Snowshoes To Flip/Flops...
Brother...0 commentsAs governor, (Sarah) Palin in September 2007 "directed the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to look for the most fiscally responsible alternative for access to the Ketchikan airport and Gravina Island instead of proceeding any further with the proposed $398 million bridge," but in a questionnaire published in the October 22, 2006, Anchorage Daily News (accessed from the Nexis database), then-gubernatorial candidate Palin answered the question, "Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?" by writing: "Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now—while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist."
"I threw off my flip/flop; stepped on a pop-top."—Jimmy Buffet
Palin is dead set against those dreaded, nasty earmarks, too, eh? Here's a report on how she's REALLY trying to cut back on her Pork consumption:Earlier this year, President Bush and the congressional leadership announced that the total number and dollar amount of earmarks must be reduced significantly.
The Palin administration has responded to this message by requesting 31 earmarks, down from 54 last year. Of these, 27 involve continuing or previous appropriations and four are new. The total dollar amount of these requests has been reduced from about $550 million in the previous year to just less than $200 million.
Oh. Only $200 million.
That's alright, then.
NO. REPUBLICAN. LEFT. STANDING.
posted by Gotham 3:38 AM
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