Palin lying about Bridge to Nowhere

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In her speech tonight she again emphasized how her position was "thanks, but no thanks". However, in reality her position on spending money is reflected by the following:

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Palin said Alaska?s congressional delegation worked hard to obtain funding for the bridge as part of a package deal and that she ?would not stand in the way of the progress toward that bridge. (Ketchikan Daily News 9/2006)</em>



<em>Three times in recent years, McCain's catalogs of "objectionable" spending have included earmarks for this small Alaska town, requested by its mayor at the time -- Sarah Palin.(<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-earmarks3-2008sep03,0,6145252.story">LA Times</a>)</em>



Bizarro world indeed.
 
MSNBC reports that Palin, who said she "welcomes" the troopergate investigation, will not speak at all with investigators. The McCain camp says this is because the investigation, carried on by 3 Republicans and two Democrats on behalf of the Republican state legislature, is partisan. HUH?
 
Obama Can't Win Against Palin

WALL STREET JOURNAL

September 11, 2008; Page A13



Of all the advantages Gov. Sarah Palin has brought to the GOP ticket, the most important may be that she has gotten into Barack Obama's head. How else to explain Sen. Obama's decision to go one-on-one against "Sarah Barracuda," captain of the Wasilla High state basketball champs?



It's a matchup he'll lose. If Mr. Obama wants to win, he needs to remember he's running against John McCain for president, not Mrs. Palin for vice president.





AP

Michael Dukakis spent the last months of the 1988 campaign calling his opponent's running mate, Dan Quayle, a risky choice and even ran a TV ad blasting Mr. Quayle. The Bush/Quayle ticket carried 40 states.



Adlai Stevenson spent the fall of 1952 bashing Dwight Eisenhower's running mate, Richard Nixon, calling him "the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, and then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation." The Republican ticket carried 39 of 48 states.



If Mr. Obama keeps attacking Mrs. Palin, he could suffer the fate of his Democratic predecessors. These assaults highlight his own tissue-thin r?sum?, waste precious time better spent reassuring voters he is up for the job, and diminish him -- not her.



Consider Mr. Obama's response to CNN's Anderson Cooper, who asked him about Republican claims that Mrs. Palin beats him on executive experience. Mr. Obama responded by comparing Wasilla's 50 city workers with his campaign's 2,500 employees and dismissed its budget of about $12 million a year by saying "we have a budget of about three times that just for the month." He claimed his campaign "made clear" his "ability to manage large systems and to execute."



Of course, this ignores the fact that Mrs. Palin is now governor. She manages an $11 billion operating budget, a $1.7 billion capital expenditure budget, and nearly 29,000 full- and part-time state employees. In two years as governor, she's vetoed over $499 million from Alaska's capital budget -- more money than Mr. Obama is likely to spend on his entire campaign.



And Mr. Obama is not running his campaign's day-to-day operation. His manager, David Plouffe, assisted by others, makes the decisions about the $335 million the campaign has spent. Even if Mr. Obama is his own campaign manager, does that qualify him for president?



A debate between Mr. Obama and Mrs. Palin over executive experience also isn't smart politics for Democrats. As Mr. Obama talks down Mrs. Palin's record, voters may start comparing backgrounds. He won't come off well.



Then there was Mr. Obama's blast Saturday about Mrs. Palin's record on earmarks. He went at her personally, saying, "you been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person."



It's true. Mrs. Palin did seek earmarks as Wasilla's mayor. But as governor, she ratcheted down the state's requests for federal dollars, telling the legislature last year Alaska "cannot and must not rely so heavily on federal government earmarks." Her budget chief directed state agencies to reduce earmark requests to only "the most compelling needs" with "a strong national purpose," explaining to reporters "we really want to skinny it down."



Mr. Obama has again started a debate he can't win. As senator, he has requested nearly $936 million in earmarks, ratcheting up his requests each year he's been in the Senate. If voters dislike earmarks -- and they do -- they may conclude Mrs. Palin cut them, while Mr. Obama grabs for more each year.



Mr. Obama may also pay a price for his "lipstick on a pig" comment. The last time the word "lipstick" showed up in this campaign was during Mrs. Palin's memorable ad-lib in her acceptance speech. Mr. Obama says he didn't mean to aim the comment at Mrs. Palin, but he deserves all the negative flashback he gets from the snarky aside.



Sen. Joe Biden has now joined the attack on Mrs. Palin, saying this week that her views on issues show she's "obviously a backwards step for women." This is a mistake. Mr. Obama is already finding it difficult to win over independent women and Hillary Clinton voters. If it looks like he's going out of his way to attack Mrs. Palin, these voters may conclude it's because he has a problem with strong women.



In Denver two weeks ago, Mr. Obama said, "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from." That's what he's trying to do, only the object of his painting is Sarah Palin, not John McCain.



In Mrs. Palin, Mr. Obama faces a political phenomenon who has altered the election's dynamics. Americans have rarely seen someone who immediately connects with large numbers of voters at such a visceral level. Mrs. Palin may be the first vice presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson to change an election's outcome. If Mr. Obama keeps attacking her, the odds of Gov. Palin becoming Vice President Palin increase significantly.
 
Is New York in play? Update: Obama loses 13 points since Juneposted at 8:30 am on September 15, 2008 by Ed Morrissey

Send to a Friend | printer-friendly According to the New York Post, internal polling by both Democrats and Republicans show Barack Obama beginning to fade in New York. Once considered an unassailable bastion for Democrats, the Empire State has narrowed to a potential catastrophe for them, all the way down the ticket. Polls out today will show a significant gain for John McCain, and a nightmare for Obama:

BOOSTED by the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, Republican John McCain has experienced a surge of support among women in heavily Democratic New York state - where he has closed the gap with Barack Obama, new private polls show.

The internal Republican and Democratic polls, details of which were provided to The Post, have stunned members of both parties - and produced deep worries among Democrats. ?

The private polls have consistently shown the Obama-Biden ticket still leading but with less than 50 percent of the vote in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by over 2.3 million voters.

The last Siena poll had Obama only up by eight in August. Apparently, that margin has narrowed even further, a shocking result for a Northeastern state considered a lock for Democrats. The McCain campaign may start spending money in New York if the results get further confirmed by public polls due out today and later this week.

What happened? The Post credits the selection of Sarah Palin as McCain?s running mate, but the snub of their Senator by Obama for the other position may have created a backlash among New Yorkers. The tax problems of Charlie Rangel may have contributed to the falling fortunes of Democrats, and the Post forgets that this is the first election since Eliot Spitzer?s resignation over his affairs with high-priced hookers. If the Republican brand suffered nationally, the Democratic brand isn?t doing well in New York now, and the reform rhetoric of Obama isn?t convincing voters there.

If Obama loses his grip on New York, he can?t possibly win the election. If he has to sink a large amount of money in New York, he?ll have to take it from his efforts in battleground states, and he?ll have to cut his face time in places like Michigan, Ohio, Colorado, and Minnesota. That?s a recipe for defeat, both financially and electorally.

Just a week ago, his campaign shrugged off the national polls by asserting that the state polls were what counted. As this shows, the national polls provide a pretty good barometer about what one can expect in the states. If New York becomes a toss-up, Obama can kiss his White House aspirations good-bye.

Update: The Siena poll of likely voters in New York shows just how bad Obama has fared. He lost 13 points off his lead since clinching the nomination, and now barely leads outside the margin of error ? and can?t get to a majority:

Seven weeks until Election Day, the race for President has tightened in New York, with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) leading Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) 46-41 percent among likely voters, according to a new Siena (College) Research Institute poll released today. Obama?s five point lead is down from eight points in August, 13 points in July and 18 points in June, when he led 51-33 percent. On a series of six questions concerning current issues in the campaign ? economy, Iraq, terrorism, health care, America?s position in the world, and education ? likely voters believe Obama will do a better job on four. Conversely, out of six attributes voters often look at in choosing a candidate ? compassion, patriotism, experience, intelligence, integrity, and leadership ? New York?s electorate gives the edge to McCain on four.

?Although New York has long been regarded as a ?safe? state for the Democrats in presidential politics, likely voters in the Empire State are currently only giving Senator Obama a five-point cushion,? said Steven Greenberg, spokesman for the Siena New York Poll. ?The conventions are over. The running mates are set. And as voters begin to focus on the race, New York?s overwhelming Democratic enrollment advantage is not reflected in how voters tell Siena they plan to vote.?

McCain has made significant gains in New York largely on national security and personal attributes. He wins on terrorism, 54-33, and edges Obama in ensuring American strength, 47-41. McCain obliterates him on personal qualities, especially patriotism (59-21), experience (73-18), and perhaps most unsettling for Team O, integrity (43-38).

Update: Obama lost 13 points on an 18-point
 
Man, Obama made the biggest mistake in the world by not choosing Hillary as his running mate.



I hope I don't have to pay the price for his ego.
 
[quote author="Trooper" date=1221571308]Man, Obama made the biggest mistake in the world by not choosing Hillary as his running mate.



I hope I don't have to pay the price for his ego.</blockquote>


There's a thought worth examining at a deeper level. We will all pay the price for his ego if he is elected. Why would anyone want to suffer that burden?
 
[quote author="Trooper" date=1221593457]You still haven't answered my question whether you ever served in the military.</blockquote>


Don't forget the one about whether I was born in this country!



Your invitation to speculate is still unanswered.
 
Well, since you won't answer I will speculate that you never served in the military.



WINEX never served in the military.



And why not ? Why didn't you serve WINEX?



I mean, I tried....but was disqualified because I was a homosexual. Otherwise, I would have been a United States Marine.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080916/ap_on_el_pr/palin_bridge_to_wasilla





Palin supports $600 million 'other' bridge project



By GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 16, 6:58 AM ET



ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin may eventually have said "no thanks" to a federally funded Bridge to Nowhere.



But a bridge to her hometown of Wasilla, that's a different story.



A $600 million bridge and highway project to link Alaska's largest city to Palin's town of 7,000 residents is moving full speed ahead, despite concerns the bridge could worsen some commuting and threaten a population of beluga whales.



Local officials already have spent $42 million on plans to route traffic across the Knik Arm inlet, a narrow finger of water extending roughly 25 miles northeast of Anchorage toward Wasilla. The proposal exists thanks to an earmark request by Republican Rep. Don Young, whose son-in-law has a small stake in property near the bridge's proposed western span.



A Democratic council member in Anchorage will try Tuesday to spike the city's sponsorship of the project, which Palin supports with some reservations.



"This is basically an incredibly expensive project that doesn't help commuters, doesn't help create jobs and may drive whales to extinction," said Justin Massey, an attorney advising environmentalists opposed to the proposal. "It is also a project that serves the area where the governor is from, which is near and dear to her heart."



The Knik Arm was one of two bridge proposals in Alaska awarded more than $450 million from lawmakers who requested money for special projects in 2005, when Young chaired the House Transportation Committee. Young, Alaska's 18-term congressman, has said Alaska still lacks basic roads, railroads and bridges that were developed long ago in older and less spacious states.



At the time, Palin's running mate for the Republican ticket, Arizona Sen. John McCain, derided both projects as wasteful. He called Young's highway bill a "monstrosity" that was "terrifying in its fiscal consequences."



"I want no part of this," McCain said in a July 2005 statement. "This legislation is not ? I emphasize not ? my way of legislating."



The governor initially championed the first so-called Bridge to Nowhere, which would have connected the southeastern Alaska town of Ketchikan to its airport on nearby Gravina Island. She later pulled the plug on the project after it became a national symbol of extravagant federal spending.



Palin's record on the Bridge to Nowhere has emerged as a central point of controversy in the campaign over her recent public claims that she had opposed it, aligning herself with McCain's anti-earmarks philosophy.



Palin still supports the second bridge, officially named Don Young's Way in honor of the congressman. She called for a review of the bridge's financing plans and raised concerns about its financial risks for the state. Still, the planning process is marching forward.



"Governor Palin's demand for accountability and transparency around this project is exactly what she has called for across the board to ensure taxpayers' dollars are being used wisely," spokeswoman Maria Comella said.



Dianne Keller, who succeeded Palin as mayor in Wasilla, has said the new $600 million crossing could lower traffic congestion in the fast-growing community. A Federal Highway Administration study shows the project would cut down some area commutes, but could add to others as more people move to the suburbs.



The average commuter trip to work for Wasilla residents is 34 minutes, compared to an average of 25 minutes for the rest of the United States, according to 2000 Census figures, the most recent available.



The bridge is popular with property developers ? including a group comprised of Young's son-in-law, the former legislative director for indicted Republican Sen. Ted Stevens and three others ? who own land across from Anchorage on the inlet's western side.



The National Marine Fisheries Service is evaluating whether the isolated beluga whales that breed and feed in the waterway's strong tides should be listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. Palin has publicly urged the government not to list Cook Inlet beluga whales as endangered.



Anchorage Assembly members Patrick Flynn and Matt Claman, both Democrats, plan to introduce a proposal to kill the bridge on Tuesday. They argue the money would be better used to set up commuter van pools and fix Alaska's existing highways, some of which are so rutted that cars go skidding off the road.



"She clearly hasn't said 'no thanks' to this particular bridge," Claman said. "If money were not an issue and we had no limits, maybe we'd build a bridge. But this is not a pragmatic or efficient way to spend scarce resources."
 
[quote author="WINEX" date=1221597226]Your speculation is nowhere near complete. Where was I born?</blockquote>


Crazy Town? %-P

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Pailin lies about the Bridge to Nowhere

Pailin lies about not requesting earmarks

Pailin lies about troopergate

Pailin lies about trying to ban books

Pailin lies about her qualifications



But the kool aid drinking Repugs just don't give a crap. She shoots and skins animals. That's a Repugs wet dream.
 
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