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Originally Posted by scaeagles
I think she said "Thanks but no thanks for that bridge to nowhere". She didn't say "I sent the money back because there was nothing valuable we could do with it". I think there is a distinction. She was against the wasteful spending aspect, bit using the federal funds to do necessary things to improve her state.
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I think there is a distinction between opposing a project that becomes overwhelmingly unpopular, and then deciding on your own what to do with the money that was ear-marked for said pork barrel project. The money came from the feds--was it really kosher for her to be taking money that was approved for one project BY SOMEONE ELSE, and then taking that money and deciding on your own to spend it on something else?
Come on scaeagles, she is trying to campaign as a reformer, ergo spendthrift. Saying no to bloat. Cutting taxes. Not diverting tax money for your OWN pet projects.
I'm not saying governors can't take money earmarked for one thing to use on other projects. Well, I don't know if that's illegal... but my point is that it's something she is heavily campaigning on and I find it pretty hypocritical.
OK folks you are hearing this from me... whatever happens if it's Hillary vs. Palin in 2012 I will vote for Hillary (good lord I didn't think I'd ever say that).