September 16, 2008
Palin supports $600 million ‘other’ bridge project
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 6:58 a.m. ET

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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.

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Wow. Good thing Palin doesn’t believe in earmarks like McCain said she didn’t.

Just think of how much she’d cost us taxpayers if she did believe in earmarks . . .

I wish I was wrong in my cynicism. I wish it were misplaced. I wish… things were different.

But they are not.

If Regular posted it, there’s no truth to it, for there’s no truth in him.

Anyone who thinks that Rick Warren’s statement was an “inappropriate” divulging of something confidential that Sarah Palin told him is completely deluded. Sarah Palin went to Rick Warren because he was public. What this means is that Rick Warren participated in the McCain Campaign’s cynical use “Sarah to attack the media to poison the well” campaign. Rick Warren was once thought to be a guy who was trying to be “above the fray” and to display a kinder and gentler evangelicism. Now he is revealing himself to be another Christian Right hack (he has already made some rather horrifying comments about “atheists” in the wake of his town hall meetings). Maybe his words are generally kinder and gentler than those of a Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, or (locally) Terry Fox, but he has now injected himself in partisan politics, basically sneaking in an endorsement of the McCain/Palin ticket without openly making an endorsement.

As for why there are so many Palin stories and topics on this board, it’s the same reason why there were so many Obama topics. Palin has been the new lightning rod for attention. The McCain campaign loves it.

As for the reasons why the WEBlog has so many Palin topics on this board? Those right wingers who claim it’s to “bash Palin” are thick if they are sincere. This post, for example? On this thread?

It’s reason number 312. That’s it. Pure and simple.

BTW, I hate to say this, but this campaign so far is living down to Ksfarmgrrl’s most cynical expectations.

You know that is a lie and yet you keep on telling it, then you’ll have a fit if we play your little game back on you.

You are beyond belief. Bet your last name is Phelps

You’re entitled to an opinion- but others aren’t and therefore you are a hypocrite. You make an excellent republican. Rights are for you but not for anyone else.

THIS IS AN OPINION PAGE- get over it.

Imagine a White House with a tanning bed.

“General, the President cannot be disturbed. She is tanning!”

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It could be alot worse -

Or obama is praying to allah so don’t bother telling him Iran is attacking.

obama – “my muslm faith”

Big step up for him.

Congratulations.
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As usual retard, you are completely wrong. Big surprise there!

Please!

Who WOULDN’T get out of this hole of a state if they could?

My understanding is Randy will be doing his part to turn Colorado blue.

His talents are wasted here in this feudal duchy.

Imagine a White House with a tanning bed.

“General, the President cannot be disturbed. She is tanning!”

Big step up for him.

Congratulations.

Steven, you have got to be kidding!!!! Randy leaving Wichita and the Eagle? If that happens I will immediately restart my subscription to the print version of the paper, and tell them why.
They called me to ask why I was canceling. I was absolutely explicit that it was mostly a result of Scholfield’s editorials.
You have made me so happy, and right before bedtime.
I wish him personally the best of luck with his career and family, but good riddance from a local editorial stance.

In understand you last post of 10:56 pm, thank you for the comments, I think they are sincere and all I can say is ‘ditto’.

Our next election will be the most important we’ve had yet for this very young century. I will do what I have to do, I suspect Mr. Boxlock will do what he has to do. I hope I win, and he loses. We will see…

a very very lot?

Ok.

And the rest of your post is based on me educating you. Thank me. Even if your opinion is based on what you could read in only the last few minutes.

Read more. To compare Sarah Palin with Teddy Roosevelt is insulting to TR.

BJ, I am only interested in what these folks did for the U.S. that contributed.
Teddy Roosevelt did a lot, a very very lot…but when it was his time to go he got ego-maniacal to a degree and tried to start his own party…it failed. Again, how many ‘Bull Moose Party’ folks do you recall, case rested.
The Bull Moose party failed, just as the DimLibs will in this election.
I am not as optimistic that the DimLibs will go away though…they will have to be systematically minimized for the country to move forward.