The storyline about Governor Palin, who apparently John McCain met only once in person 6 months ago before selecting her for the Vice Presidential nomination and putting her a heartbeat away from the Presidency if the 72 year old candidate is elected, is that she’s a reformer who fights corruption.
However, during her race for the Governorship back in 2006, it seems that she supported the Bridge to Nowhere and any other pork barrel projects her corrupt buddies in the Alaska Congressional delegation, like Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young, could bring home before the Republicans lost the majority in the 2006 election, and hence their ability to steer pork barrel projects back to Alaska.
The key statement from the October 22, 2006 Anchorage Daily News:
5. Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?
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.
So while Ted Stevens was making commercials endorsing Palin, she was supporting his efforts to build the Bridge to Nowhere.
What a reformer. Sounds like politics as usual if you ask me.
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Nobody seems to want to address why she supported a windfall profits tax on oil companies doing business in Alaska and distributed that money in welfare checks to Alaskans.
Obama & Biden – Ebony & Ivory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvM3RHLyzOo&feature=related
GOPeach you are a such an ignorant racist
Yes, but at least she’s stupid.
DG, if you had ever lived in AK, you could answer your own question.
Drill there, pay here. What makes you think the oil companies paying to do business on AK soil is welfare?
Duh. You don’t get it.
Bowersville,
You completely miss the point. Of course Alaska can tax oil companies who drill there and they always have. However, shortly after Palin became governor she increased those taxes (a $6 billion increase in taxes on oil companies) that oil companies pay to do business in Alaska. That is a tax increase however you look at it.
If I do business in Georgia and if the government increased my taxes … as our Republican Governor has a tendency to want to do … that is tax increase just like Palin increased taxes in Alaska.
She then took that tax increase on oil companies and re-distributed much of the money to Alaska residents by the government writing them checks.
How is that not the very definition of socialism, is it not?
Dg, the last time I lived in AK(circa 1970s Jimmy Baffon Carter years) there was no state income tax and plenty of gas for my home, my vehicles and so forth. But not here, not in Georgia, the national news showed everybody lined up as the gas station.
I’m not trying to argue with you, but it gets to me when the lower 48 doesn’t get it. Drill here, drill now and pay for it as you go oil companies. That’s a different concept I know. But if the Ds and Rs want to kill the controversy over drilling. Make the oil companies pay for it. What do you think those middle eastern countries are doing?
Are we so stupid that we can’t reap the wealth in a legitimate way?
Socialism, no. Economics, yes.
Rome-
Hahahahaha – I love it!
When your white kids marry black kids – then you can say you are NOT a racist! LOL
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