Palin Was For The Bridge To Nowhere Before She Was Against It

By this choice, John McCain proves he is an irresponsible hypocrite. Country first? Nah, politics first. I hope it backfires as it should. Eff that creepy McSame. Some of us had him figured out long ago, but still, continuing confirmation is a good thing.

Poking holes in the palin pick is, well……..preposterous. The dems are scrambling and the republican naysayers just want something to howl about.

Buzz,

You’re just jealous because your VP doesn’t have hair plugs! Take that!

How dare a politician pander to the masses before an election only to do the right thing once in office.

Why, why, that would almost be liking promising to stop the war, only to fund additional troops once your party took control of both houses.

What Sarah Palin promised to do, or who endorsed her, during the general election when she was running against another corrupt Alaskan politician (in this case Democrat Tom Knowles) is pretty immaterial.

STIFFLER’S MOM FOR VP!!!!

Midtown Maven- Ditto!

Gov. Palin is bringing WHOLESOME back to this county! She has INTEGRITY and GRACE. This is what has been missing from the whole election year. What a breath of fresh Alaskan air!

…and DMZ Dave has the best analysis thus far.

+ 2 points.

The most impressive thing about oppostion to a $400M bridge to an island of a couple hundred residents (maybe even after the GOP lost the wherewithal to direct federal funding) being called “reform”, is the backhanded admission that the GOP was and is corrupt and fiscally irresponsible.

“What Sarah Palin promised to do….during the general election when she was running against another corrupt Alaskan politician (in this case Democrat Tom Knowles) is pretty immaterial.”

If that’s immaterial, her beauty pageant and village politician experience is immaterial too. That leaves only gender, and her being a pro-life creationist Republican as material.

The “Bridge to Nowhere” was a perfect symbol of the excesses of Washington. Republicans, like Chris Farris, who rail against pork barrel spending and earmarks rightly said that they needed clean up their house. So here’s what happened. One year, the money was there with an earmark for the bridge to nowhere.

The next year, the same money was in the budget but no earmark. Palin killed the project but kept the money for other projects in Alaska, actually to fill a gap in their DOT budget much like the one Georgia faces. OK, so they didn’t build the bridge. They still redistributed billions of dollars of taxpayer money to Alaska to build roads subsidized by taxpayers here.

So why no outrage anymore? As of 2005, Alaska got nearly $2 back from the federal government for every $1 they put in. Georgia got $1.01 back for every $1. Alaska’s state government has spent recklessly and has huge DOT shortfalls — Georgia’s state government has spent recklessly and has huge DOT shortfalls. Georgia’s federal taxpayers bail out Alaska while Georgia gets nothing. Give Gov. Palin an award…she sure is glad to spend our money.

Let me see…. hummm

The last time I peaked at a map, it seems like Alaska is a little bigger than Delaware.

Peach,

Not by population:

Delaware (2006) 853,476
Alaska (2006) 670,053

Alaska barely beats Cobb County at 679,325 … and is less than Gwinnett 757,104.

Albeit, comparing Biden’s legislative service to the executive experience of managing a population. But, if numbers count then Sam Olens, counts as much as Palin does.

And, Karl Rove (based on this) should think that Palin isn’t qualified for being veep.

Now wait a minute. Gov. Palin in her speech from Dayton, OH said “If Alaska wanted a bridge they would build it themselves. The question in this story was “Would she continue STATE funding of the bridge”? Well she is the Governor if she wants to spend STATE money on the bridge that is Alaska’s business. What does Federal pork spending have to do with the STATE government of Alaska. It is time the power came back to the states.

Well, just as I thought. Not one of you Democratic wizards would come forward and defend the likes of of Obama/Biden.

I wonder how many people Ron Sailor endorsed as a state rep? I guess all of them better just hang up their political hats in Georgia.

correction, Democratic Underground

What a wonderful choice in Gov. Sarah Palin for VP! Gov Palin balances the ticket beautifully and is the best person to aid John McCain as Vice President in his administration to run our country well. She brings in a distinguished record of executive experience - running a successful and popular government in Alaska. She has a record of clean government, reduction in spending and bipartisan dealings. An ideal ticket has 1 person who brings in Washington experience - experience with foreign policy, national security etc. while the other brings in executive experience - that of running a government. All major tickets, especially winning tickets in the last 4 decades or so have had such a combination. The Democratic ticket has no experience in running a government smoothly whatsoever.

As for the argument of experience - it is by no means of the table! It says a lot when the nominee for President is comparing his resume with the opposite parties nominee for VP! The VP position does lend itself to on the job training, but the office of President most certainly does not, like Joe Biden himself said. And anyway there is a world of difference between running for President and running for VP. The question of her becoming President and being capable/incapable of doing that arises only if something unfortunate were to happen to President McCain in the next 4 years. Obama could be President in under 4 months! Anyone who believes that Gov Palin is too inexperienced to be VP cannot even dream of Obama as Potus. I’m guessing we wont hear much from the Obama campaign this fall about the (in)experience of Sarah Palin - they would just be shooting themselves in the foot.

I however believe Gov. Palin is definitely ready to be VP, and even the President should such an unfortunate event arise. She has an amazing track record of running a Government and would certainly be able to do the job well atleast to serve out President McCain’s term. Anycase by all indications Sen. McCain’s health will be fine for atleast 4 years.

Also she has been the Governor of a state (a small state perhaps but a state none the less) and the Commander-in-Chief of a State National Guard (again, a small force perhaps but a force none the less). This alone put her as having more experience than the Democratic Ticket combined as neither of the 2 people on that ticket have any experience running a government or any experience of commanding an army (the person on the top of the ticket has no experience of being in an army, let alone commanding it!). Who would you rather have as CIC? For me its a clear choice - Palin. People ask whether you want to have Palin as CIC if anything happens to McCain - I ask whether you want to have Obama as CIC if anything happens to Biden (him not being there to mentor him and hold his hands every step of the way) or want Biden as CIC if anything happens to Obama. All this talk about heartbeat away really gets me - I would rather have Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency than Obama at the Presidency! Also Nancy Pelosi is 2 heartbeats away from being CIC - now thats scary!!

I do not agree with people saying that the selection of Gov. Palin is a blatant attempt to get the women voters to vote republican this year. Anyone saying that is really insulting the intelligence of both the McCain campaign and more importantly the women of the country. I would ask all of you, especially women, to vote for the ticket not because of the gender of the VP candidate, but because this is the best ticket for a successful America for the next 4 years. Vote for Gov. Palin not because she is a women but because she is more than capable for the job of VP. None of us knew much about Gov. Palin till yesterday and I must admit that I was at first skeptical when I heard Sen. McCain’s pick. I did some research on her and liked what I saw. I hope all voters would do the same so that they would realize Gov. Palin is not on the ticket just because she is a woman, she is on the ticket since she would be an excellent VP with the executive experience she brings in. I am sure that as this campaign progresses and people get to hear more about her and her achievements, the initial backlash from some quarters (’an insult to women thinking they will vote republican simply there is a woman on the ticket’, or ‘a pretty face totally incapable of taking tough decisions’) will evaporate and people will vote for Gov. Palin and Sen McCain on the basis of their combined experience and achievements.

Hello Decatur Guy, take up for that liberal Obama maniac Ayers.

Where are you Boy Reporter?

Tell us how Ayers perpetuates the American way. Tell us how Palin doesn’t.

Ronin,

Alaska may not have as many people as Cobb County, but the fact of the matter is, asphalt probably costs about the same as it does in Cobb County and workers probably command similar salaries…in fact…maybe more since labor is a higher commodity in AK. Condemning land to build the road is probably cheaper in Alaska, but eventually quanity will help the cost even out.

Juneau to Anchorage alone is over 800 miles of roads that must be tough enough to survive Alaska’s winters.

While there are less people to deliver government services to, they are spread much further apart making delivery more difficult and resulting in different kinds of challenges that must be met.

And as for the “bridge to nowhere,” I think the 50 residents of that island should have a bridge to the mainland rather than having to rely on ferries, but the bridge should not cost the American taxpayers $400 million. Let Alaskans pay for it themselves, whatever the costs.

In Cobb, a road from

The Christian right asked for Huckabee or Palin. We got it, now we will once again deliver this election… For those of you making fun of Alaska, how big is Delaware?

I saw we may as well call it - GOP landslide!

Will McCain gain back the support after the GOP convention?

Polls: Voters Doubt Palin’s Qualifications While Obama Expands Lead

FOXNEWS-Most voters are unfamiliar with John McCain’s new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and many question her qualifications to be president, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup poll.

Meanwhile, another Gallup poll shows Barack Obama maintaining an 8 percentage point lead over John McCain following the end of the Democratic convention Thursday.

Republicans begin their four-day convention Monday here even as Hurricane Gustav picks up steam as it approaches the Gulf Coast. Palin is scheduled to speak Wednesday.

In the poll taken Friday, 39 percent said she is ready to serve as president if needed, 33 percent said she isn’t and 29 percent have no opinion.

That’s the lowest rating any running mate has had since then-Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle was selected in 1988 to join George H.W. Bush’s team.

By contrast, 57 percent of voters rated Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as qualified after Obama selected him last week. Eighteen percent said he wasn’t qualified.

Meanwhile, the Gallup daily tracking poll shows good news for Obama, following the close of the Democratic National Convention and his high-profile nomination acceptance speech Thursday.

The poll, taken from Wednesday to Friday, showed Obama leading McCain by 49 percent to 41 percent for the second day in a row — a campaign high for him.

Before the convention, the two presidential candidates were tied at 45 percent.

“she’s the real deal”

The Palin choice is not significant foremost because VP choices are rarely signficant. In this case informed independents tunred off by an unqualified right winger VP backstopping a 72 year old maverick will offset an energized GOP base. That leaves the election up to less informed independents, sure to make for an interestingly election season.

GOPeach you are a such an ignorant racist

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.

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.