#PALIN ROAD TO NOWHERE FULL#
Governor Palin said “we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island,” On SeptemA press release from the Governor’s office said that since project costs had ballooned to 398 million dollars the state would be considering alternatives to the bridge. In August 2007 after political pressure over pork barrel projects brought national attention to the so-called “bridge to nowhere,” Congress removed the stipulation – that the money be used for the bridge to the airport, but gave the money to the state anyway, to use in whatever way they wanted. The 233 million dollars had been earmarked specifically for the bridge by congress in 2005. Reuters reported that Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein, a Democrat, and Mike Elerding, her Republican campaign coordinator in the area, said that she was insulted by the term “bridge to nowhere.” On October 20, 2006, the Associated Press reported that “Republican Sarah Palin’s spokesman, Curtis Smith, said Palin supports the Ketchikan bridge project.” John McCain reiterated the point on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace.īut during the Alaskan Gubernatorial campaign in 2006 the Anchorage Daily News reported that she was in favor of the bridge: And a lot was made of the fact that she rejected 233 million dollars in Congressional funds for a bridge from Ketchikan, Alaska to an airport on Gravina Island. Here is Grist’s summary of Palin’s environmental record.Last week Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain introduced Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. … I’d like the opportunity to change his mind about ANWR."
"I think he’s going to evolve into eventually supporting ANWR opening
#PALIN ROAD TO NOWHERE TV#
Palin has proposed eliminating the state’s gas tax, and in June told a national TV audience that McCain was "wrong" to oppose drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Post says Palin once supported the infamous " Bridge to Nowhere," a $223 million structure that was to replace ferry service between the town of Ketchikan and Gravina Island, but that she later "reversed course."ĭespite her accomplishments for public transit in Wasilla, Grist says Palin has "developed an anti-environmental reputation" since she was elected governor of Alaska less than two years ago.
The story contrasts Palin’s skill at lining up earmarks - with the aid of a lobbyist law firm now tainted by federal corruption charges - against McCain’s professed distaste for "pork barrel" spending.
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