David Witherspoon
09-01-2008, 09:32 PM
I figured McCain would shoot himself to pieces slowly.
A "bomb bomb" here, a "kill 'em with cigarettes" there, a bit of "President Putin of Germany" on the side. Small stuff, a slow fade by a thousand cuts.
But no, he's a maverick. Not gonna go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage, against the flickering of the mind.
So we have Sarah Palin.
During her first speech after being named as McCain's surprise pick as a running mate, Palin said she had told Congress "'thanks but no thanks' on that bridge to nowhere."
In fact, she had supported the bridge and the earmark for it secured by Alaska's Congressional delegation during her run for governor.
When she was running for governor in 2006, Palin said she was insulted by the term "bridge to nowhere,"
McCain used the bridge as an example of wasteful federal spending on politicians' pet projects. He said pet projects could have played a role in a Minnesota bridge collapse that killed 13 people in 2007.
National fury over the bridge caused Congress to remove the earmark designation, but Alaska was still granted an equivalent amount of transportation money to be used at its own discretion.
[As they say, an ear without a mark would smell just as sweet.]
Last year, Palin announced she was stopping state work on the controversial project ... The state, however, never gave back any of the money.
"She said 'thanks but no thanks,' but they kept the money"
Excerpted from the news (http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN3125537020080901).
A "bomb bomb" here, a "kill 'em with cigarettes" there, a bit of "President Putin of Germany" on the side. Small stuff, a slow fade by a thousand cuts.
But no, he's a maverick. Not gonna go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage, against the flickering of the mind.
So we have Sarah Palin.
During her first speech after being named as McCain's surprise pick as a running mate, Palin said she had told Congress "'thanks but no thanks' on that bridge to nowhere."
In fact, she had supported the bridge and the earmark for it secured by Alaska's Congressional delegation during her run for governor.
When she was running for governor in 2006, Palin said she was insulted by the term "bridge to nowhere,"
McCain used the bridge as an example of wasteful federal spending on politicians' pet projects. He said pet projects could have played a role in a Minnesota bridge collapse that killed 13 people in 2007.
National fury over the bridge caused Congress to remove the earmark designation, but Alaska was still granted an equivalent amount of transportation money to be used at its own discretion.
[As they say, an ear without a mark would smell just as sweet.]
Last year, Palin announced she was stopping state work on the controversial project ... The state, however, never gave back any of the money.
"She said 'thanks but no thanks,' but they kept the money"
Excerpted from the news (http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN3125537020080901).