Queen of Pork, Palin calls Obama, Earmark Pig

[bushisanidiot]

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/520348.html

McCain, Palin criticize Obama on earmarks
ALASKA TOPS: State leads nation in receiving money on a per-capita basis.

By SARA KUGLER
The Associated Press

Published: September 9th, 2008 12:00 AM
Last Modified: September 9th, 2008 12:24 AM

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- John McCain and Sarah Palin criticized Democrat Barack Obama over the amount of money he has requested for his home state of Illinois, even though Alaska under Palin's leadership has asked Washington for 10 times more money per citizen for pet projects.

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"Just the other day our opponent brought up earmarks -- and frankly I was surprised that he would even raise the subject at all," Palin said. "I thought he wouldn't want to go there."

Obama hasn't asked for any earmarks this year. Last year, he asked for $311 million worth, about $25 for every Illinois resident. Alaska asked this year for earmarks totaling $198 million, about $295 for every Alaska citizen.

Palin has cut back on pork project requests, but under her administration, Alaska is still and by far the largest per-capita consumer of federal pet-project spending.

The governor did reject plans to build the notorious "Bridge to Nowhere" after Congress had cut off its financing.

McCain and Palin were presented as a maverick team in a campaign ad released Monday that played up their reputation for taking on entrenched interests. The ad credits Palin with stopping the bridge without mentioning she once appeared to support it.

President Bush, who came to Washington as a former Texas governor without national legislative experience, called the Alaska governor "an inspired pick" by McCain.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. "The Queen Of Pork"

I love that name. OK if I use it?

[bushisanidiot]

4. Sure, why not? I copied it from someone who used it here

yesterday.

It suits her exactly!

[Cha]

2. Here's the Porker now.

And, she's fookin' lyin' about Obama.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. And the repukes are trying to put more lipstick on that pig. n/t