McCain Slams Palin's Bridge to Nowhere

[blogslut]

Cross posted from two threads in GDP:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7015692
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7016862

Once governor, Palin killed the effort only after it became apparent that the federal government wasn’t going to put any more money into the bloated project beyond the $233 million in earmarks that Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, had already secured. Under pressure to cut wasteful spending, Congress then stripped the stipulation that the money be spent on a bridge but allowed the state of Alaska to keep the $233 million for other transportation projects. Palin then directed her transportation commissioner, Leo von Scheben, to review transportation projects statewide to prepare a list of possible uses for the funds.

Days after the 35W bridge collapse John McCain connected that $233 million with the tragedy that claimed 13 lives in Minneapolis.

“Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges around the country,” McCain said at a campaign stop in Ankeny, Iowa on Aug. 4, 2007. “Maybe the 200,000 people who cross that bridge every day would have been safer than spending $233 million of your tax dollars on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it.”

Video, courtesy of the http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/8052/mccain-connected-35w-bridge-collapse-to-palins-pork">the Minnesota Independent, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/10/103448/087/539/593399">DailyKos and DUer http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7016862">toddGA:

link to story with video (scroll down for video): http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/8052/mccain-connected-35w-bridge-collapse-to-palins-pork

[ramapo]

1. Oh that is rich

Of course it does show McCain against this particular earmark.

[blogslut]

2. Give this thread some love

I know there's a lot going on today, but this is good, solid dirt!

[Historic NY]

3. Wouldn't that make a fine campaign ad...line.

[blogslut]

5. Yes, it would!

Tell your friends and rec this thread!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. K & R

Nice find!

[crickets]

6. Crumbling infrastructure vs porkbarrel waste - good one!

Somebody needs to snap up that vid clip and run with it. It's tailor made for a TV/youtube spot.

[AzDar]

7. Hilarious and sad at the same time.

[AzDar]

8. Kick...

:kick:

[1Hippiechick]

9. TO THE MOON, ALICE! KKKKKIiiiiicccccckkkkkk!

[beac]

10. Kick and rec!

[cabbage08]

11. Kick

[SalmonChantedEvening]

12. Oops

:rofl:

K&R!

My Dear Lady Blogslut :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[blogslut]

13. Kicking update

He did it a second time - with video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0So0SPqP794

[JBoy]

14. K&R. This is juicy.