Palin says she'll accept stimulus money under conditions

[malaise]

is willing to compromise on parental notification (updated)
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/140425
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From Sean Cockerham in Juneau –

Gov. Sarah Palin told news media here this morning she’s willing to accept the federal economic stimulus money -- if legislators agree to use some of it to replace state spending.

“We can back out state (general fund) dollars and replace them with stimulus dollars…I’ll feel better about it because then those dollars won’t just be additional dollars they’ll be replacement dollars,” Palin said.

Palin made her comments in a wide ranging "availability" with reporters this morning, in which she also talked about subjects including abortion, the rejection of her state Senate appointee, and Levi Johnston, the father of her grandchild.

Palin said she still has problems with the stimulus money but it’s clear to her that legislators want to take it all. Palin could still veto or refuse to spend the money if she wanted, but she doesn’t seem inclined to do so at this point.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Ah, whaddya know!

Palin waffles!

I would never have expected this...:P

[malaise]

3. LOL

:rofl:

[Vanje]

2. Under the conditions that she can spend it all at Macys?

Nieman-Marcus?!!?

[malaise]

4. Macys?

Get real - you mean Saks and Neiman Marcus!!! ::evilgrin:

[Poiuyt]

5. She makes it sound like she's doing us a favor

[zbdent]

6. now if only she'd accept all federal $$$ only if it matched the amounts

Alaska puts in ... whoops ...

[lib2DaBone]

7. Palin accepts stimulas money.... reach-arounds.....$20 extra....

..what else can be said about the whole Evangelical gang from Wasilla?

[Supersedeas]

8. Profile in Courage, Integrity and Accountability.....not so much

[TahitiNut]

9. Palin shoots herself in the foot. She then holds her other foot hostage in her mouth.

:rofl:

In doing so, she demonstrates flexibility. Her head is up her ass.

[rainbow4321]

10. Ummm...problem there, Sarah..apparently you CAN'T "replace" the state funds

WITH the stim money?? Check out Mudflats and the comment section..
I imagine we will see a typical Palin "retraction"/denial/"the press misunderstood me".



http://www.themudflats.net/2009/04/11/palin-interview-a-seven-course-salad/?cp=2

April 11th, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Memo to Governor: the stimulus funds may NOT be used to substitute the funding of existing programs.
Can this woman get NOTHING right?
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And from a phone call she made to a right wing radio show----
Palin on what is going on with Levigate:

Well, very disappointing and surprising. You know, like the Tyra Banks Show. Bristol didn’t even know he was going on the show, so, you know, quite devastated to find out he was on an airplane heading to New York to do the show. She was quite devastated, but she’s a strong young woman and quite independant, and recognizes too that sometimes folks are enticed with an idea from fame, maybe a hint of fortune attached even, and that clouds a person’s judgement. And that’s what I attribute some of Levi’s actions to. He’s a young kid. Every kid that age, they’ve got a lot of growing up to do, and but forever and ever he’s going to be Tripps father and part of our family and, you know, we will love him and help him through this also, and I anticipate at the end of the day, things are going to be good. Just kind of a rough time right now but I’m thankful that I know the truth through of that also, and by the way I do want to clear up one issue that has really just been a bee in my bonnet over the whole Levi Johnston. Would have been over my dead body that I would have ever given permission for a teenage boy to live with a teenage girl. Other than that though, you know, my prayer is always for wisdom and for strength and part of that wisdom I ask for is to know when to just shut up, keep my mouth shut, and let truth be revealed on its own at some point, and that’s what I’m trying to live right now, through this latest episode.