Alaska governor drops bridge to nowhere

[malaise]

Looks like war between Palin and his Senators

http://newsminer.com/2007/09/23/9020
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Gov. Sarah Palin’s decision to drop the $398 million Ketchikan bridge project came as a shock to the congressional delegation.

Aides to all three members of the delegation said their offices were not contacted about the decision prior to the governor’s announcement. The first time anyone in Washington became aware of it was when an Associated Press story out of Juneau appeared on the Internet on Friday.

Sen. Stevens and Rep. Don Young secured more than $200 million in funds for the bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island. The project became known as the “bridge to nowhere” among Democrats and fiscally conservative Republicans who saw it as the perfect example of pork-barrel spending.

The behind-the-scenes grumbling has raised concerns about souring relations among the state’s Republican leaders and the effect it could have on future federal support for Alaska projects. Palin didn’t help the situation Friday when she called on Stevens to explain his involvement in a federal corruption investigation.

:popcorn:

[DS1]

1. "Sen. Stevens and Rep. Don Young secured more than $200 million in funds for the bridge"

Really? This went through? This is news to me

[BlooInBloo]

2. Distancing himself from Stevens and his ill-gotten gains.

[babylonsister]

3. This is amusing as hell. Ya think, gov? Especially since the majority

of your bridge supporters might be in jail by next year, or out of office? :D

[LiberalAndProud]

4. No bridge, but Alaska still got the $.

Ultimately, Congress still sent the money to the state, but for any use it deemed appropriate.

The state eventually took much of that money for other projects around the state.

[malaise]

5. I noticed that although she did offer Minnesota the money

for their bridge. What a corrupt bunch.

By the way my bad the Governor is female. :D
Add.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Palin is a "her"

Palin and HER senators. She's been after Ted to explain himself quite a bit lately. Sarah's a Republican but of the "reform" variety, and she's been raising hell with the "Corrupt Bastards Club" for the past couple of years, and especially since she was elected governor last year.

Incidentally, she has one of the highest or maybe THE highest approval rating of any governor in the country right now, somewhere around 85%. She is like a breath of fresh air after Frank Murkowski, who some of you may remember was the LEAST popular governor in the country by the time he left office last year.



It's a shame she's a Republican, but at least she's tolerable. And although she's a social conservative, she doesn't try to cram it down everyone's throat, so I appreciate that about her.

[malaise]

7. Corrected at #5

:D

[Blue_In_AK]

8. I think we were posting at the same time.

:)

[malaise]

9. Yep

It was too late for me to correct the OP :hi:

[trusty elf]

10. Talk about a bridge to nowhere....

[malaise]

11. That's fabulous n/t