Posted on 09/02/2008 4:23:49 AM PDT by paudio
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog group.
There was $500,000 for a youth shelter, $1.9 million for a transportation hub, $900,000 for sewer repairs, and $15 million for a rail project -- all intended to benefit Palin's town, Wasilla, located about 45 miles north of Anchorage.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
“So, a city or a state cannot lobby for federal money?”
Only if its to become a “chocolate city” and then the number must be in the BILLIONS to rebuild on the coast and under sea level.
No, a republican cannot.
If we could only get the media to look into Barack Obama’s back ground with the same fervor and passion.
I expect the mayor of a small town to seek federal money -- are they arguing that she was pulling strings?? She was a nobody -- but apparently an extremely effective nobody. I say good on her.
I guess we should look at Obama ear marks and his payoffs. Resko and Michelle Obama. Most towns apply for Federal money non Story.
Did she ask for any funds for her friends like Obama?
Just damn!
They are throwing everything at her, along with the kitchen sink!
This is really starting to sound like the DU....I mean defending a politician for taking $27 mil federal aid (for a town of 6700).
Obviously Palin isnt really that conservative, when it comes to federal money...
Ah, another blatant attempt to turn conservatives against the McCain-Palin ticket.
Yes. They try to see which one might stick. I'm sure Palin was told that anything can be thrown at her. Pray for her.
Well, the DU folks have a martyr complex, and given the nature and slimyness of the concerted nutroots attacks on everything Palin over the weekend, can you really blame anyone for being defensive?
Our candidate is being subjected to what the DU’ers only imagine happens to theirs.
The responses to these constant charges should be just that. Acharge at Obama.
At the time they accusing Palin if this...Obama was chairing a committee for William Ayers.
The same year Palin was _______, Obama was a State Senator voting ‘Present’ on 140 bills, while authoring none.
Etc
Ha, they can't have it both ways.
Well, the DU folks have a martyr complex, and given the nature and slimyness of the concerted nutroots attacks on everything Palin over the weekend, can you really blame anyone for being defensive?
Our candidate is being subjected to what the DU’ers only imagine happens to theirs.
But, contrary to conventional wisdom being spun around...obviously the McCain people didnt vette Palin that well. That is a lot of federal money obtained for a town that small, and obtained by a Republican.
That is quite counter to a platform of lower spending and lower taxes
They think they can have it both ways. They usually do.
It sounds like she was just doing her job.
If people have problems with that much federal grant money being available, they need to address that problem at the source.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor,
So basically the article is sayiong she did her job? What the people elcted her to do? I’m okay with that..
The one thing I do have a problem with is terms such as Federal earmarks Federal funds Federal money. The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has no money. It makes no money, it quite honestly earns no money. Any money the Federal Government has originally came from the very people it gets back to. Such as the town Palin represented as mayor
Sarah has never said she is against earmarks. She is against WASTEFUL earmark spending. The vast majority of this money sounds like it was spent on infrastructure needs.
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