I know there's a diary out there about this already, but I felt like following up on it.
In Governor Sarah Palin's acceptance speech on August 29, 2008, she said the following:
"I told Congress, "Thanks, but no thanks," on that bridge to nowhere."
But, in October 22, 2006, she said this to the Anchorage Daily News:
"QUESTION: Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?
PALIN: Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now--while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist."
Meaning, of course, that she wanted to use earmarks for the "bridge to nowhere" because she was in an ideal political opportunity to get it done. Something that she said she was against in her acceptance speech:
"And I championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress."
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