Is Palin's $600m "Road to Nowhere" a Republican real estate scam?

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Tuesday September 16, 2008 · 3:25 PM PDT

2008/09/16 · 15:25

Today the AP reported that as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has been the central figure in pushing through the $600M "Road to Nowhere" project, which would provide an alternate link from her home town of Wasilla to Anchorage, AK. The problem for Sarah Palin is, once you dig down into the details of this project, you discover things which don't sound like they would be associated with a project designed to make drivers' commutes easier, like the new route will make most drives longer, and will cost users a toll they presently don't have to pay.

Now, why would a governor supposedly all about saving taxpayers money on pork barrel projects ascribe to such a cockeyed scheme? Hmmm...

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 2:10 PM PDT

2008/09/07 · 14:10

This is my first diary, so be gentle!... I'm no blogger. I run big web forums. ;-)

I saw Biden today here in my region, speaking in Sarasota FL. He spoke of several things central to Obama's campaign, and he did a great job of both firing up the crowd and getting the message out to the media that was present.

But while listening to the part of his stump speech about McCain's lousy healthcare plan, it occurred to me that the Democrats are missing out on some angles of attack that I feel would be much more effective.

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