#118 Javelin – Yes, McCain chose her for her anti-earmarks stance, among other reasons. As Mayor, she sought earmarks for public inffrastructure projects. These were not spurious projects put into place to enrich her buddies. They went to solid projects, like roads and such.
Alaska got so many earmarks, because it is a huge State with a small population. In order to exploit the resources and develop the land, they need outside capital infusion. Yes, she built a hockey rink, among other things. I lived in AK for a year. Guess what? It’s not frozen all the time. Really. I believe she used a bond issue to bild it. That has to be directly voted in by the people. Seems they went for it. You got a problem with that? These earmarks are what allowed the city to become the fastest growing town in Alaska.
There’s nothing wrong with earmarks in principle, but rather in practice. Not everyone is ethical like Palin. The system gets abused. So, as Governor, she has reduced the number of earmark request dramatically. She’s picking and choosing the requests, and you can bet they won’t be wasted dollars.
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