McCain Blasted Palin's "Pork-Barrel Spending" In 2001

CNN:

Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized two his future running mate's hometown projects in broadsides in 2001 against congressional "pork-barrel" spending, records from the Arizona senator's office show.

McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have put attacks on what they call excessive spending at the heart of this year's Republican presidential campaign. But when Palin served as mayor of her hometown of Wasilla, outside Anchorage, she obtained about $27 million in federal "earmarks" during her last four years in office, according to the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense.

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[what0now0toons]

Once more the GOP is ready to lie, steal or cheat their way into the white house. Nixon ran as an anti war candidate, and we all know how that turned out. Bush's pappy said "Read my lips. no new taxes", didn't happen, taxes grew. The GOP cannot be trusted with money, look at Herbert Hover & George Bush. The time of REAL change is upon us, we either go for we the people or continue this of by and for the corporation crap.
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[IslandGyal]

PLEASE FORWARD:

"McCain campaign admits mailing 1 Million bad ballot applications to voters in Ohio"


http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080911/NEWS0108/309110032/

[playanorte]

It's sad to see even the thinkers manipulated.

1 Bridge to Nowhere = $223 Million

1 DAY OF WAR IN IRAQ = $343 Million

Is PORK really the issue?

I always thought "liberal elite" was code for "thinks too much". They have everyone chasing their tails...

ENOUGH

[playanorte]

This one on for size

1 Year of Pork Barrel Spending = $17.2 Billion
1 YEAR OF WAR IN IRAQ = $158 Billion

Give me $17 Billion of less than efficient spending on infrastructure projects or Homeland Improvements (geez, that sounds like a Republican buzzword, doesn't it?) vs. $158 Billion wasted on a war that was illegally started and should be ended.

ENOUGH

[Opt1musPr1me]

Why isn't the Obama camp using footage of McCain criticizing Palin on this very issue. MSNBC showed this clip last night. The McCain camp is a step ahead of the Obama camp on the attack front. I smell a John Kerry part two

[INDmind]

Gee, let's see! Palin is a Governor and therefore her concern should be her state, as a Mayor's concern would be their city.

McCain and Obama and Biden are Senators who actually approve or disapprove of these earmarks.

Bridge To Nowhere....didn't Biden and Obama approve this.

McCain requested no earmarks for his state.

[bootcamp]

The Republicans are the party that wrecked America.

McCain-Palin have nowhere to go now but down, and I will tell you exactly how this will happen. They can run away from President Bush, but they can't run away from the Republican Party. The Republicans will be regarded from now on as "the party that wrecked America." Over the weeks ahead, as carnage in the economy and the financial markets ramps up, it will become increasingly clear. It is important that this meme be spread through the internet. I urge all commentators to adopt and spread the idea that the Republicans are "the party that wrecked America." It will work because it is the truth. Just spread the word. Get the meme going.

[dadw5boys]

IT APPEARS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THE USA WILL FAIL TO MAKE THE INTERST PAYMENT ON IT'S NATIONAL DEBT !!!!!!

DUE OCTOBER 1st ----- $ 511,000,000.000.OO BILLION DOLLAR INTERST PAYMENT !!!!!

GOVERNOR PALIN WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM ???

Governor?

YOO HOO GOVERNOR ?? WHERE ARE YOU ? COME OUT COME OUT WHERE EVER YOU ARE!

[rayr1763]

She is the Queen of pork

[splendidbeast]

With or without lipstick.

[Novelismo]

Evidently there's really nothing America loves more than a lying Tax and Bomb Conservative who helped build the Bridge to Nowhere ... we've had eight years of rule by cronyism; shall we try now for eight more?

[rose london]

double talker mcsame.

[deliriousgod]

that gal is real salt of the pork

[SheenaVa]

Last year McCain railed on the bridge to nowhere as one of the reasons for the Minnesota bridge collapse.

www.minnesotaindependent.com/8052/mccain-connect

[zendem1]

The truth will come out about Sarah Palyin. Might cost Larry Flynt a million bucks though.

[fistbump]

DON'T GET DISTRACTED!!!!

FOCUS ON McCAIN AND THE ECONOMY. They are AFRAID to talk about it. Half a trillion deficit this year. Jobs numbers getting worse. Their tax cuts for the rich while they tax the middle class. They will tax your medical benefits. Bailouts for corporations but not for homeowners.

Joint chief testified yesterday to Congress that we are losing Afghanistan.

Keep it on McCain and the issues!!!

[katlade]

People - Get a grip. They (elected officials etc.) all are going to spend our money. It's HOW they spend our money the is the issue.