Yes, it was in the act of fighting Ted Stevens, but they did give Palin credit for killing the bill:
Conservative bloggers point out that in their campaign against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Alaska Democrats gave credit to Gov. Palin for helping to kill the Bridge to Nowhere.
“Gov. Sarah Palin said the $398 million bridge was $329 million short of full funding, and only $36 million in federal funds were set aside for it,” the Democrats say. “She said it was clear Congress had little interest in spending any more money for it and that the state had higher priorities.”
On another page the Dems say, “Gov. Palin recently cancelled the Gravina Island Bridge near Ketchikan that would have connected the Alaska mainland with Gravina Island (population: 50).”
When good oppo goes bad!
Gravina Island Bridge Ted Earmarked Funds for Bridge that Goes Nowhere:
- Stevens championed proposed bridge near Ketchikan that became national symbol of wasteful spending
- Sen. Murkowski’s family would benefit personally from the bridge
- State of Alaska killed bridge
Alaska Democrats pull web page crediting Palin for killing Bridge to Nowhere
We linked last week to a web page sponsored by the Alaska Democratic Party, which attacks Sen. Ted Stevens and credits Governor Sarah Palin for killing the Bridge to Nowhere. Our post is here.
Today, we learned that the web page has been pulled. National Democrats apparently want to rewrite history and say that Palin did not kill the Bridge to Nowhere. Fortunately, we saved a screen shot (below) of the page so the facts could not be buried.
The anti-Ted Stevens website run by the Alaska Democratic Party says “Ted Earmarked Funds for Bridge that Goes Nowhere” and the “State of Alaska killed bridge”. They go further to credit Governor Palin for killing the Bridge to Nowhere. The site states: “She said it was clear Congress had little interest in spending any more money for it and that the state had higher priorities.” (emphasis added)
UPDATE: The Alaska Democrats didn’t erase everything. Here is a link to a separate page that says, “Gov. Palin recently cancelled the Gravina Island Bridge near Ketchikan that would have connected the Alaska mainland with Gravina Island (population: 50)”. We wonder how long it will take before this one is pulled down.
UPDATE #2: The Alaska Democrats have now re-posted the original web page but under a different link. We will stay on top of this so they can’t change the record.
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