"I told them I didn't want the bridge to nowhere. "

[Jim__]

Palin said something to that effect in her speech. It turns out she didn't want it only after she wanted it:

From wikipedia:

The project was canceled on September 21, 2007 by Alaska governor Sarah Palin after her initial support and widespread press coverage.:<12>

Ketchikan desires a better way to reach the airport, but the $398 million bridge is not the answer. Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island. Much of the public’s attitude toward Alaska bridges is based on inaccurate portrayals of the projects here. But we need to focus on what we can do, rather than fight over what has happened.<13>

[Greg K]

1. So she only cancelled it..

..when the fed funding fell through? What a maverick.

[TwilightZone]

2. She was referring to the Feds.

She followed up that statement with something like, "we'll build it ourselves."

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. send this to Obama camp