The Flipflop, Makes a Comeback

The Vice-Presidential nominee on the Republican ticket, Gov. Sarah Palin; has stated on several occasions that she was against the "Bridge to Nowhere", what she isn't saying is that she was for the bridge before she was against it. According to the Boston Herald, Gov. Palin ran for her current position in 2006 on a build the bridge-the-bridge platform.

This is surprising because during her introductory speech after being selected as Senator McCain’s running mate, Palin said she had told Congress "'thanks but no thanks' on that bridge to nowhere." What was not said was that the money which was a whopping $223 million wasn’t given back; but instead it was used on several other “pork barrel” projects.

Also during her campaign Palin was asked whether she backed continued funding for the bridge project and said, "Yes, I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now - while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist."

According to Reuters.com in 2007 Gov. Palin suddenly stopped her support and called for a halt on the bridge. Mayor Joe Weinstein of Ketchikan, Alaska said many residents remain irked by Palin’s failure to come to Ketchikan since that time to defend her decision - despite promises that she would.

On the flip-side several Republicans have gone on record as being disheartened by the rhetoric that is being put forth by Palin, including several that have said that they would have a hard time voting for the McCain ticket because of Palin’s subsequent neglect of Ketchikan and her flip-flop on the “Bridge.”

So, now there’s the charge of flip-flop. Doesn’t that sound familiar anyone remember four years ago someone else that was running for the presidency, Sen. John Kerry. Now that the flip-flop is on the other foot will they take the same dose of medicine…I think not.