Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Sep 8, 2008 at 4:06 PM Pacific

Who Killed The Bridge To Nowhere?

Here's a New York Times story published on November 17, 2005 -- nearly two full years before Palin finally sided with bridge opponents:

Two 'Bridges to Nowhere' Tumble Down in Congress

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 - Congressional Republicans decided Wednesday to take a legislative wrecking ball to two Alaskan bridge projects that had demolished the party's reputation for fiscal austerity.

Straining to show new dedication to lower spending, House and Senate negotiators took the rare step of eliminating a requirement that $442 million be spent to build the two bridges, spans that became cemented in the national consciousness as "bridges to nowhere" because of the remote territory and small populations involved.

The change will not save the federal government any money. Instead, the $442 million will be turned over to the state with no strings attached, allowing lawmakers and the governor there to parcel it out for transportation projects as they see fit, including the bridges should they so choose.

In 2006, after the state had received the money, Palin supported the bridge. In other words, even though the Republican Congress was against it, she was for it. She finally decided to oppose it in September 2007, basing her decision on Congress' refusal to fund the bridge: "Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island."

McCain-Palin. More lies. More of the same.