527_blue_collar_worker wrote:
On Sep 14, 3:48 pm, HK wrote:
Despite the b.s. from McCain and Palin that the latter doesn't take
earmarks, just the opposite is true. Alaskans still lead the nation in
receipt of earmarks, per capita

http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?...gbook2008porkp...

Alaska should lead the nation in Per Capita Earmarks. 2/3 of Alaska
is owned by the other 48 states locked up in 5 very large military
installations and parks of one kind or another.
Why shouldn't the federal government pay to upkeep its facilities?
The total area of the parks alone is something like 18 times the size
of Illionois and 60 times the size of Delaware.


D'oh. The point is not that Alaska got earmarks, the point is that Mr.
Near Death and Ms. Knows Nothing are campaigning partially on her
non-existent record of turning down earmarks. The claim of course is
absolute bull****.