Indicted Ted Stevens comes to the defense of Palin on the "bridge to no-where'

[RedEarth]

Count Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) as a defender of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's position on the controversial "Bridge to Nowhere" project.

Stevens, who once threatened to resign his Senate seat in 2005 if $223 million for the bridge project was defeated, told reporters today that Palin was never a supporter of the project, which has quickly become a bone of contention in defining the GOP vice-presidential nominee's self proclaimed image as a maverick reformer who took on "the good ol' boys network" of Alaska Republicans.

"I don't remember her ever campaigning for it. As a matter of fact, she was very critical of it at the time. And she took the money and did not use it for the bridge, so you're wrong, as far as I'm concerned," Stevens said today.

Since Palin was named to the ticket Aug. 29, she and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have repeatedly cited her 2007 decision to nix the bridge project as an example of her credentials -- while Democrats have tried to turn her 2006 campaign statements in support of the bridge against her current position. "You can't just recreate yourself. You can't just reinvent yourself. The American people aren't stupid," Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, said at a campaign stop today.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/08/stevens_no_action_for_bridge_t.html

[C_U_L8R]

1. The liars have liars lying for them

OMG it's a yurtle the turtle clusterfuck of confabulation!!!

[mtnester]

2. This will be helpful

not

[sandnsea]

6. Stevens lying for Palin is helpful

Or did you miss that part.

[tblue]

7. Yep! Bring it on!

[mtnester]

9. I was being a bit sarcastic

guess I need the emoticon

here :sarcasm:

[sandnsea]

11. No, I missed it entirely

You were coming from the point of view of the Republicans - as if this was helpful to them. Right?

I missed that. Oopsie!

[BumRushDaShow]

3. How would Stevens know or keep track if his hand was in so many other pockets?

Idiot doesn't seem to realize that people have her on tape (including debates), in print, and in photographs supporting it.

[sandnsea]

4. Her support is buried at the bottom

"..Palin appeared before the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce in September 2006 and indicated support for the bridge project. "This link is a commitment to help Ketchikan expand its access, to help this community prosper," she told the local chamber of commerce, according to an account in the Ketchikan Daily News.

By the time Palin became governor, cost estimates for the bridge soared to nearly $400 million. She had three options: pay for the bridge project with state funds, get more federal funding or kill the project. In her statement nixing the project, Palin cited the cost overruns."

Why is the headline not "Liar Stevens Lies for the Liar Palin".

This is why we lose.

[OwnedByFerrets]

5. Then she lied to you too, Uncle Teddy.....nt

[curious one]

8. Goodie!!

[yellowcanine]

10. I am sure the McCaniacs welcome a good word from Ted Stevens. Heh.

[bushisanidiot]

12. Will Stevens be campaigning for McCondo/Palin from his jail cell?

sweet!!