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10 months ago
in Live Updates from Wasilla on The Washington Independent
Was mayoral job full-time? And what about Anne Kilkenny's email saying that Palin was forced to hire an administrator to help with managing Wasilla?
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Linda
No and you wonder why? Do disrespect to the Governor; but she is a time bomb just waiting to explode. We do no need a pi-bull with lipstick. This will help bring our Country together in one of its most troubling times. It is not time for back biting,
10 months ago
in Palin, The Iron-Fist Mayor? on The Washington Independent
Also, I'm hearing that she left the town of Wasilla with a $20 million debt. Is this true? What was the debt before she came to office? And, financially speaking, does the debt reflect negatively/neutrally/positively on her performance, based on the debt reduction plan in place when she left office?
— Mayoral performance. Palin, who portrays herself as a fiscal conservative, racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt as mayor of the tiny town of Wasilla — that amounts to $3,000 per resident. She argues that the debt was needed to fund improvements.
See HP article, here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/31/wasill...
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— Mayoral performance. Palin, who portrays herself as a fiscal conservative, racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt as mayor of the tiny town of Wasilla — that amounts to $3,000 per resident. She argues that the debt was needed to fund improvements.
See HP article, here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/31/wasill...
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Laura McGann
thanks for the link. interested in this too.
spaceman
refering to a huffingtonpost article as a "proof" is just plain silly
10 months ago
in Palin, The Iron-Fist Mayor? on The Washington Independent
On this theme, it fits with the firing of Monegan... plus the wholesale firing of the Creamery Board when it didn't vote her way. (Apparently, you're either with Saracuda, or against her. Sound familiar?)
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Stephanie
I know if people can't see through this, I'll be completely disgusted with America. I mean really is anyone's life better off now than 8 years ago- 95% of America is suffering from hardships men who have 500 dollars shoes and so many houses he can't count them. This is truly what it means to be out of touch. Jesus we need better leadership no the same ole crap- because personally I'm tired of eating spam LOL
10 months ago
in Palin, Credit Where It’s Due on The Washington Independent
Wow, not sure how you could be so off-base on this story after so many stories refuting it.
First and foremost, Palin's national declaration -- even according to your slightly erroneous reporting -- that she said "Thanks, but no thanks" to Congress on the Bridge to Nowhere is patently false. A lie. All reality-based reporting has Congress cutting the specific bridge funding, but allowing the dollars to flow to Alaska for whatever purpose they determine. So it was Congress that said "Sorry, but no go!" to Alaska on the bridge earmarks.
It was only after federal funding for the bridge was pulled that Palin, having been elected with a "build the bridge" plank in her platform, then reversed her position when it became obvious that the state would have to provide the funding. (It's also been posited that Palin finally ended the bridge project as a ploy for national attention, dipping of her toes into the national political pool.)
First and foremost, Palin's national declaration -- even according to your slightly erroneous reporting -- that she said "Thanks, but no thanks" to Congress on the Bridge to Nowhere is patently false. A lie. All reality-based reporting has Congress cutting the specific bridge funding, but allowing the dollars to flow to Alaska for whatever purpose they determine. So it was Congress that said "Sorry, but no go!" to Alaska on the bridge earmarks.
It was only after federal funding for the bridge was pulled that Palin, having been elected with a "build the bridge" plank in her platform, then reversed her position when it became obvious that the state would have to provide the funding. (It's also been posited that Palin finally ended the bridge project as a ploy for national attention, dipping of her toes into the national political pool.)
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