Palin Was For Earmarks While She Was Against Them

Come ye all with simple hearts…

Jonathan Stein of Mother Jones reports that Sarah Palin may need to kiss the blarney stone to have any hope of challenging for the presidency in 2012. And it’s all thanks to earmarks.

Remember when Palin was the candidate opposed to wasteful government spending and earmarks? Apparently the upcoming economic stimulus pork bill will set aside $140 million in cash advance earmarks for Alaska, as requested by Governor Palin. For those of you doing the math at home, this will make Alaska number one in earmark spending per capita.

Oink goes the pig with luscious lips

According to Stein, just hours after they first published a story about Palin’s earmark Watusi, her office issued a press release headlined, “Governor Palin Continues Earmark Reform.” The main point, per Stein: ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Palin Was For Earmarks While She Was Against Them"