Thanks But No Thanks

I somehow find this more shocking than the initial lie:

McCain cut off a question about the “Bridge to Nowhere,” which Palin claims to have killed in Alaska even though Washington pulled back money for the project before she turned against it.

“The important thing is she’s vetoed a half a billion dollars in earmark projects–far, far in excess of her predecessor and she’s given money back to the taxpayers and she’s cut their taxes, so I’m happy with her record,” McCain said.

I mean, come on! Palin was introduced to the public, quite specifically, as the governor who said “thanks but no thanks on that Bridge to Nowhere.” Among other things, there’s a huge difference between what you’d think of a governor who actually turned down federal pork and a governor who just trimmed some local projects. I assume all governors equipped with a line-item veto find themselves vetoing some stuff. Few governors, including Sarah Palin, turn down major federal dollars. But John McCain wanted us to believe that Palin did turn down federal dollars! But she didn’t! And now he says it’s no biggie. Even as he has her running around the country bragging about this!