do we want to know the truth?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

earmark requests do not come from govenors, they are funding requests that get slipped into congressional bills by senators or congressmen, therefore the specific funding requested in the earmark can be as porky as they want, but they don't get voted on separately as its part of the whole bill package.

Palin requested federal money for projects for Alaska, not through the earmark process, just like all of her predecessors except she significantly reduced the requests compared to previous years. These funding requests have to be justified, and congress can vote them down.

so, Mccain was correct, Palin did not request earmarks.
she did however ask for federal money for Alaska.

McCain claimed that she did NOT RECEIVE earmarks. You are trying to change what he said and you are wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMN_PP2qhNQ