‘Bridge to No Where’ details
This is from National Review, admittedly not an unbiased source, and it glosses over some of the statements that Sarah Palin made in support of the bridge (or at the very least some sort of connection) but it does give a very good account of what political steps happened when and exactly how Palin ‘killed’ the bridge.
Bridge Politics
I certainly think it a danger for the Obama camp to try and keep pushing that Palin lied about this, the best they can hope for I think it to convince people that Palin is no better then Obama when it comes to port, while the downside is focusing attention on Palin’s earmark busting strengths while showing his campaign to be pretty dishonest itself in claiming this was a lie.
Of course, the biggest mistake the Obama camp is making is that in all this Obama vs Palin stuff, it is the Democratic nominee for President fighting tooth and nail to beat the Repubilcan nominee for Vice-President. Even if Obama wins that fight, it lowers him and leaves McCain nicely above the fray and looking quite Presidential.
And, of course, if Obama is making the claim that Palin really didn’t oppose the Bridge to Nowhere, that presumes that opposing it was, in fact, the correct position, and supporting it was a boondoggle waste of taxpayers money.
Which would say at least as much, if not more, about Obama and Biden, who both voted for it twice, than Palin, who may have supported it at one point until ultimately coming around to the correct position.