Palin loses her final fight with Alaska lawmakers over stimulus

[babylonsister]

Legislature overrides Palin's veto on stimulus

By SEAN COCKERHAM
Published: August 10th, 2009 02:31 PM
Last Modified: August 10th, 2009 03:03 PM


The Alaska Legislature voted today, barely, to override former Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of federal economic stimulus money for energy cost relief.

The appropriation veto override required a vote of 75 percent of the Legislature, a hurdle that is rarely met. The override passed on a 45 to 14 vote - without a vote to spare. Supporters argued Palin badly overstated the "strings" attached to taking the money, and Alaska could use the assistance.

"Instead of being the last state in the union to take this money we should have been the first," said Bethel Democratic Sen. Lyman Hoffman. "We live in the coldest state in the union and we should be setting the standard in efficiencies and how energy is being used throughout this state."

About 150 anti-stimulus protestors showed up to try and convince the Legislature not to override Palin's stimulus veto. They rallied across the street from the Egan Center -- with signs like "Fed $=Tyranny" and "Override=You're fired." Others urging legislators to override the veto mixed in with their own signs like "Efficiency Makes Cents," and there was arguing between the two camps.

At one point, the anti-stimulus protestors marched a few blocks to the Dena'ina Center, where Alaska Democratic Sen. Mark Begich was speaking on health care to the chamber of commerce.

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[rvablue]

1. +1 Just one more dividend for the people of Alaska that this woman quit. n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

2. This is very good news for Alaskans.

Of all the things in the stimulus bill that SP could have vetoed, this was the most ridiculous. This is ALASKA, for Christ's sake, and she wanted to turn down funds for weatherization and other energy-saving measures. She really is quite insane.

And take THAT, you idiot teabaggers, who were out in force picketing the special session.

[Cha]

9. Thanks for the insider's

extra info, Blue! palin's craving for the national scene has fueled her insanity and with this and KO's special commentary tonight..it's apparent that she's being outted for what she is.

[tanyev]

3. Time for Sarah to just take her ball and go home.

Oh, wait, she already did. Except she can't stop herself from yelling insults back over her shoulder. Hopefully she'll soon be out of hearing range.

[katanalori]

4. This took a special session-

The Legislators had to meet in a special session to vote on this issue (and to vote to confirm Palin's friend Campbell for Lt. Gov.). Cost of this special session that happened due to Palin's ineptness?
Over $100,000. Wonder if SarahPac will pay for it.

[kayakjohnny]

5. Cool. The quitter went out as a loser.

While being ridiculed. And mocked. And demeaned.


Also.

[Cha]

10. Yeah, we can't forget about Kathy Griffin's

entrance with Levi at the MTV Awards, either:*

[zbdent]

6. why should they refuse MORE government money?

Aside from Washington DC, Alaska is the biggest recipient of government money of all the states ...

Watch ... Palin will be credited with both having fought against it and been "for" it ...

just like she was "against" the bridge to nowhere ... all the while supporting getting the $$$ ...

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Her stand re accepting or not accepting federal money

was quite unlike any Republican that we've ever seen here before. Ted Stevens and Don Young have always prided themselves on "bringing home the bacon," to the point where Don Young holds a fund-raising "pig roast" every year. To the point where the Alaska Republicans were whining incessantly before the election last year that Mark Begich, as a Democrat and a newbie, couldn't POSSIBLY bring home as much federal money as old Ted.

All of a sudden they've changed their tune...it's just weird.

[zbdent]

14. I think it's because ... suddenly, due to Palin being the VP nominee ...

Alaska now has a light shown on it ... and people are starting to see how "independent" Alaska is ...

[Blue_In_AK]

16. Republican pork tastes really, really yummy

to these people, but they think Democratic pork is poisoned.

[Wednesdays]

7. K&R

:kick:

[Cha]

8. "overstated"? How about "lied her

fucking head off"? It says the override rarely passes and this one barely did..but you know what?

It did!:bounce:

[TexasObserver]

11. Recommend

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Celtic Diva and I were wondering aloud today,

as we were surrounded by the idiot teabaggers and their stupid signs, where was all this concern for fiscal restraint while GWB was running up his huge Iraq war deficit? I sure didn't see any of these assholes out protesting the war with us all those years. Oh, the irony...

[saltpoint]

15. Recommended. I hope people will bookmark this thread and

recall this news item when in the months before the Iowa caucus, Sarah Palin announces that she is seeking the Presidency of the United States.

I hope she doesn't.

But I think she will.

[Blue_In_AK]

17. Oh, I think she will, too, OC,

or maybe try to form her own third party, Ross Perot style, which I think is even more likely.

[saltpoint]

18. Hi, Blue_In_AK.

Yep. The wolf murderin' permafrost snarky is on the prowl.

I think she's real interested in the top job.