Palin: "Thanks, But No Thanks"

This one has been on the blogs for a while now, and now that the McCain campaign has this ad out, it's past time I officially called out Palin for her "Bridge-to-nowhere" claim:



Justin Gardner cites Palin's quote from just a year ago:

Ketchikan desires a better way to reach the airport, but the $398 million bridge is not the answer. Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island. Much of the public's attitude toward Alaska bridges is based on inaccurate portrayals of the projects here. But we need to focus on what we can do, rather than fight over what has happened.

Hardly sounds like "Thanks, but no thanks" to me.

Polifact rates her claim as "barely true." I think they are being kind.