tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post8679240437102240082..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Obama, the SpenderDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-19931211582549753322008-09-11T17:30:00.000-05:002008-09-11T17:30:00.000-05:00Palin is off by about a quarter of a billion in he...Palin is off by about <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/us/politics/14campaign.html?_r=1&fta=y&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">a quarter of a billion</A> in her numbers for Obama. Also, per capita, she requested more than 10x the earmarks this year (on her "reduced" plan!) than Obama did <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080909/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_palin" REL="nofollow">in his highest year</A>:<BR/><I>Obama hasn't asked for any earmarks this year. Last year, he asked for $311 million worth, about $25 for every Illinois resident. Alaska asked this year for earmarks totaling $198 million, about $295 for every Alaska citizen.</I><BR/><BR/>(Also note that of Obama's total $740m in requests, only $220m had been approved.)Jay Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303687624670151530noreply@blogger.com