This latest fight follows comments that Begich made earlier this week during a speech in Anchorage. The speech was mostly about Begich's recent trip to Afghanistan but he mentioned the gas pipeline, focusing primarily on his desire for President Obama to put it on "the national energy agenda."
He earned Palin's ire by citing his "frustration" that the proposed pipeline hasn't moved forward. He also said during the speech to business leaders that in "recent conversations with the president and his top advisers, there has been frustration expressed at the lack of progress on the Alaska gas line."
The governor's office responded Wednesday with a statement saying Palin's commissioners "are disappointed that Alaska's junior senator has failed to recognize the progress that has been made on one of the largest construction projects in North America." They urged Begich to keep up to speed on what's going on.
Uh oh! Somebody noticed that behind the smoke and mirrors Palin has done next to NOTHING to get work started on the "doomed to fail" gas pipeline project.
Time to unleash her pet "Palin-bots".
State revenue commissioner Pat Galvin and natural resources commissioner Tom Irwin also wrote Begich a letter saying they were "surprised and dismayed."
"We must believe that you are uninformed about the current situation in Alaska regarding this project," they wrote.
Aren't they cute? Look how anxious they are to jump through the flaming hoops held up by their "fearless leader".
Begich fired back through his spokeswoman, Julie Hasquet. She said Begich appreciates receiving the letter promising new information about gas pipeline progress "but we had a hard time finding any new information or progress.""The senator will continue working in Washington and with project sponsors to get the project off high-center," Hasquet said.
Well the reason that Begich and his people had a "hard time finding any new information or progress" is because there is NO new information of progress.
Governor Palin is playing a game of hide the lack of progress, and like a street hustler she is simply hoping nobody will know which cup to look under to find that she has not done anything that will truly get this project off of the ground.
I applaud Mark Begich for calling her on her bullshit and hope that he keeps pushing so that all Alaskans will be made aware that the Governor is simply not to be trusted with things of this importance to both our state and to our country.
Word on the street is that there is an upcoming weird announcment regarding Exxon and TransCanada. This should be interesting.......
ReplyDeletePalin will never be able to seat in the chair at the top. President Obama just raised the bar. She's history. Too much baggage, that one!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anonymous on the baggage, but she's been a worry for me for months. I want revenge and I'm not a vengful person by nature.
ReplyDeleteYes Gryphen, she is the quintessential “street hustler”, isn’t she?
ReplyDeleteSince Senator Mark Begich was unable to find any new information regarding the pipeline, it would have been much more satisfactory for all concerned if (I cringe to even say the word) the “governor” simply provided Begich with an update of the progress that has been made. Simple, yes? Unless, of course, there has been NO PROGRESS ON ALASKA’S GAS PIPELINE. I am shocked!
How fast and furiously will Palin and her gang scurry around to falsify data and miraculously bring the gas pipeline up to date? It would be so much easier to act like a grown-up person and actually do the day-to-day work of being a full-time governor. But no, Palin loves the perceived power, status, and control over others. She thrives on the chaos and drama for which she alone is responsible.
Her minions are just mini-me’s in the group collusion_somewhat like the Borg mentality in Star Trek. They have already shown that they are not independent, unbiased and critical thinkers, nor are they working for the citizens of Alaska. It seems when.Sarah Speaks they follow in lockstep with no hesitation
I am amazed over and over again by the corruption, lies, and outrageous behavior of this “governor”. I am truly baffled by the degeneracy of this office and by the ways she continues to operate her scams at will and on whomever has bruised her inordinately super-sized ego. In this area she is certainly an equal opportunity provider.
Palin is so enamored of herself and sees no end in sight for any change in her behavior; however, she will eventually fall from her aerie. As much as she is immersed in denial, her fall will seem like a paranoid’s worst nightmare.
Obviously you don't read the News-Miner. If you did, you would know that Dermit Cole's piece today proved Palin was right, and that there has been progress.
ReplyDeletehttp://newsminer.com/weblogs/dermot-cole/2009/jun/03/gas-line-and-progress/
In the letter to Begich saying he is uninformed about the gas line, Commissioners Pat Galvin and Tom Irwin advise him to look at the progress reports on the state Web site.
The latest report, issued by the state departments of revenue and natural resources, is dated April 30.
The report states: "As of the date of this report, no reimbursements have been requested by TC (TransCanada) Alaska. It is expected that TC Alaska will submit its first reimbursement request during May or June of 2009," the state says.
"TC Alaska anticipates cumulative expenditures for Q1 to total approximately $11 million, of which $5‐6 million would be reimbursable by the state."
See- that's real progress. I can almost smell the gas!
Never disagree with Palin- she's the nation's foremost expert on energy, after all!
Great post Gryphen! Palin-BOTS, heh!
ReplyDeleteespresso4me said:"Unless, of course, there has been NO PROGRESS ON ALASKA’S GAS PIPELINE. I am shocked!"
exactly...except...didn't she CLAIM during her trip to Indiana, she had a 90min conference call?
(to deflect the ethics complaint that followed)
Isn't that progress? How come she didn't release a press release about it? Maybe it never happened and SHOCK!
There has been no progress???