Earmarks

EARMARKS:
Sarah Palin claims she is against lobbyist and earmarks. As Mayor of Wasilla,population 6,571, she had more than 27 million in earmarks . Here are some examples.
*499,900 to asses Halibut(fish) harvesting
*500,000 for a youth shelter
*900,000 for sewer repairs
*1.9 million for a transportation hub
*15 million for rail project

In 2000 Palin hired well known D.C. lobbyist, Steven Silver. In 2008 Gov. Palin sent Sen. Ted Stevens, known to "bring home the bacon".On Palin's behalf , Stevens purposed 31 earmarks totaling more than 197 million .
Palin told the News-Miner that she had slashed earmark request by nearly 2/3. Down from 550 million in 2007, to 197 million in 2008.Records released by her office showed earmarks were 254 million in 2007 and 197 million in 2008, down 22%, not the 63% she claimed.
What stands out about Palin's economics, is that she had 197 million dollars in earmarks in 2007, when Alaska grossed more than 10 billion dollars in 2007, almost twice that of years before, as Alaska reaped some benefits in the hike in oil prices. Seems as if the national deficit is not a concern of hers.