McCain: Bounced an Earmark from Palin When She was Mayor

h/t to TPM for the following (which is here at The Washington Independent's site):

(The text below refers to an earmark that Governor Palin was attempting to secure for the city of Wasilla while she was mayor, in 1999.)

"...former Mayor Sarah Palin — reformer extraordinaire — scribbled the following message:

FYI  This does not include our nearly one million Dollars from the Feds for our Airport Paving Project.

We did well!!!

As [Washington Independent reporter Laura McGann] pointed out earlier, John McCain didn’t think so. Indeed, The LA Times reported that McCain was criticizing Palin’s earmarks at the time that his now-running mate was securing them. It’s revelations like these that can quickly erode candidates’ maverick reputations."

This is flip-flopping 2.0.  Breathtaking, isn't it.

Yeah.  She's a real maverick.  Lesson to us:  believe Republican speeches at *our* peril.