Who ever would have guessed that yet another of Sarah Palin's pet projects failed to live up to the glorious story that she repeated? Many believe that even with the signed paperwork deal, this project will never happen. This is becoming a familiar trend and it also explains why she is avoiding the media. It also explains why John McCain is afraid to speak with the media because they may ask questions and - gasp! - ask for proof. Repeating lies and exaggerations on the stump has nothing to do with being a maverick but it has everything to do with business as usual among the GOP. How long will the media allow McCain-Palin to continue?
Stretching more than 1,700 miles, it would deliver natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to the lower 48 states and be the largest private-sector infrastructure project on the continent. Palin has asserted the pipeline will help lead America toward energy independence.
But while she was effective in attracting developers to a project that eluded Alaska governors for decades, an examination of the project found she has overstated both the progress that has been made and the certainty of success.
The pipeline exists only on paper. The first section has yet to be laid, federal approvals are years away, and the pipeline will not be completed for at least a decade.
