Why shouldn't Obama put out an Ad called "Welfare Queen" talking about how Palin hired the FIRST EVER washington DC lobbyist with Abramoff and stevens connections to get pork from DC?

Why shouldn't Obama emphasize that Alaska is first in the nation in getting welfare pork barrel spending from taxpayers for their state?

People don't like "welfare" and when DC gives pork why not use it in a commercial even if for web only?

google welfare state and alaska and see how many diverse hits you get ....

http://journals.aol.com/wykdwife/WickedP olitics/entries/2008/09/06/alaska-the-we lfare-state/2202

Alaska: The Welfare State

Ahhhh, Alaska, the North to the Future state. Where many love to tell us how tough they are and how much disdain they have for the lower 48 and the federal government. That is until it comes to sucking money north to the future from the federal teat in the way of earmarks.

Alaska, which ranks 47th in population is number 1 in acquiring federal earmarks. In 2008, while the average state received approximately $50 per capita in federal earmarks, Alaska citizens  received $506. This was thanks to indicted Alaska  Senator Ted Stevens aptly named the earmarker in chief. It amounts to 10 times the national average. This makes Alaska the biggest welfare state in the nation.

This year Alaska has requested 31 earmarks worth $197.8 million  for next years federal budget. In fiscal year 2008 Alaska received $379,669,715! That is nearly $100 million more than any other state received.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/B RIDGE_TO_NOWHERE_FACT_CHECK?SITE=TXHOU&a mp;SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

The governor has cut back on pork-barrel project requests, but in her two years in office, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. And as mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million.

Also, I'd love to see Obama's campaign offer a bounty to anyone who can find a video or quote of Palin saying "thanks , but no thanks" before it was killed by congress just to make a game of it...