Ya, that was an afterthought, why create a new thread?
So she opposed it because of the cost increase and not on principle? Come on. Then she should say, "I loved the bridge, the ear mark, pork that it was, but I would not accept $400 million. A gal has to make a stand somewhere."
No, she's acting like she stood against a pork project on principle, which is not true at all. She racted to the outrage in the lower 48 and then opposed it. What politician will refuse free government money?