Did Sarah Palin lie about the "Bridge to Nowhere"?

While it is very clear that Sarah Palin is lying when she says she has stood up against earmarks, it is not as clear whether or not she is lying when she makes the statement, "... I said thanks, but no thanks to that bridge to nowhere".

Let me elucidate my point. When running for Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin was very much in favor of the bridge that connected the Ketchican to Gravina, Alaska, a small island with 50 people (who already had an airport and could easily be served, as they now are, with a ferry) and the $233 million in earmarks that would come with it. I'm sure that at that time she was indeed saying "thanks" to those helpful republicans in congress that were willing to send her that money. Of course, things changed soon afterward and McCain's cries to end earmark spending specifically pointed out the now named "Bridge to Nowhere" earmark that Palin was in favor of. As a result, congress dropped the earmark and was no longer willing to fund the project. Upon hearing this, Palin dropped her support of the plan as Alaska would have to foot the rest of the bill on this multi-million dollar project. And I'm sure that, at that time, she had to rescind on her earlier comment and take back that 'thank you' because she no longer had anything to give thansk for.

So although she lies about many things, she may not be lying when she claims that she said "thanks, but no thanks". Nevertheless, that comma in the sentence likely represents a lot more time than she's letting on and her position on the issue was not as "Maverick" and "Reformative" as the McCain-Palin ticket would have you believe. So although it may not be fair to call her a liar on this statement, it is quite fair to say that she is quite the innuit indian giver when it comes to 'thank you's.