Wow, Time Magazine, the opinion rag of the Democrats. Man, that story sounded like it was written by folks who had some real resentment issues.
One of the reasons it is never good to say (or write) anything in anger. The fact that this was even published in its current form speaks volumes for the management of Time. Wait, you mean maybe if they say it in an angry way, and make it seem like she is really trying to act like some elitest snob (from Alaska), and is a hypocrite, that will make people more inclined to take the story seriously...
Just in case you were wondering where the federal money went:
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/LOGON/fedspend/fedspend_bud.htm
Here's a good PDF with a breakdown also:
http://alaskaneconomy.uaa.alaska.edu/Publications/FedSpendSum.pdf
Another article from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-03-22-earmarks_N.htm
And one other good article on how drilling up there benefits the Federal coffers:
http://petesplace-peter.blogspot.com/2008/02/lot-of-money-being-spent-on-arctic-oil.html