We're Building Bridges In Iraq
But letting them erode in America, while Bush is spending like a wildman and pretending to be a fiscal conservative. Excuse me, but has he vetoed anything since he's been in office? Conservative, my jiggly white booty! Here's an excerpt from an AP article on our crumbling infrastructure:
Crowded schools, traffic-choked roads and transit cutbacks are eroding the quality of American life, according to an analysis by civil engineers that gave the nation's infrastructure an overall grade of D.A report by the American Society of Civil Engineers released Wednesday assessed the four-year trend in the condition of 12 categories of infrastructure, including roadways, bridges, drinking water systems, public parks, railroads and the power grid.
The overall grade slipped from the D-plus given to the infrastructure in 2001 and 2003.
"Americans are spending more time stuck in traffic and less time at home with their families," William Henry, the group's president, said in a statement.
The report said $1.6 trillion should be spent over the next five years to alleviate potential problems with the nation's infrastructure. Transportation alone requires $94 billion in annual spending, the report said.
Sorry about the potholes, America, and all the children left behind by "No Child Left Behind," we've got nation-building to do in the Middle East!
Posted by aalkon at March 9, 2005 7:24 AM
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Yeah, when Bush came out against "nation-building" during the 200 campaign, I didn't realize that it was because nation-building wasn't ambitious enough -- he was only interested in rebuilding at the sub-continent (and up!) level.
Posted by: Frank at March 9, 2005 11:37 AM
"Americans are spending more time stuck in traffic and less time at home with their families"
And, even worse, less time in hotel rooms with their mistresses!
Posted by: Lena-doodle-doo at March 10, 2005 5:56 AM
Well, except for a few highly placed Boeing executives, it seems!
Posted by: Amy Alkon at March 10, 2005 8:05 AM
I am *so* relieved that all we have to do to get parents home to spend time with their families is to spend Federal money on civil engineers!
Posted by: Radwaste at March 18, 2005 6:52 PM
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