Thursday, April 28, 2005
 
Senator Bond-and-Spend

Looks like "Republican" Senator Bond wants to spend lots of money, and those lots aren't enough:
    The Senate has opened debate on a highway bill that would send billions of dollars to Missouri and Illinois for key road and bridge projects over the next six years.

    "This bill is long overdue," Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., a lead sponsor the legislation, said as lawmakers began debate on Tuesday. "Our roads are deteriorating, (highway) safety is deteriorating."

    But even as he championed the legislation, Bond and other lawmakers said the $284 billion price tag was not enough to meet the nation's needs. And they vowed to include more money in the bill, even though the White House has signaled that $284 billion is the maximum the president would accept.
Jeez, spending lots of Federal money is good because it's spent in Missouri! How short sighted does Bond think we are?

Probably only as shortsighted as we actually are.


- posted by Brian J. @ 8:21 AM
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