The Wall Street Journal explains how Congressional earmarks endanger our nation’s highway bridges: Bridges to Somewhere
The cause of Wednesday’s bridge collapse in Minneapolis isn’t yet known, but that hasn’t stopped the tragedy from reigniting the debate over the condition of U.S. “infrastructure,” which has to be the ugliest word in the English language. It’s even uglier when Congress and the building lobby use it as an excuse to spend more without rethinking their own contributions to the problem.
I predict that reform will be strongly resisted.
We also need a new version of the nursery rhyme. More specifically, we need a two-syllable replacement for London. I’m trying to think of a prominent earmarker…
_________ Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down,
_________ Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.