Actually that would not be a bad idea unless the projects are thoroughly thought thru...a healthy infra-structure sounds great and who isn't for it...but too often these projects become Union slush-funds where the four most important jobs are "don't kill the job"...and yes I am jaded...having seen the Big Dig and seeing the complete and utter mismanagement of the MBTA I don't want to see more public money go down the drain for half-### projects...put cost controls and deadline accountability to these projects and I am all for it...if not than it's nothing more than throwing a bone to a Democratic constituency...
Look, I agree that any time the federal government is involved there's going to be a lot of waste, and inefficiency, and pork. No question that the private sector is almost always more efficient.
But in the case of the nation's infrastructure, I see no private sector alternative. If we're going to solve this, then the government HAS to get involved. So let the proposal go to Congress and Republicans can offer amendments to make it more accountable. But simply rejecting the idea out of hand because of your stated concerns makes no sense to me.
Calm down Tim...he just asked if she mentioned any sort of accountability measures were in play with her plans. It's a question worthy of discussion. Our government has laid in the "well it's the government, so I expect it to be inefficient" bed for way to long. The sad thing is, the electorate has made that bed for them and seem to be happy to remake it for them over and over.
