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volokh.com - 1/28/2009
Whatever Happened to the Last Big Infrastructure Bill?
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These days, we are repeatedly told that we have to pass a massive new infrastructure spending bill in order to fix our "crumbling" roads and bridges. Everyone seems to have forgotten...
latimes.com - 1/23/2009
Infrastructure: It's Job 1 to Americans - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — I'm a pollster and political consultant associated with Republican causes: the Contract with America, the "death tax"... and, of course, ending wasteful Washington spending. So why am I behind the new stimulus legislation -- the biggest spending bill ... (more) Infrastructure: It's Job 1 to Americans - Los Angeles Times

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pajamasmedia.com - 1/28/2009
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LAST BIG “INFRASTRUCTURE” BILL? These days, we are repeatedly told that we h…
— pajamasmedia.com — WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LAST BIG “INFRASTRUCTURE” BILL? These days, we are repeatedly told that we have... to pass a massive new infrastructure spending bill in order to fix our “crumbling” roads and bridges. Everyone seems to ... (more) WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LAST BIG “INFRASTRUCTURE” ...
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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/23/2009
Americans heart infrastructure
— washingtonmonthly.com — AMERICANS HEART INFRASTRUCTURE.... A couple of weeks ago, Gallup conducted a poll on public attitudes towards a... stimulus package. The single most popular aspect of a possible rescue plan? Government spending on infrastructure, which enjoyed 78% ... (more) Americans heart infrastructure

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WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LAST BIG “INFRASTRUCTURE” BILL? These days, we are repeatedly told that we h…
Instapundit — WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LAST BIG “INFRASTRUCTURE” BILL? These days, we are repeatedly told that we have to pass a massive new infrastructure spending bill in order to fix our “crumbling” roads and bridges. Everyone seems to have forgotten that just three years ago, in August 2005, Congress enacted the biggest federal public works program in American history, spending a massive $286.4 billion on the 2005 highway bill. At that time, President Bush and congressional leaders from both parties told us that the new highway bill was needed to ...

Whatever Happened to the Last Big Infrastructure Bill?
The New Editor — Ilya Somin: (via Instapundit) These days, we are repeatedly told that we have to pass a massive new infrastructure spending bill in order to fix our "crumbling" roads and bridges. Everyone seems to have forgotten that just three years ago, in August 2005, Congress enacted the biggest federal public works program in American history, spending a massive $286.4 billion on the 2005 highway bill. At that time, President Bush and congressional leaders from both parties told us that the new highway bill was needed to fix our infrastructure problems. ...

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A Republican Worth Listening To
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/28/2009 — Rather than endless coffee sessions with John Boehner, maybe the White House should pay more attention to this guy : Rep. John L. Mica (Fla.), the ranking Republican on the transportation committee, called the proposed infrastructure spending ...
Quote Of The Day
chequer-board.net 1/29/2009 — CBO's views on the payout rate from infrastructure spending long predates this administration. Check the...
Stimulus/bailout confusion
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 2/2/2009 — A correspondent raises an important point: there's widespread public confusion between the fiscal stimulus plan - which should, on its face, be very popular - and the bank bailouts, which are deeply (and understandably) unpopular. Spending on ...
Unity — or else — Cold Fury
Whatsamatter, CouRAGEocrats, you want it to be unanimous? Democrats Launch Ad Campaign Against House GOP Members Democrats are hoping to attract some GOP votes by adding tax breaks, cutting spending and increasing infrastructure spending on the nation’s roads and bridges. “Only 5 ...
It is all about Infrastructure — LiberalOasis : The Blog
Rachel Maddow has talked about this extensively. Infrastructure . We have to start spending money on our infrastructure. It is nothing like spending money on a sexy building that has your name on it (politicians love to do this). It is not like corporate tax cuts which have the added bonus of ...
Cramer and Matthews: Where’s the Infrastructure Spending? — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Between Election 2008 and the early moments of the Obama administration, it was assumed a new New Deal was coming complete with massive infrastructure projects. But, now the stimulus package is so full of other things even some of the most unlikely news outlets have noticed. In an amazing ...
Rachel Maddow Show — Greatscat!
Rachel Maddow reports on our country's crumbling infrastructure. She talks to Congressman Pete DeFazio about the compromises which were made in the bill which ended up getting zero support by Republicans anyway and the need for more infrastructure spending in that bill. Rachel talks to Russ ...
Oh, By the Way, Three Years Ago We Had a Massive Stimulus for Infrastructure... How Did That Work Out? — Ace of Spades HQ
Um, it didn't. It's an interesting thing. Democrats claim to be all about the infrastructure. Even Neocon Nazis like myself don't mind government spending if it's actually being used to build and improve roads and bridges. And yet it never...
Split the Stimulus — The Corner on National Review Online
Democrats are saying that most of the spending in the stimulus bill would have immediate effects on the economy. Why not all of it? Maybe we should increase spending in the long run on infrastructure, renewable energy, etc.--but if so, why do it in the stimulus bill? Why attach it to (allegedly) ...