The Mesabi Daily News makes hay out of an AP news analysis of the federal stimulus plan’s transportation goals, saying that the spending overlooks some areas hit hard by the economy. The MDN ran the story out front and included a corresponding editorial.
My favorite line about the stimulus package in the editorial:
“It was rushed and put together with far too much consideration of campaign political promises rather than getting more people to work in needed infrastructure projects around the country.”
Oh I hate it when they follow their promises. In all seriousness, the thing was rushed because of the perceived urgency of the immediate economic situation. I, for one, was disappointed we couldn’t find a way to finish the western end of the Highway 169 expressway on the Iron Range. But the projects had to be ready to go and that one wasn’t ready. How much of that is true of the slighted projects around the country?
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