There is a story on today’s Drudge Report about a family getting kicked out of a Chinese buffet in Iowa for leaving too much on their plates. Kinda reminds me of last night when we were making $35 Billion choices at 3AM and watching how much of it will go for hog feed. I’m very disappointed in the process.
There is great need and merit in doing the effort to improve highways, levees/flood control/water storage. Unfortunately, less than half, perhaps by far, [the ink is still drying on the bill proposals as I tap this out] will get to this type of true infrastructure. For example, there was $3 Billion ostensibly for levees but no programming that it will actually go for levee work in that bond. It could still end up with any given amount of the $3B going for bugs and shrubs.
Sorry folks, but I’ve watched Lucy pull the football away from Charlie Brown on previous "water bonds" [btw, no water storage either, the first line of flood control defense, yet again left out] too many times. There is some good in it but not anything that couldn’t be vetted in the light of day after some good ol fashioned legislative deliberation, and with no deadline looming for us.
The voters will get to check em all out. My message is ‘caveat emptor’ to them. And to the Legislature, like the restaurant owner in the link above or the one in the Seinfeld episode said, "No bonds for you!"