Committee approves gun rights bill

[deamonpi]

Just a quick reminder, "necessities like bridges"... multi state farm bills and the like are perversions of the federal system.  States, on the other hand, do have authority.  There has been a lot of "infrastructure" talk recently.  There has been only one bridge collapse and that would fall clearly on the state that used funds in other areas.  (Can you see the Libertarian streak?  Just wondering.) 

I probably should have stated bridges for the Interstate system and US highway system, I thought of of it after I posted and didn't realize I could modify it until later when I didn't feel like it.  You'll also notice I said I don't mind, I never said I was a fan, nor if it were up to me would I approve of them.  I personally think people should be allowed to fail, Hell I've been allowed for a long time.

[ericire12]

Just a quick reminder, "necessities like bridges"... multi state farm bills and the like are perversions of the federal system.  States, on the other hand, do have authority.  There has been a lot of "infrastructure" talk recently.  There has been only one bridge collapse and that would fall clearly on the state that used funds in other areas.  (Can you see the Libertarian streak?  Just wondering.) 

The Minn bridge collapse that you are referring to was determined to be because of a design failure....
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/26/minneapolis-bridge-collapse-design-failure/






IMO, making infrastructure a center piece of the stimulus is a big waste of time. Yes, it does give you something tangible in the end that you spent the money on, but it is still just busy work -- and it will only put a select few back to work. ***INSERT BRIDGE TO NOWHERE JOKE HERE*** Our infrastructure is not in anyway holding back our economy. In fact, it is one of the best in the world, and is probably further ahead then we actually even need it to be.

The entire stimulus is 100% bogus anyway, and proof positive that Obama cares about nothing but furthering his political ideology. It will do next to nothing to stimulate our economy, but is rather just a big old fat excuse for the Govt to spend even more money (reference all the pork that we are finding out is in it).

Glenn Beck reported that only 3% of the stimulus money will be spent within the first 12 months and around 15% will be spent within the first two years. He also said on his show today, that for the same price you could give each American with a mortgage $16,000 OR you could supply every American with free gas for 5 years.