By the way, I meant to say good post. Glad to see someone bring something of substance to the table.
I wanted to add that Reagan did veto the Big Dig project in Boston but was overriden. Proponents of the bill made pretty much the same arguments that we are hearing now - Boston is a major port and will cease to be a city unless we do something and "the country can't afford a major port like Boston to be rendered inoperable."
Thanks for the compliment - I appreciate your posts too - the Big Dig was completely different since no natural disaster killing hundreds of Americans created the need for that particular project. And, given the fiasco that turned into - Reagan's veto has been MORE than vindicated. That being said, it will definitely be very hard for the Inspectors General that Bush talked about to keep things going in the right direction. That's why I think the PUBLIC face of this reconstruction should not be Rove, but someone like Gulianni (sp?).