Somebody yesterday made the observation that instead of that Alaskan Bridge To Nowhere, Uncle Sugar could instead buy each of the inhabitants of that island their own Lear Jet and still come out ahead!
RE: The shame of the Alaskans - if I recall correctly most ALASKANS don't see the point of the bridge. What Stevens is doing is blatant pandering. Supposedly, the bridge will be built high enough to allow cruise ships to go under it and the bridge will somehow encourage investment - it seems to me that the building on the MAINLAND would be the better investment. This is an example of a congressional boondoggle at its finest.