Reid also stands to directly benefit financially from the bridge, since he owns land on the other side. The Dems had no problem saying that Denny Hastert was going to benefit from Illinois Highway dollars. So this is just a dose of their own medicine.
As others have said, if the bridge is that vital, states can come up with the funding.
I agree with you 100%. It was the way it was reported that was wrong. That's all I'm saying.