Sunday, April 11, 2004
One of the most curious developments in Congressional politics in recent years comes in the transformation of the Republican party.
Remember Newt Gingrich and his Contract with America? (Modestly subtitled: A Bold Plan by Rep. Newt Gingrich, Rep. Dick Armey, and the House Republicans to Change the Nation.)
Well, you can throw that idea out the window.
In steps Republican Rep. Don Young from Alaska.
He wants to spend $200 million on one of the natioon's largest bridges to connect Ketchikan (population: 7,845) with the local airport (six flights a day).
The bridge will be 80 feet higher than the Brooklyn Bridge and about the same height as the Golden Gate Bridge.
Once the bridge is built it will actually take longer for residents to get to the airport than it does now by ferry.
Sounds like a joke, right? Sadly, no.
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Alaska's bridge to nowhere
