The poll demonstrated 80% of Americans think it's a good idea for the federal government to spend tax payer money on bridges, roadways and schools. In a sane world, this would mean Americans want the government to pass any legislation that spends money on infrastructure. But we aren't in a sane world. We are trapped in a world where Republicans get to pretend they are fiscal conservatives all the while traveling around the country saying the best thing to do is spend money on infrastructure projects even though they have blocked every attempt by the government to do just that:
Indeed, a number of GOP Senators in the past have explicitly endorsed infrastructure spending — in different contexts — as a good way to spur economic growth or maintain economic competitiveness:
* Senator Susan Collins has claimed that reparing the nation’s transportation infrastructure is “essential to economic recovery and cannot be left solely to state governments.”
* Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed that “if you’re a Republican and you want to create jobs, then you need to invest in infrastructure that will allow us to create jobs.”
* Senator Richard Shelby has said: “Infrastructure spending is essential to our long term economic stability and growth.”
* Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson has claimed that an infrastructure bank is a “creative” way to spur “economic development and job growth.”
* Senator Richard Lugar has asserted that “addressing the aging infrastructure of our roads, bridges and railways is critical to our nation’s economic viability.”The next vote for infrastructure spending is expected Thursday. No surprise it will be as Republicans will block yet another chance to put Americans back to work. It will come as no surprise either that after they block another piece of legislation with broad and overwhelming support, they'll claim the American people don't support it.
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