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Clinton has certainly learned a lot from eight years of the Bush Administration's "Our View versus Reality" policy. I am in transportation consulting for a profession, and the idea that a candidate for President would consistently pander to the inane concept that a small reduction in the gas tax would somehow address the real issues that plague our economy is deeply troubling.
Our infrastructure is falling apart, pure and simple. It was less than a year ago that the I35 West bridge in Minneapolis collapsed. Are people forgetting this? Everyone in our business agrees that this is only the beginning. I see bridges posted, closed to trucks and buses. I see roadways with potholes and outdated designs.
But let's just get rid of the gas tax. Let's hope that roadways magically fix themselves. Or we can get real about our transportation issues.
