Friday, September 25, 2009
Murtha’s Airport for No One - WSJ.com
I've read quite a few stories about this airport (and even posted some).
Several TV stations have runs "specials" highlighing the airport's lack of use.
So what's really going on here?...
Several TV stations have runs "specials" highlighing the airport's lack of use.
So what's really going on here?...
The Wall Street Journal reports:
"Republicans had their Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska, and now Democrats seem intent on wrapping themselves firmly around Congressman Jack Murtha's Airport for No One in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. So much for changing the culture of spending in Washington.
Last week 53 Senators—including 51 Democrats—voted down an amendment by Republican Jim DeMint of South Carolina to stop spending federal funds on the airport that Mr. Murtha built with more than $150 million in federal subsidies and earmarks over the last two decades."
