transportation pork

I guess one of the perks of living in an area represented by a congressman who's been in Washington for ages is a bigger slice of the federal pork. This article outlines four highway projects that "were funded at the request of Congressman Hoyer that will benefit Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties." All sound like good investments, but are they the best thing federal money could be spent on? Especially given the current budget flap? I'm not convinced. But hey, I guess the American way is to take whatever taxpayer money you can get and not ask the hard questions.

One downside: as if real estate wasn't so inflated down here already, this will allow the Washingtonians to continue to make life hard for us by encroaching even further into the area and thus driving up property values. Better hurry up and buy in I guess.