Personally I much prefer chopping up my pork and having it on the grill. But serving it up for a roast on my blog is pretty tastey as well. Here in the great state of Wisconsin,
the transportation bill has "gifted us" with a lot of useless spending. For some reason, we seem to be obsessed with pedestrian and bike paths, and they almost all seem to cost a $1 million or more. Not only that, but federal dollars are being thrown willy nilly at roads and highways that are clearly state or city roads. It's total insanity. Here is a run down on what I've found that is easy to cut (and I didn't even try that hard):
| Description | Location | Cost |
|---|
| Develop pedestrian and bike connections that link to Hank Aaron State Trail | Milwaukee | $2.1 Million |
| Improve Superior Avenue: Interstate 43 to State Highway 32 | Sheboygan | $1 Million |
| Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path | Portage | $2.2 Million |
| Construct traffic mitigation signals, signs, and other upgrades for Howard Ave | St. Francis | $0.4 Million |
| Construct bicycle/pedestrian path and facilities in the Central park area | Madison | $3.5 Million |
| Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path, Wisconsin Dells | Wis Dells | $2 Million |
| Construct a bike and pedestrian bridge across STH100 at the 1800 block of S. 108th Street | West Allis | $0.3 Million |
| Build additional staircases, landscape, and other improvements at the Holton St. Viaduct | Milwaukee | $0.8 Million |
| Construct a bicycle/ped path from Waunakee to Westport | Waunakee | $2 Million |
| Enhance West Silver Spring Ave with lighting enhancement, crosswalk improvements, signage, landscaping | Milwaukee | $0.4 Million |
| Construct North Shore Extension of Friendship State Trail | Winnebago | $0.35 Million |
| Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path, and two bridges across Starkweather Creek | Madison | $2 Million |
| Total | | $17.05 Million |
By the way, Tom... I'll send you a bill for my
1% finders fee in a few days. I think $170,500 is reasonable for about 20 minutes worth of work don't you?
These pork projects seem to fall mostly in the domain of
Rep. Tom Petri, and my own
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner. Well gentlemen, how about cutting some fat?!
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