[fabsroman]

I could really get on a roll here about government. My wife and I live on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. We have two bridges to cross the river, and each of them is around 30 miles from us. To make a long story short, a ferry runs right in the middle of the two bridges and there has been talk about putting a bridge in there since 2001 so that Marylanders and Northern Virginians can cross the river in this spot rathe easily and not have to drive out of the way. My wife works in northern Virginia and this would cut her drive time by 30 minutes and about 20 miles each way. Also, please keep in mind that both spots on the Maryland and Virginia sides of this proposed bridge are currently being developed like crazy.

So, over the last 5 years there have been so many studies for and against this bridge that it has been insane and this bridge isn't going to be very big at all. The money and time spent on these studies could have probably built the bridge. Then, we could see first hand if it caused additional growth or an increase in local traffic. If the results were undesirable, close the bridge and/or prevent additional housing growth on both sides of the river by passing additional laws.

Nothing can be this simple. Meanwhile, people in Maryland and Virginia sit in traffic like you wouldn't believe.

How about the immigration issue. That could be solved pretty easily, but law makers don't want to do anything in an election year. Personally, I think we should vote all of them out regardless of their stance on anything. Get all new people in there and see what they can do. Plain and simple.

I could go on all night about New Orleans, but I do need to get some sleep at some point.