BIKE: Lt. Gov. Dewhurst spanks TxDOT

[Patrick Goetz]

Roger Baker wrote:
> [This is important because *TxDOT/Perry/the road lobby* have up to now 
> been politically unchallenged, and essentially out of control. As such 
> they are part of some of the most environmentally and financially 
> destructive forces on the loose in Texas. Dewhurst is no tree hugger so 
> I think this indicates that even the Texas Legislature has some 
> standards of proper conduct and decorum.
> 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like he's telling them to hurry 
up and borrow money so that roads can be built at a faster pace, prior, 
even, to approval of Federal funding?  But that they also need to do a 
better job of figuring out how they're going to pay the money back?

Sounds both foolhardy and unreasonable at the same time, unless I'm 
missing something.

A good rule of thumb:  if Rick Perry thinks it's a good idea, do the 
exact opposite as quickly and forcefully as possible.