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More wonderful attention for Sen. Shelby of Alabama.

“What we heard right after Hurricane Katrina was a lot of people saying the Corps didn’t get enough money … that our infrastructure is falling apart across the country,” [Steve] Ellis [Vice President of Taxpayers for Common Sense] said. “Then they’re directing unnecessary money to a project that one senator wants, and we don’t know how many other Tuscaloosa-type projects are in this bill.”

This is definitely a lesson in how things get done in Washington, and a case study in letting politics override need.

Hometown Senator Boosts Unneeded Office - Forbes.com