White House releases info on job creation

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog_post/jobs_in_all_fifty_states/

Key note:

"Just a couple of weeks ago, the American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card for America's Infrastructure issued an overall grade of D. From Katrina to the Minnesota bridge collapse, our nation's failure to take this infrastructure crisis seriously is blatant, and unacceptable. By making long overdue investments in our roads, bridges, transit, ports, and air security, this plan will put
people back to work while making our nation safer and more prosperous in the future."

I'd question the validity of a professional trade organization's claims about the need to spend money on their profession, but it's probably accurate.

One thing I know for sure: the TVA spill in December proves to all of us that there are huge consequences to doing nothing. You can also remember the Minneapolis bridge collapse of I-35 and the burst levees in Iowa and Missouri. And of course, there's always New Orleans...