Ever notice those who protest the most about Federal expenditures are the first in line to get as much as they can. Those Republican Representatives and Senators from Texas have been very critical of the infrastructure bill’s costs. They managed to get funding for their fancy storm surge and sea rise control system. The initial cost is 23 billion but we know it is going to be much higher and paid by the rest of us. These are the same legislators that claim global warming isn’t real!

            About a decade ago North Carolina passed a law making it illegal to talk about global warming and its effects on shore line real estate. With the beaches being destroyed and the beach front houses being damaged or destroyed, tens of millions are being spent to repair the beaches and build levees to protect the houses. Guess which state’s legislators deny global warming and criticize the Federal climate change expenditures but are deep in the trough to protect the beach front.

            Don’t forget all those two-faced hogs in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Begging for funding to repair storm damage and poorly maintained infrastructure like Birmingham’s water system. Texas keeps their taxes low because the price of oil is high but when it is low they beg for Federal aid to keep the doors open. Texas is for deregulation but look at what happened to their power plants and lines during cold snaps.

            These legislators demand all the Federal money they can get to buy votes while telling voters they are being taxed too much and they aren’t getting their fair share. The bigger the hog, the longer they are in office.