No one sneers at Democrats or fights the culture war with quite the vigorous disdain of Tom Cotton. And, yes, there are alternate transportation methods getting money in that program, mainly in electric-car charging stations--everywhere, not only in cities. But the lifestyle changes Cotton ascribes to Democrats have more to do with climate-change issues generally than the infrastructure bill specifically. Buttigieg didn't mention the infrastructure bill's billions to extend broadband into underserved rural regions such as those in Arkansas. John Brummett, whose column appears regularly in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is a member of the Arkansas Writers' Hall of Fame.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2022 19:47 UTC