Petri Defends THIS??

The heat's on, and Tom Petri knows it.

Here's just one of the little goodies he "sent home"--of course, this is Good Spending--it's an Investment--it's The Right Thing To Do:

Construct bike/pedestrian path in Portage, WI.
Estimated budget:
$ 1,760,000
Added by:

Date Added:
9/18/05
District:
Wisconsin - 6th district
Representative
Petri, Thomas E. (R)
Senators
Herbert Kohl (D)Russ Feingold (D)
(Comment from blogger at The Truth Laid Bear:) Speaks for itself. How can a bike/pedestrian path anywhere in this cold, wintery state be deemed a "high priority". Let's see, we get about 5 months of walkable weather, tops up here. Also, we have extensive bike/pedestrian trails here in our neck of the woods and they just aren't used that much. I would love to see a cost-per-person or similar analysis done on every bike/ pedestrian trail in this state.

Oh, there's more:

Construct bike/pedestrian path and facilities in the Central Park area of Madison.
Estimated budget:
$ 2,800,000
Added by:

Date Added:
9/18/05
District:
Wisconsin - 6th district
Representative
Petri, Thomas E. (R)
Senators
Herbert Kohl (D)Russ Feingold (D)
Wisconsin. Cold. Bike/pedestrian path - bad idea and unused for a large portion of the year.

Construct a bike/pedestrian path in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Estimated budget:
$ 1,600,000
Added by:

Date Added:
9/18/05
District:
Wisconsin - 6th district
Representative
Petri, Thomas E. (R)
Senators
Herbert Kohl (D)Russ Feingold (D)
Are we seeing a trend here?

And even MORE:

$25,000,000 in Sheboygan County for "nonmotorized transportation trails," namely bike paths.
Estimated budget:
$ 25,000,000
Added by:
Lakeshore Laments
Date Added:
9/19/05
District:
Wisconsin - 6th district
Representative
Petri, Thomas E. (R)
Senators
Herbert Kohl (D)Russ Feingold (D)
$25,000,000 for Sheboygan County for the creation of "nonmotorized transportation trails" that are meant to "relieve congestion and promote exercise." This is a pilot program and Cong. Petri used his position as Chair of the Highways, Transportation, and Pipelines subcommittee to give all kinds of pork to the district.

All told, around $30 million. How many meals for flood-refugees would that buy, Congressman Petri?