The left’s big search for ‘shovel ready‘ projects continues. The White House Bulletin reports that New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, “expressed concern that the economic stimulus package lacks sufficient funding for backlogged national park and water projects.” Actually, Bingaman went beyond “concern,” to offer a $17.5 billion shopping list including: $9.5 billion for “deferred maintenance” in national parks; $5 billion for backlogged “road and trail maintenance in the national forests;” and, $3 billion for “aging water infrastructure.” National Parks may be …
