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LOS ANGELES - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who says he's not a candidate for president, chose electoral vote-rich California Saturday from which to deliver a scorching assessment of Washington for failing to keep up with the need for new airports, roads, water systems and bridges across America.

While China and other nations are investing heavily in ports and high-speed trains "Washington doesn't have a plan" to address crumbling U.S. infrastructure, Bloomberg said.

In remarks clearly aimed at a national audience, the mayor said politics trumps common sense in Congress, where pork-barrel spending takes priority. Inevitably, the economy will be strangled if goods and people can't move easily, he warned.

"In politics, winning elections and protecting a party majority is more important than solving problems. And so short-term pork invariably wins over long-term investments," the mayor said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_el_pr/bloomberg2008;_ylt=Avb9zQI.K9YFxNSoUq2DUrNh24cA

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ORIGINAL: subrob1967

Why do we care what Bloomie says? He should worry about all the bridges & tunnels running into NYC.

Have you driven the BQE, or the LIE in the last couple of years?