Washington Times: Rules for infrastructure stimulus

 From Washington Times:

 Some $50 billion of the $789 billion stimulus is supposed to be for infrastructure. Throughout the nation, government officials and special interest groups worth their vigorish are circulating wish lists of supposedly shovel-ready projects they claim will stimulate the economy.  The Park Service wants to build and rebuild housing for its employees.The Forest Service proposes to remove excess fuels from private forest lands. The Anchorage transit system promises to create 12 jobs at a cost of $729,000 each. Amtrak wants $30 billion to $40 billion to build a new high-speed rail line from New York to Washington.  Even a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill won't cover more than a small fraction of these wish listsfrom the states, let alone the current $50 billion. Here are four rules responsible legislators should use to decide which projects to fund...