TEA-LU on tap

We may not have to worry about another TEA-21 extension. Word on the street is, House and Senate negotiators have finally reached an agreement on TEA-LU, the new $286.4-billion highway and mass-transit bill. Aides from the two chambers are apparently still working out the last details, but they expected to file a report on the bill later today, with votes by the House and Senate coming later this week. The White House had boasted it would veto any bill over $283.9 billion, but with word that the bill is almost out of conference committee, it is apparent that the Bush Administration will back off its rhetoric and either sign the bill or let it pass into law without the president's signature. Your comment?