FHA director opposed

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday he will prevent the former head of Boston's $14.6 billion "Big Dig," Richard Capka, from becoming head of the Federal Highway Administration. "I'm afraid Richard Capka could be the Brownie of highways," Kerry said, quoted on CNN's web site, referring to former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown, who became the scapegoat for the inept federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Capka, nominated earlier this month by President Bush for the top highway job, was chief executive officer of the project from January 2001 to June 2002 until his position was terminated. The project is to replace a choked, elevated highway through the city with a wider underground expressway. Though costs rose slightly during his 1-1/2-year tenure, Capka was mostly criticized for his failure to handle the political controversies surrounding the massive project. For example, he approved lucrative severance packages for several Big Dig lawyers. Your comment?