Bridge to nowhere goes nowhere

It was one of the biggest pork-barrel complaints about SAFETEA-LU: An earmark for a $398 million bridge connecting an island with about 30 people on it to civilization. Well, Alaska has decided that the bridge project is off. Governor Sarah Palin said Friday that the project was $329 million short of full funding. "We went through political hot water, tons of it, and not just nationally but internationally," said Joe Williams, Ketchikan-Gateway Borough mayor. "We have nothing to show for it." The $398 million bridge would have connected Ketchikan, on one island in southeastern Alaska, to its airport on another island. "We will continue to look for options for Ketchikan to allow better access to the island," the Republican governor said. Your comment?