McCain voted against highway bill

Lest we forget, Sen. John McCain, the presumptive republican nominee for president, was one of only four senators who voted against SAFETEA-LU, the federal transportation-funding bill. At the time of its passage, he said on the floor of Congress: "This monstrosity of a conference report – which costs an astounding $286.4 billion – is both terrifying in its fiscal consequences and disappointing for the lack of fiscal discipline it represents." A major issue with him was more than $24 billion in special projects, which he labeled "pork." These special projects -- while some were out of line to be sure -- included many of the local pet projects that allow legislators to demonstrate to constituents that increased federal funding for infrastructure projects benefit them in their back yards. Read McCain's fiery denunciation of SAFETEA-LU here.Your comment?