Two things that intrigue me about this whole line of discussion. One, no one has established that the initial premise, that $8 Billion has been allocated for engineering studies, is even true. Two, we're talking here about one half of one percent of the total amount of money that has been allocated to "bail out" the economy.

Doesn't that amount to a classic case of not seeing the forest for the trees? Or, to extend the metaphor just a tad, not seeing the sequoias for the shrubbery?


Steve
Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love,
to respect and be kind to one another,
so that we may grow with peace in mind.

(Native American prayer)