ENVIRONMENTALISTS USING THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT TO IMPEDE HUMAN PROGRESS:  THE ESA AS AN INSTRUMENT USED BY GLOBAL WARMING ALARMISTS TO PREVENT EXPANDED U.S. DOMESTIC OIL & NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION -- THE INTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE ESA:  THE DELAY OR LOSS OF NEEDED DAMS, HIGHWAYS, HOSPITALS, ENERGY PROJECTS, & ENTIRE SUBDIVISIONS OF NEW HOUSING FOR AMERICA'S GROWING HUMAN POPULATION -- SLOWING OR PREVENTING PROJECTS & ENDEAVORS BENEFICIAL TO HUMAN BEINGS

HUMAN PROGRESS DURING THE PAST 100 YEARS:  IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH INVENTIVE GENIUS, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRICAL POWER, RAPID TRANSPORTATION, GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CENTRAL HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION, AN ABUNDANT FOOD SUPPLY, & EXTRAORDINARY MEDICAL TREATMENT -- MAJOR PROBLEMS & CHALLENGES FACING AMERICA DURING 2008 & SUCCEEDING YEARS:  STATISM, THE ENVIRONMENTALIST & NO-GROWTH MOVEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, A DISFUNCTIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, THE UNITED NATIONS & OTHER THREATS TO NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, INTERNATIONAL POLITICS & THREATS TO WORLD PEACE, & POLITICAL ISLAM AS A THREAT TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION

FISCAL POLICY & AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS:  PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AS A MEANS OF FINANCING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE U.S.A. -- WHY PPPS ARE POPULAR WITH STATE GOVERNORS & TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS -- PPPS & THE PUBLIC INTEREST -- HOW PPPS AFFECT THE TAXPAYING CITIZENRY -- THE ALTERNATIVE TO PPPS

THE SALE, OR LONGTERM LEASE, OF AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIERS:  TRANSFERRING FROM THE TAXPAYERS TO PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRATS THE POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS ON FISCAL POLICY -- TURNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OVER TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS -- DESTROYING THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY & SUBJECTING THE PEOPLE TO OPPRESSIVE TAXATION

THE CURRENT CONDITION OF AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE:  CRUMBLING & TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE ROAD TO TOTAL BREAKDOWN & FAILURE -- THE DIRE NEED FOR THE U.S. CONGRESS & THE FIFTY STATE LEGISLATURES TO DEVOTE SOME ATTENTION TO & SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY ON REPAIRING, IMPROVING, & EXPANDING THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS IN OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE:  AVIATION, BRIDGES, DAMS, DRINKING WATER, ENERGY, HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL, NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS, PARKS & RECREATION, RAIL, TRAVEL, ROADS, SCHOOLS, SECURITY, SOLID WASTE, TRANSIT, & WASTEWATER

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