Before handing out pitchforks and torches, let’s be very clear: TIGER grants are good. Very good. Illinois has been awarded several TIGER grants since the program began—and it has nothing to do with the President or Ray LaHood. In 2011 my predecessors discussed why Illinois was so successful with TIGER III awards and his explanation is just
Yes, you read the headline right. Some environmental, left and Obama donor interests are implying the following (according to this article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek): “Others close to the president, including longtime Democratic Party donors, have organized a campaign to fight the pipeline. In recent weeks, they’ve begun confronting Obama at every fundraiser he’s attended across