There so no such thing as "bridge to nowhere."

The statement is false by the standard of logical argument because bridges connect two points to become a bridge-  so bridges do go somewhere. That being established, I was dumbfounded when my friends in the Democratic Party would use the phrase largely to kill the then Senator from Alaska Ted Stevens' request for funding the Gravina Island Bridge in an omnibus spending bill in 2006. I don't know who coined the phrase originally, but the underlying proposition is simply ludicrous.

Bridges are always built as a forward looking venture to make "nowhere" into "somewhere", and turn somewhere to "must-go."

My favorite of all is-  one of the greatest American symbols-  the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.  When the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to the public; to show its viability, the organizers of the event paraded a squadron of elephants. You will hear a lot about the Brooklyn Bridge from me. But what is most amazing about its creator  was his foresight. Mr. Roebling contemplated a bridge with two caissons that were not even drilled into the bedrock of the East River. It is beyond comprehension to think that the bridge-  installed in 1883, more than half a mile long and 85 ft. wide-  would not only go on to stand strong for nearly over 150 years, but also carry 6 lanes of cars, an encased train track, and separate pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes. Yet the astonishing fact that boggles my mind is that the bridge was completed more than two decades before a car for the masses would be introduced to humanity.

I am no fan of Senator Ted Stevens, but whoever has coined the term is, was, and will be wrong forever.

I will continue to right about bridges as America remains oblivious to its need for more bridges and less walls. 

Stay tuned.