Is that the Federal government is supposed to be handling "infrastructure" (a nice, vague buzzword). When the hell did that happen? For most of our history, the states dealt with their own infrastructure.

I can see why states would love to have the Federal government picking up the tab while they sit back and get the credit, but the approach the Republicans should have is what is said all too seldom:

This is not the Federal government's job.

Of course to some people, everything in existence is the Federal government's job. Have you ever heard a liberal list off all those things the Federal government does for us? Usually nine out of ten items on the list are things done at the local and state level.