Murtha's boondoggle monument

From Katherine Mangu-Ward in Reason...

The John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is a state-of-the-art facility. Its features include an $18 million runway made of reinforced concrete, a $7 million air traffic control tower, a $14 million hangar, an $8 million radar system, and a massive portrait of the airport’s benefactor and namesake, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA). Last year the airport hosted an average of 20 travelers a day. All three of its daily flights go to the same place: Washington, D.C.

During his tenure in Congress, Murtha has spent $150 million in taxpayer money on this monument to himself...