Pocket change

摘要

During his campaign run of 2008, Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate in over a decade to speak in the native tongue of the road and bridge industry. He often used words like "deficient bridges" and "crumbling roads" as if he was wearing a hardhat and reflective vest. He spoke of a stronger America, one that would follow a steady diet of asphalt, concrete and steel rebar in an effort to put men and women back to work.