It's Necessary: Hell freezes over in Washington

Hell may have frozen over. Not only did a bipartisan infrastructure bill pass through Congress, giving President Biden a much-needed win, but with it came real, actual, non-pipe dream talk about the Brent Spence Bridge. Or, rather, a potential additional bridge to help ease the notorious bottleneck that spans the Ohio River.

Months ago, during a town hall at Mount St. Joseph University, Biden touted an infrastructure bill that would "fix that damned bridge." Now that it seems the long-awaited "Infrastructure Week" might actually happen, billions of dollars could find their way into making a new bridge a reality. Even Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said he was "delighted" at the passage of the bill and the prospect of a new bridge. And if that isn't enough proof that hell has frozen over, I don't know what is.

Kevin Necessary is an illustrator and editorial cartoonist. His editorial cartoons appear Sundays in The Enquirer.