Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
3 edits | reply to major marco
You sir, are an ...
I hope that was sarcastic...
Not that I'm a fan of furor Bush, but let's be realistic here...
If our beloved "inventor of the Internet" Al Gore was pres this bridge still would have collapsed...
The last transportation spending bill that went through congress was like $250B I believe, but last night on CNN they were saying that's about $90B short of what it needed to be. Thank you congress! The problem: Pet highway projects ate up most of the funds... ie remember Ted Stevens and his bridge to nowhere anyone?
BTW this is far from the worst bridge disaster in US History. I think the highest is like 48 deaths or something, I don't remember exactly but the History Internationl channel had a special on last night, and there were countless stories of failed bridges that killed people.
In fact I'm really surprised the media has given this as much attention as it has.
Flame on! |
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Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA
1 edit | Its not just Bush. I directed it at that because he's the one demanding funding in the 10's of billions for the war and yet we want to cut things inside the US.
I know that the whole government is corrupt and needs to be banished. But unfortunately, if it was, we'd all be gone within a month. Democrats and Republicans act like they care, but when the time comes to show they truly care, they try to spin what their excuse is for not pushing funding on things that truly are needed.
Remember too, there's still soemthing like 30 missing, so that death toll number could very well rise in the next week. maybe not the worst but it is a pretty major bridge to collapse.
I know that if the I-80 or I-480 bridge (or the cruddy old South omaha bridge road) was to ever collapse, it would be a huge problem here in Omaha since its well, a major bridge since one connects Iowa to Downtown Omaha, and the other is a majorly traveled road across the US |
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JamesPC
join:2005-10-12
Orange, CA | reply to Jerm
We wont have a country to rebuild if we don't win this war. |
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
| said by JamesPC  :We wont have a country to rebuild if we don't win this war. Afghanistan, maybe. Iraq, no.
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