tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post7451037855866517440..comments2007-08-02T14:55:05.253-05:00Steve Steffenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284sjs1959@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-50631843177421838272007-08-02T14:55:00.000-05:002007-08-02T14:55:00.000-05:00Look, here are very simple<BR/>facts:<BR/><BR/>In 2001, Congressional Democrats tried to get money to overhaul the electrical grid that served much of the northeastern US. The Republicans in Congress, with the help of their Blue Dog allies, spiked it.<BR/><BR/>In 2003, a blackout wipes out power to everything on that grid, and Republicans acted like they were shocked. Outraged!<BR/><BR/>In 2003, if memory serves (I'll have to look it up to be certain), Democrats were blocked in trying to get levee maintenance in New Orleans.<BR/><BR/>Do I really need to remind people how that turned out? People on top of houses? "Heckuva job, Brownie"?<BR/><BR/>So I felt a little sick when I saw the first wagons being circled last night. As I was watching CNN, they said that Norm Coleman had personally checked into it, and that the bridge was given a clean bill of health on an inspection three years ago. A questionable enough claim, considering it was under construction. It was made even more questionable when CNN showed a 2001 inspection report saying there was serious trouble ahead.<BR/><BR/>But as it turns out, not so much.<BR/><BR/>Yeah. We need Democrats to keep the hill and take back the White House. It's the only way to repair the infrastructure that the Republicans have allowed to crumble. There's always enough money for another war, or the "No Billionaire Left Behind" tax plan. Not so much on the infrastructure.Freedonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599999041887644571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-37633803399166019192007-08-02T12:31:00.000-05:002007-08-02T12:31:00.000-05:00You guys should have got former Lt Gov John Wilder to help you. Their were two new bridges built over the Tennessee River in Hardin County back in the 90's and he was instrumental in getting the ones in Decatur and Benton Counties built.Mr Turnbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272906293903256573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-23226115671402585532007-08-02T08:00:00.000-05:002007-08-02T08:00:00.000-05:00All very good points.<BR/>Incidentally, the bridge to Carruthersville has always given me a huge case of the wiggums.'Comahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-30728765550098960612007-08-02T06:21:00.000-05:002007-08-02T06:21:00.000-05:00You could get lost <A HREF="http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/index.cfm" REL="nofollow">on this page</A> reading about what's wrong with our infrastructure.autoegocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726708889208600414noreply@blogger.com