On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:13:35 -0700, "<RJ>" <baranick@localnet.com>
wrote:
>On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 08:24:51 -0500, "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>><RJ> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:58:43 -0500, "jmcquown"
>>> <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ... so very sad, that some people are doing the very thing they've
>>>> been railing against in this thread - suddenly ignoring the bridge
>>>> collapse, the tragedy of the injured, the casualties and their
>>>> grieving families and friends. Instead it's been turned into a
>>>> *rabid* political debate. (sigh)
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> When bad things happen, it's natural to speculate;
>>> "What caused this, how could it have been prevented"
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, Washington HAS been pre-occupied with
>>> Iraq, and Afghanistan.
>>>
>>> And too many serious issues in America have gone unfunded, or
>>> untended.
>>>
>>
>>Even if the U.S. were not involved with foreign politics the bridge still
>>would have collapsed. There's always going to be something with a "higher
>>priority" than re-vamping every bridge in the country. They were
>>resurfacing the bridge so money was at least being spent for *something* on
>>it. I think it was a matter of possible design flaw and, as Sheldon
>>mentioned, sub-standard materials being used during initial construction.
>>He's absolutely right when he says many construction projects are not built
>>to the original specs; substandard materials keep the contractor's costs
>>down.
>>
>I'd believe that of New York, Pennsylvania, Mass. ( and New Orleans )
>East-coast politicians have a long history of graft, corruption and theft.
>
>Minnesotans don't steal public money.... they waste it !
>I'd lean more toward the bridge braces made of platinum, rather than steel.
>
>
><rj>
i think you're right, r.j. except maybe the 'wasting' part. i did
read somewhere where the minn. governor had signed grover norquist's
'no new taxes' pledge, though. frankly, i'd rather take my political
cues from grover on sesame street...
your pal,
blake