[Ouderkirk]

The bridge didn't collapse because Minnesota couldn't afford to maintain it. The bridge collapsed because the state had other priorities, unrelated to the proper functions of government.

NAILED IT !!!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Why are Democrat candidates for president running around saying we need to invest in infrastructure and assuring us that they are against bridges caving in?

Why has Bush been blamed for neglecting the nation’s infrastructure? Maintaining roads and bridges and such is primarily a state and local gov’t responsibility. Do we want a president personally inspecting bridges all day long, as now the Dems. and MSM have decreed that this should be his highest priority?

Then God forbid we have another terrorist attack, they will say that Bush didn’t connect the dots or had his priorites screwed up. The Dem. and MSM template has worked all too well, i.e. blame Bush for whatever happens, whether it’s a hurricane wiping out a city or a bridge collapsing or bad weather caused by global warming, which Bush hasn’t done enough to stop, they have gotten away with just blaming Bush for everything.

[gitmo]

Higher taxes rarely improve roads, since politicians will always be tempted to use money for projects that are more immediately politically advantageous.

There is NEVER money for roads, police, schools, or emergency responders. There is ALWAYS money for sports, beautification, impractical public transportation projects, ...