Bush promises 'flood of help' for Minnesota

StarTribune ^ | 8/21/07 | Bob von Sternberg

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

President George W. Bush arrived in the Twin Cities at approximately 4:26 p.m. aboard Air Force One at the International Airport's Air Reserve Station. Following a 15-minute closed-door briefing on recovery efforts related to the I-35W bridge collapse and flash flooding in southeastern Minnesota Bush departed for for a private political fundraiser on behalf of U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman.

On hand to meet with Bush at the airport were Gov. Tim Pawlenty and First Lady Mary Pawlenty, Coleman, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Reps. Michele Bachmann, John Kline, Keith Ellison, Tim Walz and Betty McCollum and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.

Following the briefing, Bush spoke briefly about both the bridge and the flood.

"A flood of help" will be coming to southeastern Minnesota, he said, including small business aid and housing assistance. "There's help, it's available," he said.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

"Bush suggested that accomodating rail transit may be an option on a replacement for the I-35W bridge."

Grrrrrrrrrr.......

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Ping...

[BKerr]

Big gubment Bush at it again! Not to mention that Minnesota is the only state that voted for Mondale (against Reagan) and is the only state to elect a Muslim congress critter. I can’t wait until we get a small-government, true conservative in office again. But, Bush may have ruined that for years to come.

[G8 Diplomat]

Not to mention that Minnesota is the only state that voted for Mondale (against Reagan)

That was Massachusetts.

[G8 Diplomat]

Wait...never mind. I looked it up, it was indeed Minnesota (and DC). But Mondale was from Minnesota, not surprising...

[lesser_satan]

No, it was MN, and the only reason he won is because it’s his home state.

[crazyshrink]

“may include” there is hope yet since fed regs do not allow this in this circumstance. But then they are only fed regs. More welfare for lite rail riders.

[T.Smith]

Well, he certainly learned his lesson from Katrina.

[daler]

...and he didn’t win by much!

[G8 Diplomat]

Ya, I just looked it up and saw that I was wrong (post 5).

[SIDENET]

"There's help, it's available," he said.

Well, hell. FEMA debit cards for everyone, then!

Meanwhile, Army grunts are being extended to something like 18-month tours because the Army is short on people and our government won't enlarge the military in any meaningful way. The Air Force is also throwing people out because of money problems.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Strib writer took some liberties and did a little spin to promote light rail.

It’s what they do.

[Joe Boucher]

How about just telling the goombas in Minnesota to spend the allocated money for road maintenance on ROADS.
Not on social b.s.