Posted on 12/25/2007 2:28:03 PM PST by george76
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A good metaphor for the dims stewardship of the ship of state.
Boston’s version of New Orleans.
Yes!
“The number of leaks is down to about 650 from a high of several thousand a few years ago,”
“But the continued flow of water - about 24 million gallons in each of the last two years - points to the complexity of the leak problem”
At $14.8 Billion, this has to rank as one of biggest thefts of taxpayer money in history....
All individuals and organizations involved in the original estimate of $2.6 Billion — should be required to document and justify the “bridge of events” that led to this criminally gross escalation of costs...
But then — one expects this kind of corruption, incompetence and waste of taxpayer money in a leftist state that can repeatedly reelect the likes of Kennedy and Kerry, to represent the state Massoftwoshits..
The project was so complex it's been likened to performing open heart surgery on a patient while the patient is wide awake.
Actually, what they were doing was a walletectomy on the taxpayers of the United States until Congressmen from the red states revolted and told the Congressslithers from Massghanistan (around the $10 billion mark) that the sheeple in Massghanistan must pay to finish the project which was then 300% over budget. The amount of pain from the walletectomy is about the same as is experienced during openheart surgery without anesthesia.
Some didn't know if they'd live to see it end.
I never know when I drive thorough those tunnels if I will live long enough to see the other end of the tunnel with all the water pouring in an the parts falling off.
Never will be complete, now the work will be on the after completion phase.
LOL
And Alaskans catch all kinda crap for a crummy couple a hundred million for a bridge.
Sheesh - we must be pikers, Boston (a city, not a State) lands 14 thousand million.
Am I the first to ask how much of that money went into the pockets of corrupt politicians like Ted Kennedy and Jon Carry? It’s just something that I had to ask. LOL
Boston’s $14.8B Big Dig into American taxpayers wallets ~ never Finally Complete
an insurance fund has been set up for future lawsuits of parts falling on motorists!!!!!
Another reason not to vote for Mitt Romney.
The big dig, the Michigan one state recession, and the soon California meltdown are true testimony to rat incompetence. If the rats take strong control in Washington, the entire country is headed for a free fall.
They ought to update that old song about the MTA.
But, did he ever return?
No, he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned
He may float forever beneath the streets of Boston
He’s the man who never returned
You keep yourself safe out there. We don’t need any freepers lost in the maw of Democrat boondoggles.
I was just reading at wiki that it was initially vetoed by Reagan as too expensive, and the Dems overrode the veto. Looks like the big guy was right again.
I have no plans of going nowhere near this thing. I'll pay the money and get my lobsters shipped in from Maine.
Awwwww who gives a Mitt !..........:o)
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It probably is still leaking water all over the place, and I will also be surprised if no other defects appear for many years to come. I would think that the bridge will always have the problem of pillars of ice falling off of its supports and putting all of the drivers over the bridge at very serious risk every time that ice forms on the bridge’s supports.
yeah, right... relatively speaking it's done that is. depends on what the meaning of the word done is...
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