Bridge Politics Unless we change the way we fund our highways, infrastructure will continue to crumble. Jim Peron | August 8, 2007 Politicians are drawn to tragedy like flies to pie. Take the Minneapolis bridge collapse. You have to wonder what makes this a federal responsibility. The typical excuse is that the state can't afford such pricey projects, so it behooves the federal government to step in to help. Whatever Minnesota's spending constraints, the state can apparently afford to spend hundreds of millions for corporate welfare to Carl Pohlad, the owner of the Minnesota Twins, for a new baseball stadium....