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Originally Posted by milktoaste
Actually, I seem to remember a lot of complaining. Something around the lowest approval ratings in history for a president kind of complaining.
Oh yeah, the Minneapolis bridge collapse was totally a state issue, you can't blame Bush for how a state spends their Federal Highway Fund.
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you should at least glance at the real history before making bold statements.
the complaining about GB came a) after it became clear that the war in iraq was a dismal failure but not when he committed to spending the clinton surplus on the war in the first place - also the republicans stayed with him during his spending-spree and they are now the one's saying 'oh no we can't have a deficit' - freaking hypocrites; and b) when bush first came into office he was told that there was a massive need for spending on the nation's highways and infrastructure - he essentially said 'no' and put in a minimal budget. so, the fed has responsibility for much of these problems. Here's a quote from a MN state senator (dibble) on the matter:
"Our roads and bridges must be safe and structurally sound to ensure the global competitiveness of this nation," Dibble said. "This NTSB report further supports our calls for federal transportation support in any new economic stimulus package from the next administration and the next Congress. Our roads are ailing and it's time we start capital projects to fix them not only to get people back to work, but also to keep them safe at the same time."