So Tony Snow said that bridge in MN had like a 50 out of 120 for structural safety

[LynneSin]

SO WHY THE FUCK DID WE GIVE $250MIL TO BUILD A DAMN BRIDGE IN ALASKA.

I would think anything that structurely unsound would be fixed!

[MADem]

1. Heh, you need to be sittin' next to Helen in that nice new room!!! NT

[notadmblnd]

2. Isn't Mn a blue state?

If it is, there lays your answer.

[WI_DEM]

3. not completely, it has a GOP Governor and one of the Senators is GOP.

[zbdent]

7. and he vetoed money for upkeep on the infrastructure

because he was afraid it would raise taxes ...

[tridim]

4. Is he saying 50 out of 120 is a good number?

That's an F--.

[_testify_]

5. Per CNN this morning...

120 = perfect condition

80 to 50 = needs to be repaired

50 or less = needs to be replaced

That's what I heard, I don't know if it is 100% true.

[uppityperson]

6. a friend's brother died where that bridge is proposed to be.

That is why. Other people have died there also, crossing in boats. For the record, I do not think that bridge should be built, but the reason for it is because people have died trying to get home in boats.