Anyone have any ideas why the Bushies are so Johnny on the Spot on the Bridge?

[JanMichael]

I am not in any way trying to downplay the tragedy of what happened to that bridge...but, we have all been watching the Shrub ignore catastrophes for what? seven years? The guy could barely be bothered to read a newspaper as a major city in the US all but disappeared in a hurricane, for God's sake.

So, what's with all the attention now?

Is there something the clowns want to cover up, or what?

[Bluebear]

1. SHE was due there tomorrow ANYHOW

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1494572&mesg_id=1494572

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. It's a photo op for him

Just like Katrina.

[JanMichael]

6. But, he couldn't be bothered to show up for that for how long?

a week or something?

Seriously? A press conference within less than a day?

[goddess40]

11. there's no health risk nor anything he can really do about it

so he can just show up and pose for pictures will the state engineers decide how to rebuild it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. This disaster didn't interfere with his vacation

[MADem]

24. Well, there's no cake and gee-tar lessons to interfere with this business!

And 'sides, Laura's gonna be there...someone ta tawk to when ah git bored, who doesn't mahnd mah Adderal-tawkin' ways and kin follow along on mah ... heh heh... flights o fancy an' subject-changin' an' so forth....ah'm hopin' there'll be some bald guys there...ah luvvv me some bald heads!!!! Heh heh...

Now, wha' am ah goin' to Minnitonkaville or whatever, anyhow? Ah fergit. Laura will remind me, though....

[NoodleBoy]

3. face time, try to get his numbers up.

[live love laugh]

4. They can't be linked for any real federal level responsibility for it so it's a photo op. n/t

[JanMichael]

9. Isn't the interstate covered under federal funds?

am I wrong here?

[Ferret Annica]

5. Because the RNC convention is there next year?

That's my best guess.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

14. Exactly!

They definitely don't want this gaping hole in 35W in a year when the RNC rolls into town to peddle their shit.

Of course, they don't have much of the building season to go, and they can only do so much during the winter months here. Odds are they won't be able to finish the bridge before Sept '08.

[VP505]

34. Whether they

finish or not you can bet they WILL throw as much as they can at it to milk ever bit of PR they can squeeze out of it. You watch how fast they get started and how much extra will go into the project.

[zehnkatzen]

7. PR, pure and simple. n/t

[librechik]

8. It's white people (mostly).

but Pickles was on her way anyway.

[Demobrat]

10. The next Republican National Convention is there.

Any questions?

[JanMichael]

Oh damn

Were they looking for the largest city with the greatest number of Liberals or something? "Where will people hate us the most outside of San Francisco?"

I guess this does explain it--

[AndyA]

12. Bush is hoping to stop by and see Mary Richards while he's in town.

And maybe Sue Ann Nivens can cook him up somethin' to eat, too... :rofl:

[1620rock]

16. He loves to view death and destruction first hand.

[zehnkatzen]

18. He's hoping she'll take his nothing day...

...and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile.

And he's hopin' Fox Noise will give that underrated Baxter fella a job in the Big Time.

[rodeodance]

13. He already flopped. First he thought Laura would be OK---then someone ret

hought that blub!

[stillcool]

15. First the governor is a republican...

Second white people were involved. Third, the death toll isn't large enough to merit complete avoidance.

[laylah]

28. We have a winner folks!

Exactly my thoughts! Bastard. :mad:

[tom_paine]

33. Yep. 'Pug gov. plus white people involved = Royal Bushie "Action" Photo Op

Besides, letting New Orleans drown, in terms of Royal Bushie Political Opprtunity to evict hundreds of thoudsands of Black People (90% Democratic, for that double-whammy that would make a Royal Bushie gleeful), and take back Lousiaina for the KKK/CCC/Loyal Bushie crowd.

Trust me, if by ignoring this tragedy the Busheis could gain that kind of advantage, they would do it in a heartbeat.

[LTR]

37. But... but... Tony Snow called him a Democrat today!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1498606

[rucky]

17. Push democrats to push through some "funding"

which, of course, would have gone for stuff like this.

[Spinzonner]

19. it's an Anti-Katrina response moment

[BlooInBloo]

20. Minnesota is very different from nola.

[C_U_L8R]

21. Who's he gonna megaphone???

The conservative cronies who've criminally neglected our country's infrastructure ???

Well regardless...they will be hearing from ALL of us ... very soon indeed.

[malaise]

22. Fear, fear and fear n/t

[donkeyotay]

25. All of the above and that they desperately want to distract from the sink hole in Washington

That has swallowed up all but the 4th branch of government

Oh, and PS send more money. Debt ceiling needs raised again.

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. Ah, I can see it now

I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked this bridge down will hear all of us soon.



"Uh... Mr. President..."



Shut up! I'm on a roll here!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

27. Several reasons

1. the governor is a Republican who vetoed a bi-partisan bill to raise gas taxes to pay for road improvements

2. the GOP convention is to be in Minneapolis next year

3. the bridge collapse didn't primarily impact the poor minorities in Minneapolis

[applegrove]

29. A chance to try to undo the memory people have of Bush during Katrina?

Cause that is forever etched in the minds of many Americans.

[Aviation Pro]

30. Because there's a potential tropical cyclone brewing in the Atlantic....

....

[LiberalEsto]

31. They're desperate

With *'s popularity sinking, they need every photo-op they can grab. Let's see how they spin *'s vetoes of transportation safety funding bills into this context.

[Johonny]

32. privatization of roads

because they have been waiting for something to get the ball rolling on privatization of our roads. Welcome user fees and private highways.

[LTR]

35. The GOP Convention is in St. Paul next year

I think those clowns will still be raked over the coals.

[dflprincess]

38. And his good buddy, Normie Coleman, may have some problems

getting reelected.

[spanone]

36. The pathetic remnants of his 'legacy'.

[Kip Humphrey]

39. Time to 'solve' our vastly "expensive" infrastructure "problem" by privatization

The Ruthless spent little time before figuratively standing on the collapsed bridge supported by drowned commuters still in their submerged and crushed cars to call for "fixing" our infrastructure by selling it off, all the while ignoring how they've failed to maintain that same infrastructure all these years.

Beyond arrogance, beyond gall, beyond morality, ethics, dignity, or respect do the ruthless carry forward their plans.