Posted on 09/22/2011 2:15:09 PM PDT by Lmo56
You know all those rusting bridges that President Obama wants to spend billions more dollars repairing to allegedly stimulate the economy?
He's headed out to one today which he's described as a "bridge that needs repair between Ohio and Kentucky that's on one of the busiest trucking routes in North America." It is on a busy trucking route, spanning the Ohio River between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati.
It's the Brent Spence Bridge. It doesn't really need repairs. It's got decades of good life left in its steel spans. It's just overloaded. The bridge was built to handle 85,000 cars and trucks a day, which seemed like a lot back during construction in the Nixon era.
Today, the bridge sort of handles more than 150,000 vehicles a day with frequent jam-ups.
So, plans are not to repair or replace the Brent Spence Bridge. But to build another bridge nearby to ease the loads.
But here's the problem, as John Merline graphically notes here, that could screw up all those envisioned photo op shots of the Democrat and the traffic:
The president's jobs bill is designed for "immediate" highway spending.
And the new $2.3 billion Cincy bridge is not scheduled to even start construction for probably four years, long after Republicans have scheduled the Obama presidency for completion.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
“Don’t play politics” he says and then goes to a bridge spanning Boehner’s and MCConnell’s districts. RAT to the core. Projecting in high def!
I wish he’d do the world a favor and jump off one of these bridges.
You are correct. I learned that when I lived in KY. Another thing the Cincy bridge doesn't lead to Covington. It leads to Newport, KY.
The Obama White House staff is starting to reflect its boss. It can’t even arrange a photo opportunity without botching it. If they try hard enough, they can find a bridge that will benefit. Just look in one of the other 56 states.
“It can’t even arrange a photo opportunity without botching it.”
Yep!
Obama was trying to rake rand Paul over the coals over that bridge today. However, obama won’t admit that he is increasingly losing political capital.
I have adopted the name "President Trainwreck".
I have adopted the name "President Trainwreck".
Cardinal Fastener? Isn’t he in line to be the next Pope?
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