The Obamanation

[TheMercenary]

President Zero.... I like it. That is his new name.

[TheMercenary]

Oops, Obama touts his jobs plan today at an Ohio bridge that won't qualify

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.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/wash...incinnati.html

[classicman]

Seems like a new bridge is needed. Whats the issue?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

Seems like a new bridge is needed. Whats the issue?

Actually what they need is another bridge. The bridge is fine.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Actually what they need is another bridge. The bridge is fine.

...and from your link:

So, plans are not to repair or replace the Brent Spence Bridge.
But to build another bridge nearby to ease the loads.

Again.. whats your issue?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

Seems like a new bridge is needed. Whats the issue?

I bet we could pick one up for them cheap, sort of like SF did, from CHINA!

http://www.bluecollarphilosophy.com/...rom-china.html

[henry quirk]

"The same price. Or lower, due to economy of scale."

Talking in terms of 'gold': I'm sure you're right...however: I wasn't talking 'price' in that sense.

The price I ask about is the price to one's 'self'.

For many, it seems, 'self' is an easy commodity to trade away.

For a few, 'self' is the first, best, property.

Gold is easy...'self' is not.

*shrug*

#

"...a sense of community, of comradery, of friendship."

All: very nice...mind the price, though!

#

"We rule!"

Yes, unfortunately, 'WE' does.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

The price I ask about is the price to one's 'self'.

For many, it seems, 'self' is an easy commodity to trade away.

For a few, 'self' is the first, best, property.

Are you saying that one's self is less when one gives? When one shares, cooperates, unites? I'll bet you've never been in a satisfying marriage or domestic relationship, have you?

[henry quirk]

"Are you saying that one's self is less when one gives?"

Giving is voluntary: there's much value in giving (and in the discretion employed about 'what' to give and 'who' to give to).

The dissolving of boundaries demanded by 'WE' is another matter entirely.

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"I'll bet you've never been in a satisfying marriage or domestic relationship, have you?"

A wholly irrelevant and undeserved assessment masquerading as a question.

Thanks for that…remind me to return the favor someday.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

Yes, unfortunately, 'WE' does.

Well actually not true.

A Republic, not a Democracy. (THANK frigging God!)

[BigV]

IT'S NOT THAT BRIDGE HE'S LYING!!!!!!

[infinite monkey]

Who wrote that article, some 5th grader from Kentucky?

Today, the bridge sort of handles more than 150,000 vehicles a day with frequent jam-ups.

and

So, plans are not to repair or replace the Brent Spence Bridge. But to build another bridge nearby to ease the loads.

The bridge sort of handles 20,000 Alien Aircraft a day, also, and 154 Weinermobiles.

I start sentences with conjunctions in informal writing, and I know it's casual. I'm not trying to write professionally.

Any moron can be a 'journalist' these days.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Who wrote that article, some 5th grader from Kentucky?

Consider where it was written.

[infinite monkey]

I know the Brent Spence bridge. I've driven on the Brent Spence bridge. You, other bridge in need of repairs, are no Brent Spence bridge.

[TheMercenary]

THE PRESIDENT: Now, that’s just a coincidence. (Laughter.) Purely accidental that that happened. (Laughter.) But part of the reason I came here is because Mr. Boehner and Mr. McConnell, those are the two most powerful Republicans in government.

They can either kill this jobs bill, or they can help pass this jobs bill. (Applause.) And I know these men care about their states. They care about businesses; they care about workers here.

I can’t imagine that the Speaker wants to represent a state where nearly one in four bridges are classified as substandard -- one in four. I know that when Senator McConnell visited the closed bridge in Kentucky, he said that, “Roads and bridges are not partisan in Washington.” That’s great.

I know that Paul Ryan, the Republican in charge of the budget process, recently said that "you can’t deny that infrastructure does creates jobs." That's what he said.

Well, if that’s the case, there’s no reason for Republicans in Congress to stand in the way of more construction projects. There’s no reason to stand in the way of more jobs.

Mr. Boehner, Mr. McConnell, help us rebuild this bridge. (Applause.) Help us rebuild America. Help us put construction workers back to work. (Applause.) Pass this bill.

President Zero should be better informed...