Minneapolis Bridge
Aug. 2nd, 2007 02:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
"Other logistical questions loom. The bridge carries an estimated 200,000 cars a day. That traffic will have to be rerouted indefinitely.
The bridge also was expected to be a key artery during the Republican National Convention in the summer of 2008.
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My my. Wouldn't it be convenient if it were determined the collapse were somehow due to terrorism and demonstrates clearly that we need even more of a police state.
The bridge also was expected to be a key artery during the Republican National Convention in the summer of 2008.
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My my. Wouldn't it be convenient if it were determined the collapse were somehow due to terrorism and demonstrates clearly that we need even more of a police state.
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Date: 2007-08-02 05:21 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-08-02 09:13 pm (UTC)He's also a notorious republican kissass, and seems to be hunting for a Vice President spot for the next election, which likely helped influence why the RNC is going to be in Minnesota, despite it being a very, very blue state.
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Date: 2007-08-02 09:51 pm (UTC)Oh, hey, it just made the news that there was a 2005 report that said the bridge had structural problems. AOL's news story used the term "finger pointing," which after Katrina, I now understand to mean "Republicans can be directly blamed, and we want you to come away feeling that those accusations are unfair and overly partisan."