Obama's Speech Has Less Integrity than Minnesota Bridge

Exactly how dishonest can Obama be? He blamed the collapse of the Minnesota bridge on negligent repairs, when in fact it was due to structural problems. Even that liberal rag the New York Times reported on this catastrophe:


WASHINGTON — Investigators said Monday that the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, killing 13, came down because of a flaw in its design.


The designers had specified a metal plate that was too thin to serve as a junction of several girders, investigators say.


The bridge was designed in the 1960s and lasted 40 years. But like most other bridges, it gradually gained weight during that period, as workers installed concrete structures to separate eastbound and westbound lanes and made other changes, adding strain to the weak spot. At the time of the collapse, crews had brought tons of equipment and material onto the deck for a repair job.

This administration has spent billions on infrastructure projects. Anyone with a pair of eyes has seen the American Recovery and Reinvestment signs littering the roads. And he’s trying to make the case that we aren’t spending enough on these projects?

I will acknowledge one correct statement that the anointed one made. We want a smart, lean and responsible government. Unfortunately, we have a government that doesn’t meet any of those requirements.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/washington/15bridge.html