After Years of Republican Neglect

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US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington

First images from the scene of the river showed cars in the water
Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.

Police said some vehicles were in the water after a section of the Interstate 5 highway collapsed.

The four-lane bridge is near Mount Vernon, about half way between the state's main city Seattle and the Canadian city of Vancouver.

A state trooper reported that cars and people were in the water but it is not known if there are any casualties.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22650268

[sirs]

And this is specifically "Republican neglect", how again?

[sirs]

*cue the crickets*

[sirs]

*cue more crickets*

[Plane]

Last I heard, this particular bridge was not rotten or neglected.

Martin adds that the bridge, which was built in 1955, was not on a "watch list" for spans considered to be dangerous or in need of immediate attention. But, according to the Times:



"The bridge is classified as a 'fracture critical' bridge by the National Bridge Inventory.

"That means one major structural [failure] can ruin the entire bridge, as compared with a bridge that has redundant features that allow one member to fail without destroying the entire structure."

That inventory also lists the bridge's type of construction as "functionally obsolete," which KING-TV in Seattle says means "the design is outdated, such as having narrow shoulders."

The newspaper adds that "the bridge is used by an average of about 70,000 vehicles per day, 12 percent of which are trucks."

Updated at 5:35 p.m. ET. Officials Blame Semi-Trailer For Collapse.

Washington State Patrol spokesman says the "sequence of events" that led to the bridge collapse was set in motion by a semi-trailer with an oversized load hitting a support beam.

[sirs]

So....I guess we can take from this that the original charge, per the title, was a complete hoax.  Glad we got that cleared up   

[BT]

So....I guess we can take from this that the original charge, per the title, was a complete hoax.  Glad we got that cleared up   

Axelrod blamed the GOP. Though i seem to recall one of the stimuli packages was aimed at infrastructure. This bridge apparently didn't make the cut.

And i would think the bridge would be a state responsibility. Don't recall Washington being a red state.

[sirs]

Indeed

[BSB]

Fortunately Obama hasn't neglected our military, like Bush lied and people died did, or that would have collapsed also. Hopefully we'll elect another Democrat in 2016 so that we can continue to remain as strong in that regard.


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[Xavier_Onassis]

The bridge is on I-5, a major Interstate highway. The collapse occurred when a large truck rammed one of the girders.

[BT]

The bridge is on I-5, a major Interstate highway. The collapse occurred when a large truck rammed one of the girders.

Was the driver of the truck a Republican?

[sirs]

Fortunately Obama hasn't neglected our military, like Bush lied and people died did, or that would have collapsed also. Hopefully we'll elect another Democrat in 2016 so that we can continue to remain as strong in that regard.

BSB

We'll go ahead and skip the erroneous deflection reference to the Bush lied crap, since that was layed to rest long ago, and go back to the original question, that not so surprisingly remains unanswered........ this is specifically "Republican neglect", how again? 

Shall we go ahead and cue the crickets now?

[BT]

Seems obvious to me that if Obama's budget kept the military strong then it is Obama's budget that kept the infrastructure weak.

But then again it seem obvious that this thread is not about budgets at all.

It is about helping Buddhists stay on their path.

[sirs]

Indeed