Strib article on bridge collapse, recovery

[SuperCy]

Rosie O'Donnell's opinion on what happened - Bush secretly had the latest generation of a silenced C-4 attached to the bridge and had it blown. I mean, we all know that it was Bush that brought down the towers and not Al Qaida...

“I do believe that it defies physics that the World Trade Center tower 7, building 7, which collapsed in on itself, it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being used.” -Rosie

“I do believe that it is the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel.” -Rosie (again)

[jbhtexas]

While the gas tax was vetoed by Pawlenty, the bill stated specifically that all funds must be used on roadway infastructure. However, I opposed it because it allowed for taxes collected in rural MN to be used on the roads in the Twin Cities. I would have been the beneficiary, but I just don't think it's right to have my folks who live on a farm, pay for roads they'll never use. If the money were to stay in the county where it originated, I think more people would be on board.

Don't rural Minnesotans ever venture into Minneapolis? I grew up in rural ND and we often went to the "big city" (Aberdeen or Bismarck). Hec, we even went to Minneapolis a few times for Twins games.

Many (most??) rural areas don't generate sufficient revenue to build and maintain the highways that pass through their areas. They receive Federal highway dollars for this purpose. We all pay for each other's roads.