tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post2317012324896394548..comments2023-10-30T07:54:27.317-04:00Comments on Allegiance and Duty Betrayed:: Make Good Bridges, Not Bad Artjoaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-2994908369181391952007-08-12T23:53:00.000-04:002007-08-12T23:53:00.000-04:00Excellent suggestion, Cooper. And that upfront co...Excellent suggestion, Cooper. And that upfront cost could apply to much more than bridges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-77709341403843159212007-08-12T19:56:00.000-04:002007-08-12T19:56:00.000-04:00Consider cemeteries.When you buy a plot in a cemet...Consider cemeteries.<BR/><BR/>When you buy a plot in a cemetery, you know you're not going to be around to keep the weeds down around your gravesite. So part of the cost of purchase goes into an endowment fund, which pays for maintenance "in perpetuity".<BR/><BR/>So why not build bridges the same way, with a portion of the upfront cost invested to provide for upkeep in the future, and replacement at the end of it's structural life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-59479536293970075532007-08-07T13:59:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:59:00.000-04:00Al,First Salute put "work of art" in quotes and yo...Al,<BR/><BR/>First Salute put "work of art" in quotes and you say you "see nothing resembling art."<BR/><BR/>Both of you need to take a modern art appreciation course---and throw in a course in sensitivity training too.<BR/><BR/>< /sarc>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-58955116518537572822007-08-07T09:48:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:48:00.000-04:00Salute,Help me out here.I looked at the picture ve...Salute,<BR/><BR/>Help me out here.<BR/><BR/>I looked at the picture very closely.<BR/><BR/>WHERE is the "work of art" you mention?<BR/><BR/>I see nothing resembling "art."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-79967016130093356372007-08-07T09:05:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:05:00.000-04:00I copied this comment from the column under this o...I copied this comment from the column under this one because I want to make sure everybody reads it. :)<BR/><BR/><I>The Democrat party is infested with hypocritical, nescient, duplicitous, reprehensible, half-witted, asinine, obsequious, meretricious, pusillanimous, indolent, imbecilic, pompous, retromingent, ignominious, ungrateful, sycophantic prevaricators.</I><BR/><BR/>P.S. Good job on this post, First Salute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-49467061616649991902007-08-06T18:36:00.000-04:002007-08-06T18:36:00.000-04:00You've got their number, First Salute!You've got their number, First Salute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-24949354405943685962007-08-06T11:50:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:50:00.000-04:00Short but lots of common sense in few words!Short but lots of common sense in few words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-22636109135450235802007-08-06T11:49:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:49:00.000-04:00That picture speakes volumes. And all of the comm...That picture speakes volumes. And all of the comments here are right on the money. Our "leaders" on the other side of the aisle are using this as a political hot potato with no caring about the victims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-15321226635906051352007-08-05T19:15:00.000-04:002007-08-05T19:15:00.000-04:00On the day the bridge collapsed there was to be a ...On the day the bridge collapsed there was to be a ground breaking ceremony for a $1 billion sports arena. But what the heck, we get “art” and the Dems blame Bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-61181803413109981182007-08-05T17:07:00.000-04:002007-08-05T17:07:00.000-04:00Good post.Good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-82260958182754554952007-08-05T15:15:00.000-04:002007-08-05T15:15:00.000-04:00The Democrats' response to this tragedy proves jus...The Democrats' response to this tragedy proves just how much they care for "the little people." Hasn't that been their rallying cry for the past 60 years? Yet they're changing the whole tragey into a political play against Bush without showing any real concern for the victims and their families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-45762355776508252402007-08-05T14:14:00.000-04:002007-08-05T14:14:00.000-04:00Applause for someone who sees the emperor without ...Applause for someone who sees the emperor without his clothes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-36997203580014581182007-08-05T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-05T14:07:00.000-04:00Yes, it’s business as usual in Washington:Politici...Yes, it’s business as usual in Washington:<BR/><BR/><I>Politicians trying to account for one of the worst bridge collapses in U.S. history cast blame ranging from engineering faults to the Iraq war on Friday, while divers tried to reach the bodies of more victims in the Mississippi River's treacherous waters.</I><BR/><BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070803/ts_nm/bridge_collapse_dcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-74890872630403175312007-08-05T14:02:00.000-04:002007-08-05T14:02:00.000-04:00Good ideas here. Everbody is trying to score poli...Good ideas here. Everbody is trying to score political points after this tragedy and all the victims haven't even been found yet.<BR/><BR/>Bush was there showing his face for a photo op, and all the Dems are pointing fingers everywhere except at themselves.<BR/><BR/>Politicians are the new "lowest class" in this country. Any man on the street has more character than the average one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-9270628043394453752007-08-05T13:51:00.000-04:002007-08-05T13:51:00.000-04:00You make an excellent point.You make an excellent point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-11049433539846744632007-08-05T13:14:00.000-04:002007-08-05T13:14:00.000-04:00I've been thinking the same thing for the past few...I've been thinking the same thing for the past few days. The very same people who are blaming Bush for not keeping up our roads and bridges are the people who would rather spend our tax money on crap that has nothing to do with usefulness--only getting more power and pleasing their special interests.<BR/><BR/>The picture is worth a thousand words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-22659371114938527072007-08-05T13:07:00.000-04:002007-08-05T13:07:00.000-04:00You make a valid point that many (most) people nev...You make a valid point that many (most) people never consider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-42499047020028665342007-08-05T12:30:00.000-04:002007-08-05T12:30:00.000-04:00Few words.Profound truth.Few words.<BR/><BR/>Profound truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-75055246530130492662007-08-05T12:01:00.000-04:002007-08-05T12:01:00.000-04:00It's a zero sum game. There's just so much money....It's a zero sum game. There's just so much money. The liberals want to spend it on things like entitlements for illegals and universal healthcare, and infrastructure and war preparedness be damned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-16329531898227988042007-08-05T11:43:00.000-04:002007-08-05T11:43:00.000-04:00Your opinion is spot on. And that picture is symb...Your opinion is spot on. And that picture is symbolic of <I>everything</I> that is wrong with America today. Our eyes are focused on flashy, phony and superficial "junk," and not on the things and ideas that will keep us safe and free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-86560574960412351512007-08-05T11:38:00.000-04:002007-08-05T11:38:00.000-04:00The same liberal minds that cooked up that pork wo...<B>The same liberal minds that cooked up that pork would now be complaining about money not spent on the bridge.</B><BR/><BR/>That is EXACTLY the kind of feel-good liberal who is making political hay out of this tragedy.<BR/><BR/>Good find!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com