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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Jim S who wrote (61531)8/2/2007 1:52:10 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 90947
 
He spent the bridge repair money on Iraq. See a great mind on the View from the Left of Center thread just said so:

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Anyway, if we continue to spend our money stupidly on places like Iraq, and fail to rebuild our own country, I suggest we'll be seeing a lot more stories like the one below. (Minnesota bridge collapse)

Here's a factoid that won't be posted on the View from the Left:

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That being said, I did hear an interesting fact or two during the bridge coverage last night. One tidbit was that Minnesota has diverted quite a bit of highway maintenance dollars from its intended purpose in order to fund light rail boondoggles and such. Wonder if that will get any further exposure in the aftermath of the collapse?
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