Comments on: Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bad bridges? Still far too few fixes | Scholars and Rogues http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-96629 Bad bridges? Still far too few fixes | Scholars and Rogues Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:05:10 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-96629 [...] After the I-35W collapse: a project of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. • Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis. • Infrastructure? A problem? Your politicians are on it. • Hagel-Dodd bill to fix [...] [...] After the I-35W collapse: a project of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. • Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis. • Infrastructure? A problem? Your politicians are on it. • Hagel-Dodd bill to fix [...]

]]> By: The Weekly Carboholic: boosting energy efficiency is hard to do | Scholars and Rogues http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-96425 The Weekly Carboholic: boosting energy efficiency is hard to do | Scholars and Rogues Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:32:47 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-96425 [...] hope it works well – our electrical transmission infrastructure is in such disarray (as with most of our national infrastructure) that anything that could improve reliability is worth considering, and if it reduces GHG emissions [...] [...] hope it works well – our electrical transmission infrastructure is in such disarray (as with most of our national infrastructure) that anything that could improve reliability is worth considering, and if it reduces GHG emissions [...]

]]> By: NASA, American exceptionalism, and me: older, and less viable | Scholars and Rogues http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-95136 NASA, American exceptionalism, and me: older, and less viable | Scholars and Rogues Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-95136 [...] every level. The national infrastructure needs at minimum a five-year investment of $2.2 trillion. No political will exists to fully repair or invest in the systemic needs of the nation’s infra.... State governments, facing scores of billions of dollars in budget deficits, are too broke to act. [...] [...] every level. The national infrastructure needs at minimum a five-year investment of $2.2 trillion. No political will exists to fully repair or invest in the systemic needs of the nation’s infra…. State governments, facing scores of billions of dollars in budget deficits, are too broke to act. [...]

]]> By: Scholars and Rogues » Drive with care over those 151,394 obsolete, unsafe bridges http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-81749 Scholars and Rogues » Drive with care over those 151,394 obsolete, unsafe bridges Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:30:25 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-81749 [...] Shall we wait for another I-35W collapse to motivate Congress to act on the nation’s bridges? That produced media coverage galore and plenty of presidential candidate rhetoric. [...] [...] Shall we wait for another I-35W collapse to motivate Congress to act on the nation’s bridges? That produced media coverage galore and plenty of presidential candidate rhetoric. [...]

]]> By: Scholars and Rogues » Blame game sabotages highway trust fund http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-61072 Scholars and Rogues » Blame game sabotages highway trust fund Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:20:59 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-61072 [...] of Transportation. • I-35W bridge and the nation’s infrastructure: Little has changed. • Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis. • Bad highways? Blame politics, technology, new driving habits. • Bad bridges? Still far too [...] [...] of Transportation. • I-35W bridge and the nation’s infrastructure: Little has changed. • Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis. • Bad highways? Blame politics, technology, new driving habits. • Bad bridges? Still far too [...]

]]> By: Scholars and Rogues » Who’s gonna run the government? Tell us, please. Now. http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-61058 Scholars and Rogues » Who’s gonna run the government? Tell us, please. Now. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:52:44 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-61058 [...] safety in the air, on land and over the water? ‘Cause you know, of course, that the nation’s infrastructure is screwed up beyond belief. Who’s gonna fix it for you? And are you gonna keep on selling off interstate highways and [...] [...] safety in the air, on land and over the water? ‘Cause you know, of course, that the nation’s infrastructure is screwed up beyond belief. Who’s gonna fix it for you? And are you gonna keep on selling off interstate highways and [...]

]]> By: Pat http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-57970 Pat Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-57970 Amounts spent on the 2008 campaign in retrospect and review reveals that Americans will sing and dance while Rome burns - given the crisis in its infrastructures and transportation and security systems. In an earlier day, or era, more rational minds would have prevailed - and priorities assigned by judgments of what is important to Americans for an American future and for American safety. Amounts spent on the 2008 campaign in retrospect and review reveals that Americans will sing and dance while Rome burns – given the crisis in its infrastructures and transportation and security systems.

In an earlier day, or era, more rational minds would have prevailed – and priorities assigned by judgments of what is important to Americans for an American future and for American safety.

]]> By: AB-Prosper » Blog Archive » Kooks and Crooks http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-43481 AB-Prosper » Blog Archive » Kooks and Crooks Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:40:28 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-43481 [...] the organizational acumen to do very basic things we could do years ago. Our schools are failing, our infrastructure is crumbling we couldn’t save NOLA from drowning and we haven’t been back to the moon, or anywhere [...] [...] the organizational acumen to do very basic things we could do years ago. Our schools are failing, our infrastructure is crumbling we couldn’t save NOLA from drowning and we haven’t been back to the moon, or anywhere [...]

]]> By: Fiscal Responsibility (OR Is ignoring your largest expenditure responsible?) « Damn Lefties http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-39818 Fiscal Responsibility (OR Is ignoring your largest expenditure responsible?) « Damn Lefties Wed, 21 May 2008 02:55:28 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-39818 [...] do I bring this up again? Because of stories like this, and Matt Yglesias’ regular mention of our need for mass transportation infrastructure, and [...] [...] do I bring this up again? Because of stories like this, and Matt Yglesias’ regular mention of our need for mass transportation infrastructure, and [...]

]]> By: FEDeral UP http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-39438 FEDeral UP Sun, 18 May 2008 17:20:05 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-39438 Why would the ruling class of the U.S want to bother repairing anything when they are busy setting up end game overseas and digging bloody great underground cities to protect themselves from whatever happens in 2012. Money doesn't mean that much to them, control is what is wanted, whether it be debt, chipped humans doped up water, mercury in infants vaccines or aerosol spraying of dodgy chemical soups from planes... the list goes on. Remember, 50 million rulers to 500 million servants and the rest are expendable. Why would the ruling class of the U.S want to bother repairing anything when they are busy setting up end game overseas and digging bloody great underground cities to protect themselves from whatever happens in 2012. Money doesn’t mean that much to them, control is what is wanted, whether it be debt, chipped humans doped up water, mercury in infants vaccines or aerosol spraying of dodgy chemical soups from planes… the list goes on. Remember, 50 million rulers to 500 million servants and the rest are expendable.

]]> By: Earth Is In Its 6th Extinction Cycle And Humans Are An Endangered Species | Justanothercoverup.com http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-39340 Earth Is In Its 6th Extinction Cycle And Humans Are An Endangered Species | Justanothercoverup.com Sat, 17 May 2008 22:45:44 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-39340 [...] in-depth information on the crumbling infrastructure in America, be sure to read “Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis” which is posted on Scholars and Rogues. To understand the depth of the crisis in America, this is a [...] [...] in-depth information on the crumbling infrastructure in America, be sure to read “Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis” which is posted on Scholars and Rogues. To understand the depth of the crisis in America, this is a [...]

]]> By: Packy http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-39157 Packy Fri, 16 May 2008 22:42:03 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-39157 It's not a new problem either. In 1983 I moved to Connecticut from the Great Lakes region. When I got there, I saw signs posted all over the place declaring "Road Legally Closed - Pass At Your Own Risk". These were posted because the state didn't have the money to fix the roads and intended the signs to free the state from liability for damage to vehicles. There were even "Sidewalk Legally Closed" signs. Eventually these notices were all determined to be illegal and not serve their intended purpose of exonerating the state. I left CT after two years, and ceased worrying about the condition of their roads. It’s not a new problem either. In 1983 I moved to Connecticut from the Great Lakes region. When I got there, I saw signs posted all over the place declaring “Road Legally Closed – Pass At Your Own Risk”. These were posted because the state didn’t have the money to fix the roads and intended the signs to free the state from liability for damage to vehicles. There were even “Sidewalk Legally Closed” signs. Eventually these notices were all determined to be illegal and not serve their intended purpose of exonerating the state. I left CT after two years, and ceased worrying about the condition of their roads.

]]> By: freeyoke http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-39115 freeyoke Fri, 16 May 2008 15:14:41 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-39115 “[a] vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.” Scare tactic. The amount of drugs is so small compared to the volume of water that it's a phony issue. The fools that believed that story went out and bought bottled water or water filters. It reminds of the syringes on the beaches stories years ago to freak people out. “[a] vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.”

Scare tactic. The amount of drugs is so small compared to the volume of water that it’s a phony issue. The fools that believed that story went out and bought bottled water or water filters. It reminds of the syringes on the beaches stories years ago to freak people out.

]]> By: Eye on Williamson http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-39027 Eye on Williamson Thu, 15 May 2008 20:13:19 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-39027 [...] the benefit of the doubt, over the people is staggering. Our roads, bridges, waterlines, sewers - our total infrastructure - which was built during that 65 year Democratic Congressional majority, is now crumbling from the [...] [...] the benefit of the doubt, over the people is staggering. Our roads, bridges, waterlines, sewers – our total infrastructure – which was built during that 65 year Democratic Congressional majority, is now crumbling from the [...]

]]> By: OddAmerica - Our infrastructure is literally crumbling from beneath us http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-38967 OddAmerica - Our infrastructure is literally crumbling from beneath us Thu, 15 May 2008 02:22:16 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-38967 [...] S&R: (h/t Mike Sheehan) The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. The proposals of the remaining presidential candidates do little to inspire faith that they understand the breadth of the problem or have the political skill, will and courage to address it forthrightly. [...] [...] S&R: (h/t Mike Sheehan) The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. The proposals of the remaining presidential candidates do little to inspire faith that they understand the breadth of the problem or have the political skill, will and courage to address it forthrightly. [...]

]]> By: jeff http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-38849 jeff Wed, 14 May 2008 12:06:35 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-38849 That Christian Science Monitor article said: "It would be a monumental mistake to turn the future of America's infrastructure over to the same crowd that brought us the subprime crisis, an economy loaded down with debt, and recession" The author has it so wrong, on so many different levels. Jeff That Christian Science Monitor article said:

“It would be a monumental mistake to turn the future of America’s infrastructure over to the same crowd that brought us the subprime crisis, an economy loaded down with debt, and recession”

The author has it so wrong, on so many different levels.

Jeff

]]> By: Vierotchka http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-38846 Vierotchka Wed, 14 May 2008 11:41:32 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-38846 Lex, #10 - apart from the fact that capitalism is fundamentally evil since it is based and thrives on slavery and on the pillage of poor countries, it is also eminently unsustainable and is now entering its death throes, at last. One could say that capitalism is one huge ponzi scheme, and we all know how those work and where they lead. Lex, #10 – apart from the fact that capitalism is fundamentally evil since it is based and thrives on slavery and on the pillage of poor countries, it is also eminently unsustainable and is now entering its death throes, at last. One could say that capitalism is one huge ponzi scheme, and we all know how those work and where they lead.

]]> By: Vierotchka http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-38845 Vierotchka Wed, 14 May 2008 11:35:12 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-38845 During my first visit to the USA, back in 1984, I was shocked by the state of decay and dilapidation of the USA's roads and bridges, and other infrastructures. That tens of thousands of bridges haven't collapsed since then is very much a miracle. During my first visit to the USA, back in 1984, I was shocked by the state of decay and dilapidation of the USA’s roads and bridges, and other infrastructures. That tens of thousands of bridges haven’t collapsed since then is very much a miracle.

]]> By: atlas spanked http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-38786 atlas spanked Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:09 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-38786 But, but TAXES, waaaaaaah! "Ron Paul 2008, No IRS!" (Not!) But, but TAXES, waaaaaaah!

“Ron Paul 2008, No IRS!”

(Not!)

]]> By: JBS http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/12/pols-fail-to-comprehend-breadth-of-infrastructure-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-38781 JBS Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:01 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2082#comment-38781 So it looks like Hillery has proposed an inadequate plan for beginning to deal with the problem. What have any of the other candidates proposed? So it looks like Hillery has proposed an inadequate plan for beginning to deal with the problem. What have any of the other candidates proposed?

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