Okay, Pres. Bush and U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar didn’t directly address these comments to one another, but they might as well have, and although Bush’s complaints about Congressional pork projects may have been a mere excuse to oppose domestic spending, Oberstar is one of the kings of the House where earmarks for roads and bridges […]

Nick Coleman’s second column on the topic was correct. The bridge collapse will be politicized. Democrats will (already have) cite it as evidence of what happens when your answer to every question is “no new taxes,” and that will certainly be a political assertion.
As my esteemed former colleague put it:
“If you think everyone should play nice […]