We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:56:29 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification After I heard about the bridge collapse yesterday evening, I looked at SWWBO and said... "I blame Bush." Tongue-in-cheek commentary on what I expected to find at Daily Kos, were I to look. Sure enough, there it was. But wait - there's more! The Senate leadership of the majority party is already standing on the soggy bodies with his bullhorn. Yes, this is a discussion that needs to happen - and has been needed for *decades.* Because politicians, such as the Senator from West Byrdinia, prefer to build new, so they can get their names plastered on them, rather than... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:23:59 -0600 It's too funny, John - because the Hubster and I had essentially the same conversation. Sad how quickly the pols (on both sides) want to abuse a bad situation to blame on their opponent. A pox on both, indeed. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html#comment-62930 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html#comment-62930 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:07:03 -0600 Infrastructure inspection can be hazardous to your continued employment. I know a former Amtrak inspector who squawked about one particular trestle so much that he was summarily downsized. His replacement was walking the same structure a month later and got dumped down an embankment when the sole remaining bolt at a joint gave way. Amtrak *did* re-hire the squawker. Fixed the bridge, too... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html#comment-62896 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/i_blame_bush_we.html#comment-62896 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:24:39 -0600