Is it just me???
Is it just me or does it seem like every time a Democrat wants to impose something on the rest of us that we don't want, they tell us "there is no debate". Today's "no debate" declaration comes from Senator Taryl Clark (DFL- 15).
"A recent St. Cloud Times Our View argued against the need for a special session to address the Interstate Highway 35W bridge collapse and the overall decay and safety of our bridges and roads. Since that time Minnesotans have suffered through another huge setback. People drowned in flooding in southern Minnesota. Raging waters destroyed homes, businesses, roads and bridges.
There is no longer a debate about whether we need a special session; rather the question is what critical issues we should take care of during that session."
Just as Al Gore does with ManMade Global Warming, Senator Clark has decided that it is time to silence the dissent..... She is done - she can no longer defend her position so she unilaterlly declares the discussion to be DONE!
Well here are a few undebatable facts for Senator Clark to mull over.
FACT 1 - We do NOT know what caused the bridge to collapse. If (as some in the NTSB are positing) the collapse was caused by the de-icing system that was built into the bridge deck - replacing the bridge with a similar de-icing system will be a recipe for another disaster! IF (as another theory indiciates) pidgeon guano could be the cause re-building the bridge without a system to keep the flying rats off of the support beams is another recipe for disaster!
FACT 2 - The state of Minnesota has a 2.2 BILLION dollar budget surplus and more is coming (according to the budget forecasts). Couple that with $250 million that the federal government has promised AND the states rainy day fund - the state has more than enough money at hand to rebuild the bridge and then some!
FACT 3 - We have lots of federal and state transportation money that is going to everything BUT bridge repair. Take that money away from those projects and put it back where it needs to be...that can be done without a special session or raising one penny in taxes.
FACT 4 - With the President declaring parts of southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin federal disaster areas, the money to rebuild those areas have been released.
The bottom line is this....if there is no need to rush to rebuild the bridge then there is no need to rush into a special legislative session. If we do need to rush into rebuilding and a special session, then the DFL leadership needs to do what is right by the people of Minnesota and AGREE to the Governor's request that the special session ONLY deal with the bridge and the flooding and that all other legislative agendas are off of the table. If Senator Clark, as a member of said leadership can not agree to that, then we know exactly who is holding up progress!
"A recent St. Cloud Times Our View argued against the need for a special session to address the Interstate Highway 35W bridge collapse and the overall decay and safety of our bridges and roads. Since that time Minnesotans have suffered through another huge setback. People drowned in flooding in southern Minnesota. Raging waters destroyed homes, businesses, roads and bridges.
There is no longer a debate about whether we need a special session; rather the question is what critical issues we should take care of during that session."
Just as Al Gore does with ManMade Global Warming, Senator Clark has decided that it is time to silence the dissent..... She is done - she can no longer defend her position so she unilaterlly declares the discussion to be DONE!
Well here are a few undebatable facts for Senator Clark to mull over.
FACT 1 - We do NOT know what caused the bridge to collapse. If (as some in the NTSB are positing) the collapse was caused by the de-icing system that was built into the bridge deck - replacing the bridge with a similar de-icing system will be a recipe for another disaster! IF (as another theory indiciates) pidgeon guano could be the cause re-building the bridge without a system to keep the flying rats off of the support beams is another recipe for disaster!
FACT 2 - The state of Minnesota has a 2.2 BILLION dollar budget surplus and more is coming (according to the budget forecasts). Couple that with $250 million that the federal government has promised AND the states rainy day fund - the state has more than enough money at hand to rebuild the bridge and then some!
FACT 3 - We have lots of federal and state transportation money that is going to everything BUT bridge repair. Take that money away from those projects and put it back where it needs to be...that can be done without a special session or raising one penny in taxes.
FACT 4 - With the President declaring parts of southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin federal disaster areas, the money to rebuild those areas have been released.
The bottom line is this....if there is no need to rush to rebuild the bridge then there is no need to rush into a special legislative session. If we do need to rush into rebuilding and a special session, then the DFL leadership needs to do what is right by the people of Minnesota and AGREE to the Governor's request that the special session ONLY deal with the bridge and the flooding and that all other legislative agendas are off of the table. If Senator Clark, as a member of said leadership can not agree to that, then we know exactly who is holding up progress!
Labels: 35W Bridge collapse
posted by The Lady Logician at
11:00 AM
3 Comments:
No, it's not just you.
By
cooper, at 11:45 PM
Witty Carol....how about backing that statement up with some explaination. Or are you only here for the random snark?
LL
By
The Lady Logician, at 8:47 AM
I wasn't trying to be witty. I was trying to say that I agree with you, but it was late at night and I was sleepy, so I didn't go into any detail. You are not the only one who thinks we don't need a special session. Rebuilding the bridge needs to be done without politicizing the whole thing. See my comments at http://www.steamvalveblog.com/. What is a snark?
By
cooper, at 5:07 PM
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