From: Mercy-a-lago <run@no.spam>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Both Presidents Obama And Biden Said They Wanted To End Waste
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:41:05 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 01:08:57 -0000 (UTC)
pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> wrote:
> On 2025-02-23, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> > On 2025-02-22 16:08, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:17:46 -0800
> >> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> >> =20
> >>> On 2025-02-22 14:16, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:36:51 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> >>>> =20
> >>>>> On 2025-02-22 12:54, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>>>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:39:40 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:=20
> >>>>>>> On 2025-02-22 12:31, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:27:07 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> =20
> >>>>>>>>> The previous administration did more for infrastructure
> >>>>>>>>> than the past 3 Republican administrations combined. =20
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> In Ukraine and Gaza...
> >>>>>>>> =20
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Bzzzzt.
> >>>>>>> =20
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> https://tripnet.org/reports/rural-connections-national-news-
> >>>>>> release-09-19-2024/
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES & HIGH
> >>>>>> FATALITY RATES; BACKLOG OF NEEDED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO
> >>>>>> U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES TOTALS $198 BILLION Eds: TRIP=E2=80=99s
> >>>>>> report and appendices include data for all 50 states for the
> >>>>>> percentage of rural roads in poor condition, the percent of
> >>>>>> deficient rural bridges, rural traffic fatality rates and the
> >>>>>> number of rural traffic fatalities.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> An analysis of the Status of the Nation=E2=80=99s Highways, Bridg=
es
> >>>>>> and Transit Conditions and Performance Report, 25th Edition
> >>>>>> report, submitted by the United States Department of
> >>>>>> Transportation (USDOT) to Congress in 2024, indicates that the
> >>>>>> U.S. faces a $198 billion backlog in needed repairs and
> >>>>>> improvements to the nation=E2=80=99s rural roads, highways and
> >>>>>> bridges. This includes a $97 billion backlog for rural road
> >>>>>> and highway rehabilitation, a $53 billion backlog for needed
> >>>>>> rural bridge rehabilitation, and a $48 billion backlog for
> >>>>>> needed rural roadway expansions and enhancements.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> =20
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Again, the fact that there are problems isn't in dispute. =20
> >>>>
> >>>> Time only worsens them.
> >>>> =20
> >>>>> Now why don't you share with the class what efforts were
> >>>>> undertaken in Trump's first administration to deal with them...
> >>>>> =20
> >>>>
> >>>> The efforts the Dems killed off in favor of EV mandates and such:
> >>>>
> >>>> https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/donald-trumps-
> >>>> big-spending-infrastructure-dream/494993/
> >>>>
> >>>> The Republican nominee=E2=80=99s push to pour more money into roads =
and
> >>>> bridges than Hillary Clinton is his latest break with
> >>>> conservatives, and it=E2=80=99s drawing criticism from one of his own
> >>>> economic advisers. =20
> >>>
> >>> It.
> >>>
> >>> Didn't.
> >>>
> >>> Happen.
> >>>
> >>> He had the presidency, and the house, and he got NOTHING done.
> >>> =20
> >> RINOs.
> >>=20
> >> =20
> >
> > There's always an excuse! =20
>=20
> Project much Alan?
>=20
He's too busy licking Turdeau's hole.