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 12:39:13 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:21 -0800
Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> On 2025-02-22 17:08, pothead wrote:
> > On 2025-02-23, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: =20
> >> 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, Brid=
ges
> >>>>>>> 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 o=
wn
> >>>>> economic advisers. =20
> >>>>
> >>>> It.
> >>>>
> >>>> Didn't.
> >>>>
> >>>> Happen.
> >>>>
> >>>> He had the presidency, and the house, and he got NOTHING done.
> >>>> =20
> >>> RINOs.
> >>>
> >>> =20
> >>
> >> There's always an excuse! =20
> >=20
> > Project much Alan?
> > =20
>=20
> Nope.=20
Yep.