It took less than an hour for breathless libs to find a pitifully stupid way to blame the GOP for the Washington state bridge collapse. Obama henchman David Axelrod is a little slow, but half a day later, he is so on it.
Collapse of bridge in WA underscores urgent need for infrastructure investments. Will latest falling structure prod Rs in Congress to act?
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) May 24, 2013
Never let a crisis go to waste #shameful @davidaxelrod #realitycheck
— Mrs. Rutter ™ (@lindarutter) May 24, 2013
How exactly should Republicans “act,” Axe? Ban trucks?
https://twitter.com/LeviathanLeap/statuses/337979308800897024
David Axelrod blames GOP for the WA bridge collapse. The bridge was repaired last year and GOP didn't drive the truck into girder. #TryAgain
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) May 24, 2013
@davidaxelrod The truck acted stupidly.
— Snowlinen (@Wadded_Panties) May 24, 2013
That’s right, the collapse of the bridge that sent cars plunging into the Skagit River was reportedly caused by a truck. And no, it wasn’t one of those scary looking GOP assault trucks.
Initially, it wasn’t clear if the bridge just gave way on its own. But at an overnight news conference, Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste blamed it on a tractor-trailer carrying a tall load that hit an upper part of the span.
“For reasons unknown at this point in time, the semi struck the overhead of the bridge causing the collapse,” he said.
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https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/337974830156615680
@davidaxelrod Also, a massive, over-loaded truck rammed into a support beam. That tends to deal a blow to structural integrity.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) May 24, 2013
It was hit by a truck, David. A truck. RT @davidaxelrod Collapse of bridge in WA underscores urgent need for infrastructure investments.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2013
@RBPundit I used to drive big rig trucks. Let me phrase it so even @davidaxelrod can understand: They're really, really heavy
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) May 24, 2013
http://twitter.com/redsteeze/statuses/337976753320497152
@davidaxelrod so I guess a truck driver is now considered infrastructure.
— bigcheez999 (@bigcheez999) May 24, 2013
The only lesson learned in the bridge collapse is that drivers of oversized vehicles should READ THE FUCKING SIGNS, @DavidAxelrod. #Hack
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2013
At this point, @davidaxelrod has to know that the bridge in WA was hit by an oversized truck. So he's knowingly lying and politicizing it.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2013
If Axelrod wants to talk infrastructure spending, perhaps he should read up first. Washington was awarded billions of stimulus dollars. And as Twitchy noted last night, Senate Republicans are hardly against infrastructure spending — in 2009 they proposed an alternative stimulus with $114 billion for infrastructure projects. Surprise! Dems didn’t go for it because the plan included tax cuts.
There’s definitely something shovel-ready around here.
What happened to all the money already supposedly going to our "crumbling roads and bridges" under Obama's watch? @davidaxelrod
— Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) May 24, 2013
.@davidaxelrod Obama on stimulus: “the largest new investment in our infrastructure since the interstate highway system in the 1950s.”
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) May 24, 2013
.@davidaxelrod So, where’d it go?
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) May 24, 2013
Hey, if we’re gonna waste stimulus dollars anyway …
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/337987651745497088
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