What a disaster this thing is, huh? Who would have thunk that a bridge would collapse during rush hour? Worse yet - the startling revelation that most of the bridges in the United States are “structurally deficient” is horrible!

Here is a situation that should have no political strings attached to it (although some lunatics swear that the bridge collapsing is President Bush’s fault). Our Congress needs to act - now - to repair the nation’s bridges and to ensure the safety of our highways.

One of the things that makes me sick about the highway system is that the government will swear up and down that using the highway system is a privilege that we can opt not to use or that can be taken away (ask anyone who has had their license suspended). Well, if this is a privilege, then why are our taxes (which we cannot opt out of) not used to fix the damn things like they’re supposed to? It’s disgusting.