[Healeys] get a load of this one..

[Bob Spidell]

We care.  And, don't get us started on the fact that when the span was 
completed, it was defective.   I'm not aware of any (proven) corruption, 
just the usual bureaucratic inertia and backroom dealing you find 
everywhere.  There is a lot of obstructionism from greenies, who would 
if they could do away with cars and roads altogether (a lot of our roads 
are being put on 'diets,' where ato lanes are replaced by bike paths 
wide enough to drive a semi through).

To answer your question, Alan, it just goes along with the fact the the 
US is no longer a 'can do' nation.  We're overextended--militarily, 
economically, you name it--and one gets the feeling our citizens are 
just hanging in, getting what we can while we can, and aren't interested 
in accomplishing 'big things,' or even just fixing what we have.  IIRC, 
you live in or near China, which has a different model and much more 
concentrated political control; it will be interesting to see if that 
model works better in the long run (my bet: it won't).

And, while the problems are often national, California gets the bulk of 
the heat because we're usually in the forefront of all change, for 
better or worse.

Don't worry, we can handle it.

Cheers,
Bob

On 2/15/2016 5:34 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> I felt his post, whilst political, certainly revolved around 
> classic cars and wasn't just some Trump/Sanders rant.  I didn't see 
> any profanity either.  He apologized, maybe cut him a teeny weeny bit 
> of slack.
>
> Speaking of California cars and politics - why is it that no one in 
> California seems to care that the State of California took 24 years to 
> build the East Bay span of the Bay Bridge... A job that would have 
> taken only 24 to 36 months in the rest of the US & world?  Not a 
> single breath or sneeze about corruption in California, amazing!  
> Maybe it would be good if more people did speak up.
>
>