See, it wasn't government incompetence that caused the bridge to collapse in Minneapolis. According to the beyond whacko Phelps clan, Minnesota is too gay friendly:
The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., plans to stage protests at funerals of victims of the 35W bridge collapse to state that God made the bridge fall because he hates America, and especially Minnesota, because of its tolerance of homosexuality.
The church and its pastor, the Rev. Fred Phelps, have become notorious over recent years for their claim that the attack of 9/11 was an act of God's vengeance and their determination to make that case at the funerals of U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq.
Oh, Fred and his family were notorious way, way before that. But, you know, at least Fred is clear about his hatred of gays. Cause you have to wonder what the agenda is for the other homophobes -- who also hate gays, btw.
In light of the Minnesota bridge collapse, you might want to know which bridges near you have been designated structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. You can use this interactive map from the U.S. Department of Transportation to locate them.
As of 2005, 26% of bridges fall into those two categories. Structurally deficient means the bridge is closed or restricted to light vehicles because of its condition. Functionally obsolete bridges have older design features and while not unsafe, they cannot handle current traffic volumes and vehicle sizes and weights.
Laughably, the wingers at WorldNetDaily blame Dems for the Minnesota collapse in one of its insane polls with 45% stating "Spendthrift Democrats have blown the money that should have gone to highways in order to fund the welfare state."
