Tragic accident--but hey, let's look on the bright side
Obviously, the failure of the I-59S/20W ramp to I-65S due to this past weekend’s tanker truck explosion is a real, honest to goodness emergency. Obviously, the demolition and construction work needs to be expedited. But, beware whenever Don “Crooked as Dog’s Hind Leg” Siegelman starts talking “no bid.” In the face of this terrible accident, don’t be surprised if there aren’t a few of the Gov’s supporters who will make big bucks on the rebuilding process. ‘Cause it’s an emergency, don’t you know. Like buying computers.

Give Mr. Siegelman credit, though, in that at least he realizes that cronyism looks bad. He has made great strides in the past two years insuring that any possible conflicts of interest or shady deals have been rigorously studied and every effort made to insure that they are not uncovered by those silly, simple-minded voters.
posted by Terry at 2:18:00 PM