Plenty of blame to go around for bridge collapse

It really irritates me when I see big-government types using the Minnesota bridge collapse as proof of the failure of "small-government conservatism." This is nonsensical because (a) small government has not existed in the last 50 years, and (b) it certainly has not existed in Minnesota, one of the bluest of the blue states. Not to mention that those on the left have opposed additional highway maintenance funds over the years because they would rather spend it on useless light-rail projects (and, anyway, spending money on roads just encourages people to drive more and pollute the environment, right?). I freely admit that we are not spending enough on roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects, but that is at least as much the fault of those on the left as those on the right.

The Failure of Antigovernment Conservatism