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I think the coverage, albeit from mpr, is fascinating. I like that the policies of my local government are finally getting some much deserved scrutiny. I like that suddenly the media in my neck of the woods seem to be concerned about infrastructure, rather than the perpetually disappointing twins. I like that the media, just by talking about the collapse, provide a near constant reminder of the shortsightedness of the whole"starve the beast" fiscal policy as it has been practiced in minnesota since pawlenty has been in office. I especially like the NTSB guy- finite element analysis is a phrase you don't often hear anywhere ever. I'm really curious as to how they're going to clean that shit up, and what's going to happen in terms of a replacement bridge. But that's mostly because i live in minneapolis. Also, the whole thing represents a possible sea change in terms of the policies and priorities of my local governments.
All that being said, the stuff i see about it on cnn, which really so far has amounted to lou dobbs saying some predictably lou dobbs-ish nonsense, is nothing that amazing. The local tv news is just as shakran described it. I could see how it could be annoying if you didn't have any real vested interest in the story. I imagine you feel annoyed, debaser, the same way i feel annoyed about the wall to wall coverage that inevitably follows a school shooting.
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