Politicization of a Tragedy

I knew it would happen, in fact I saw it happen less than 4 hours after the bridge collapse yesterday when Elwyn Tinklenberg, the liberal former state transportation commissioner blamed the Bridge collapse on Pawlenty and the Republicans because they voted down the gas tax. But I wasn't going to say anything, Tinklenberg may be a fool and a crass one at that without waiting 4 hours to blame Republicans, but I was hoping that he was just one bad apple (although you knew it was comming from places like the Daily Kos). This does not appear to be the case as now Star Trib's Columnist Nick Coleman (St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's brother) is now blaming the Republicans as well. Fraters Libertas sums it up best:

It was nice to see that Nick Coleman waited until all the bodies had been recovered before using yesterday's tragedy as an opportunity to pen a crassly partisan political screed.

Oh wait, he didn't.

Class act that one is.

(Note: I previously incorrectly identified Nick Coleman as the mayor of St. Paul when it is his brother Chris who is the Mayor, This has now been corrected)