Biden wants money for the Baltimore bridge. Good luck with that [Video]

Tuesday saw the catastrophic collision of a cargo ship with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early in the morning. Later in the day, the search for six missing workers who plunged into the water following the bridge’s collapse was called off. The tragedy devastated Baltimore’s working-class Latino immigrant community; those lost were described as “hard-working, humble men.”

In response, President Joe Biden said that he had directed his team “to move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible.” But he also added that he and authorities in Maryland would “work with our partners in Congress” to get the plan “the support it needs.”

The president’s words are noble to be sure and under normal circumstances, this would spark immediate action. But anyone who has been following …