The Texas Republican on Wednesday released a letter he sent to Washington’s Metro system complaining that the taxpayer-funded subway system was unable to properly transport protesters to the rally to protest government spending and expansion.
“These individuals came all the way from Southeast Texas to protest the excessive spending and growing government intrusion by the 111th Congress and the new Obama administration,” Brady wrote. “These participants, whose tax dollars were used to create and maintain this public transit system, were frustrated and disappointed that our nation’s capital did not make a great effort to simply provide a basic level of transit for them.”
A spokesman for Brady says that “there weren’t enough cars and there weren’t enough trains.” Brady tweeted as much from the Saturday march. “METRO did not prepare for Tea Party March! More stories. People couldn’t get on, missed start of march. I will demand answers from Metro,” he wrote on Twitter.
Just as a 'for the record', I don't think people who advocate for tax cuts can REALLY be surprised by service cuts to cover budget shortfalls.
In short, FAIL.
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Well, it’s the Super-Monroe Doctrine: “Get off our oil, people who dress funny!” - M. Bouffant
"You're a bad captain, Zarde. People like you only learn by being touched, and hard. And you will greatly disapprove of where these men put their hands." - M. Vanderbeam.
Metro got 202 million from the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009". I highly doubt they are in any sort of budget crunch. That said.....protestors attempting to exercise their 1st amendment rights should make their own arrangements to said protests.
Well, it’s the Super-Monroe Doctrine: “Get off our oil, people who dress funny!” - M. Bouffant
"You're a bad captain, Zarde. People like you only learn by being touched, and hard. And you will greatly disapprove of where these men put their hands." - M. Vanderbeam.
Since you are guessing (wrongly), why comment as if you know?
Metro has had budget shortfalls every year and they've been trying to fill the gap with rate increases, layoffs, and service cuts. For example, here's an article from December 2006 which talks about the budget shortfall projected for fiscal year 2008.
I was replying to your citation which speaks of a projected budget shortall for their next fiscal year which starts July of 2010. Had you cited something relavent to their current years operations things may have been clearer. Just like any business the metro is going to struggle with what they "want" to accomplish, and what they can "afford" to accomplish.
Maybe because it's mismanaged and has a history of cost overruns?
The FTA fought against the Metro expansion to Dulles, citing mismanagement and cost overruns in the Metro project administration (go figure, eh?) Yet powerful congessional politicians overcame the agency's objections (Reps and Dems both), and made sure the FTA objections were...errr... modified. Result: project approved!
Public transit: Good
Mismanaged public transit: Bad
Person who picks up the check: American taxpayer
Correction Mr. President, I DID build this, and please give Lurker a hug, we wouldn't want to damage his self-esteem.
So your solution is to starve it to death. Then what?
Well, it’s the Super-Monroe Doctrine: “Get off our oil, people who dress funny!” - M. Bouffant
"You're a bad captain, Zarde. People like you only learn by being touched, and hard. And you will greatly disapprove of where these men put their hands." - M. Vanderbeam.