http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/11/07/deep-thought Comments On: Deep Thought by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2010 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Greg]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:06:21 -0800 The Stranger I'm surprised that you would knock Sound Transit at this late date. They built a system and have it operating, and voters gave them a mandate last November to greatly expand the system. If the voters had any problem with Sound Transit's accountability, they surely wouldn't not expanded their light rail mission by a margin of 57 percent.
Posted by Citizen R]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:58:32 -0800 The Stranger
Yes, the monorail agency should have known better. They failed, and there was absolutely no room for failure in a city where every elected official was (at one time at least) rooting for its failure. It's a shame because monorail still makes the most sense as an intracity transit system. Small footprint, less land acquisition required (than light rail), and simple, proven technology.

" As for those votes, yeah, those were itty bitty 'shall we study' votes till the last vote and that was real."

That was Election #2 of 5. The last two were recall elections, the last of which was triggered by incoming revenue being 30% short of the budget. At least give the monorail agency credit for including that provision to kill the project. Sound Transit has never been so accountable, that's for sure.

Posted by seattlerik]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Baconcat]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:43 -0800 The Stranger
As for those votes, yeah, those were itty bitty "shall we study" votes till the last vote and that was real. But "no matter how stupid it turns out" was not on the ballot. Reality bites, doesn't it?

Posted by The Kool Aid Still is Yummy, right?]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:14:10 -0800 The Stranger
Why don't you stop spinning history. Remember, if you have to make shit up to make your case, you don't have that great a case.
Posted by Toasterhedgehog]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:01:12 -0800 The Stranger From the official McGinn web site:

http://mcginnformayor.com/category/viadu…


Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:26:27 -0800 The Stranger
Probably less the Stranger's influence than the education level of the voters here and the political outlook people that choose to live permanently in Seattle tend to have to begin with.
Posted by cracked]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:11 -0800 The Stranger I know! Isn't it exciting? If I were still at the Stranger I'd be posting Stranger 6, Seattle Times 2 every hour on the hour till people got the point. (That would be the endorsements for Mayor, County Exec, and Council Positions 2, 4, 6, and 8.)
Posted by Eric F]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:46:39 -0800 The Stranger
Passing legislation for him to sign, or not, is not all up to the mayor. With Jan Drago stepping down the Transportation Chair chair is open.

Not having Bloom on the council could make the difference in many issues.
Posted by MrBaker]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:29:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Dan Savage, humanitarian and civic visionary]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:15:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by cracked]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:39:37 -0800 The Stranger
Their campaigns reflected this. The newspaper this morning said McGinn had made a special effort in his campaign to go to those areas of the city who had voted heavily for Nichols to court their votes and reached out to diverse groups. And those McGinn operatives who called were just so darn nice and sincere... Being sought out at a micro-level really makes a voter feeel like you give a shit.


Posted by cracked]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:38:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Anc]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:37:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by roddy]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:02:33 -0800 The Stranger
McGinn did not promise anything except to question it. He insulated himself from cost overruns on the state's tunnel project.
He can both sandbag the project and say I told you so.
Hmm, that is very Nickels, come to think of it.

Either way the city is on the hook for all costs that are not part of the state's road, no matter which option gets build.
Posted by MrBaker]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:01:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by roddy]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:54:34 -0800 The Stranger
It's so presh.
Posted by Baconcat]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:53:08 -0800 The Stranger
Unlike the monorail, the tunnel isn't funded with an intentionally punative I-hate-automobiles tax, and McGinn will have no choice since a majority of Seattle voters are for it - all of the Mallahan voters and the McGinn voters who bought his last minute bullshit.
Posted by Now what, Deputy Mayor Dan?]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:51:47 -0800 The Stranger
Unlike the monorail, the tunnel isn't funded with an intentionally punative I-hate-automobiles tax, and McGinn will have no choice since a majority of Seattle voters are for it - all of the Mallahan voters and the McGinn voters who bought his last minute bullshit.
Posted by Now what, Deputy Mayor Dan?]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:51:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Seamus O]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:43:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by roddy]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:39:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah68]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:38:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:32:19 -0800 The Stranger