No Damn Tunnel!

No Damn Tunnel!

No Damn Tunnel!

If Mike wins re-election, do we get to laugh at Conlin's bitter tears?

If this were a mass transit project (like light rail) its grave would be long ago cold. Such a bogus double standard from (some of) the tunnel lovers.

I'd sure hope a lot of people agree with the mayor's position, how hard he's had his team working for that all these months.

It may not be quite as many as he thought he'd have at this point, but it's still a lot. I'm sure he won't let it get him down.

I hate to use facts with you, but you are delving into Barnett territory, Savage. Stating things does not make them true.

The most recent polling that I've seen shows a strong plurality of voters support the tunnel. The takeaway from that poll, however, is that Seattlelites do NOT want the surface street option.

The people who oppose the tunnel are more likely to attend these debates, the people who are in favor of moving forward and getting this shit done are tired of debates, and will choose to stay home and watch The Biggest Loser or some other such tripe rather than listen to more of the same crap that has been bantered about for the past several YEARS. I don't think your sampling would pass scrutiny in Stats 101, Savage.

Why do we need a tunnel when we've got this great Monorail system for all our public transit throughout the cit-

...oh, that's right. I live in Seattle. We can't just make a fucking decision, go with it (yes, for better or worse -- that's how real life is lived), and then just fucking move on to the next problem that needs solving.

sigh!

"Seattle doesn't want the tunnel—or the bill for the tunnel."

Pot-kettle.

People should take in Dan's previous endorsements before reading further.

Iraq War? GOOD!
Seattle Commons? BAD!

I was for the Seattle Commons, actually.

Right about that, wrong about the war.

This is why McGinn is one of my favorite politicians ever. Unlike most of the left, he understands that political capital is a depreciating asset, and that if you don't use it, it goes to waste.

How does "a lot of people agree with the mayor" translate to "Seattle doesn't want the tunnel"? That's a big leap.

How the fuck do you know what Seattle wants, Dan? All you ever do is complain that it's not enough like Chicago.

@2 - Mike's not up for re-election until 2013. Neither is Conlin. But we'll have some targets to vote out next fall.

Seattle didn't want Safeco Field or Qwest Field, either. Yet there they sit.

I think it's essential for the bankrupt State and the bankrupt City to spend a *huge* amount of money on a low-capacity tunnel adjacent to Elliott Bay, an area certain to be hit by a major -- possibly catastrophic -- earthquake sometime soon, so that public works contractors and labor unions can kick back contributions and other payoffs to the politicians who support the project. [Sarcasm off.] I'm all in favor of job-boosting public works projects during recessions, but the public works have to make good economic sense. I'm not convinced the tunnel does.