Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
We Have Ways of Making You Take the Bus!
New Mexico is riding the wave of the future. Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) felt that Albuquerque needed a commuter train to carry people to work and that they couldn’t wait the normal 10 to 20 years this process usually takes. So now 2,300 people a day ride the train to Albuquerque.
The problem? The state spends $20 million a year on the train. Thus, with 2,300 people using the train, the state is spending $33.44 per passenger per day, assuming 260 business days in the year. While one could argue public transit saves wear and tear on the roads, an individual driving to and from work would have to cause more than $8,000 in wear and tear for the cost of trains to make sense.
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There is a place for mass transit, particularly as cities grow. But these, and other big government transit projects, add up to the bridge to nowhere on wheels. The reason for these massive expenditures? Ideology that borders on religion.In this new religion, taking the bus, riding a bike, or walking instead of driving are pious good works. And there is no surmounting the religion’s faith in solving transportation problems by addressing every mode of transit but what most people actually use to get from point A to point B.
Yup. It’s long been a sure way to figure out which regions in our great country are operating at less than peak efficiency. Step One, find some jurisdictions that are run by democrats and…that’s it, you’re done.
Oh darn, this year I guess that’s the whole damn country. And tragically, my rule still works.
The common theme in what goes wrong, is that the bosses have to find the most hardcore left-wing liberal-progressive way to do every li’l thing, from controlling an intersection, to coordinating the bus routes, to managing the waste.
But there is no liberal way to put stop lights on an intersection. And so…in an effort to show their piety to this false-religion, they end up doing stupid stuff and wasting lots of money.
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You have to look at it from Richardson’s point of view. For 2300 votes, that’s money well-spent. Democrats are always willing to throw taxpayer money after votes.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul.
- JohnJ | 06/16/2009 @ 09:28Actually, JohnJ, I think you underestimate the economics involved. The votes gained by this boondoggle are not those of the 2300 bus riders, but the thousands of wiser-than-thou who think you ought to take the bus….
- rob | 06/16/2009 @ 11:08Morgan, you’re on a roll .
- philmon | 06/16/2009 @ 18:01