Chicagoist: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:24:42 -0600

12: Trib covered it. So did Daily Herald and some downstate papers, as well as St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I would assume Sun-Times did--after all, this was the question on EVERYONE'S FUCKING MIND--but I can't vouch for it. Additionally, blogs such as Capitol Fax have touched upon the issue. Do you actually read the papers? Do you actually keep up with what's in the media. I do, and you are in over your head on this one, sonny. 11: Tell us what to do. I mean, all I've done is placed phone calls to elected officials multiple times, written multiple letters, tried to clue in people who have not been following the mass transit crises to tell them why it matters to them, and voted over the past 2-4 year accordingly (this crisis has been a long time coming). I don't think anyone is claiming that this blog will change things, as you assume. So, again, tell me what to do, cowboy.

Tankboy

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:01:51 -0600

12, I think the very informative and superior 10 is referring to this morning's Trib, since that was the thrust of its piece.

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:45:35 -0600

The very informative and superior 10: Which paper covered it?

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:23:06 -0600

Your complaining at Chicagoist will no doubt change the state's biggest politicians' minds..

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:33:28 -0600

9: What cave have you been hiding in? You really need to read local papers more often.

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:17:44 -0600

Okay, so Blago went and vetoed a bunch of stuff to make him feel like his rod's as big as his hair. That's all fine and legal. What I haven't heard anybody discuss, though, is the legality of his plan to shift that money to health care, as he originally said he was going to do. Is that still his plan? If so, can he pull it off with? Does he have the power to allocate funds? I wish somebody in the media--any media--would talk to someone in the legal profession about that.

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:58:27 -0600

Nothing a tax on bottled water can't solve.

SAMiller

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:34:46 -0600

Hmmm... maybe the city should cut spending? Nah....

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:21:41 -0600

That I do

Kevin Robinson

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:47:18 -0600

Actually, I think you mean Daley...

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:45:20 -0600

I think I mean Daly and not Daily though

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:44:42 -0600

"The deal is there, and no one is going to blame anyone for increasing the sales tax.... We are not going to blame the governor. We are not going to blame the General Assembly. ... This is good for the metropolitan area. It is good for the collar counties, the suburban area. It's good for the city. It's good for employers and employees." It's soooo good! Why stop at .25 if its so good, lets got up to .75 or even a whole point!? What's good for Daily is good for me (according to Daily)! Heck if good is .25, wonderfully fantastic must be around 3 whole points! What about 5?... that could bring orgasms to all, its just all so good. Taxes,taxes, and taxes; they are good.

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:34:32 -0600

By a car and drive!

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:58:06 -0600

"Here's hoping that Daley can come up with some funding for the CTA before the whole system comes to a screeching halt." Where the fuck was our munchkin mayor two years ago when it should have been crystal clear to even the most ignorant among us that the CTA and its sister agencies were in serious trouble? Why is he doing this so late in the game? I doubt he cares about the CTA all that much. Either that, or he is hopelessly incompetent. Only in Ilinois could we be playing with the possibility of severe cuts to mass transit when it is clear we need more. I only hope that if cuts do come, the suburbanites really take it up the a** as well, as their representatives share a lot of the blame. No Metra expansions, a gutted pace, late Metra trains, higher prices, more crowds, etc.