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Are you going to be on the Metra tonight? Can you abuse your office supplies? Then print out some fliers and get to it, already!
Matt from SpudArt put together this highly informative flier (.pdf) for Metra riders — or anyone concerned about Friday's transit vote. "All the Reps in Chicago voted in favor of bill SB572," he writes, "So what good does it do to email your rep who is already gonna vote to pass the funding? The key is the Reps in suburban Chicago who did not vote for the bill the last time it came around in September." Hours of infomania later, he discovered that seven representatives from districts along the Elgin/Big Timber line voted against the bill the first time around. So he compiled their info and is hoping their constituents can take the next step.
So distribute this flier at will, send that e-mail, or make that phone call. Tick tick tick.
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Should a deal fail to come about by Monday, I have a funny feeling that suburban people will start realizing that mass transit affects them, too.
Don't forget to call the office of Tom Cross, along with the others. He has a lot of power in this, and he has plans to run for higher state office one day.
God, what a pathetic region run by a bunch of hopeless tools. Here's the even funnier part: We are worried about mass transit, and taxes, and all that stuff that affects normal people. Blago and Madigan seem more worried about Lisa--as in who will be gov in 2010. Make no mistake: Mike Madigan doesn't give a shit about mass transit, either, despite his recent acting. He cares about getting his kid into the gov. job. Daley gave up a while ago caring about anyone but the richest Chicagoans, and Jones cares more about Chicago State and ComEd and his pals.
If there was ever a time for muskets and pitchforks ...
This whole public transit funding imbroglio has me at wits end. I think I have a clue as to why:
Our elected officials are morons.
Wait, before dismissing this as another baseless attack on our leaders know that I have proof.
Just look at the email addresses for these representatives. There are a few who actually have created their own domains for email (props to Saviano and Munson). But seriously, using a aol.com or yahoo.com email address is what I would expect from the guy who sells me kumquats the farmer's market.
It is time our elected officials leap into the 1990's and try to figure out how the rest of the world works.