Chicagoist: Mr. Kruesi Goes To Washington

Spook

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:00:33 -0600

Oh quit being an alarmist JP2, its not like we just shelled out 20 million dollars on John Burge plus the 30 million we spent trying not to pay for to settle Look at all the cool stuff dailey is doing for us little people like the CTA Santa Train!

JP2

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:53:51 -0600

You are a commenter, I hope you are kidding. Kruesi was an assistant secretary in DC under Clinton, fine. Kruesi was Daley's college roommate. Daley's brother was chairman of the DNC under Clinton. Richie and Bill could called Bubba and had Frankie made Secretary of Defense as far as you or I should be concerned. It does not mean that Kruesi ever for one second knew what he was doing. These guys have slowly driven Chigago into bankruptcy, chasing taxpayers and revenue sources out a dozen at a time.

Fancypants1

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:16:52 -0600

I, for one, am very impressed and take Chicagoist more seriously when they swear in their posts.

whymustiregister

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:56:42 -0600

When did the CTA work? It has sucked since I started using it (1989).

Spook

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:30:09 -0600

Matty and Mildly Annoyed whasa sa matta? Yous guys dunskies or sum'n!?! Kruesi'sa Made Guy and made guys always earn! Get over it or get a bullet! p.s I've got a Mastiff that once was a puppy

sparky

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:23:23 -0600

He'll do a bang-up job, I'm sure. I hate this city right now.

Hugh G Rection

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:53:41 -0600

You've done a heckuva job, Kruesi...ee.

matty

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:24:03 -0600

I don't care where he came from or what his credentials are. He ran the cta into the ground. Within two months of huberman being here he is fixing the slow zones on the red and blue lines. Kruesi did nothing in a bid to threaten springfield for more money. he took the cta hostage and almost kiled it.

thomas_macentee

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:45:57 -0600

I wonder if Frank will need that yellow jacket for the DC job?

spookhatespuppies

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:21:40 -0600

You can't stop Kruesi, you can only hope to contain him.

i am a commenter

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:19:53 -0600

Oh, come on people. Do you know what Kruesi's background is? Despite his reputation for being a bumbly, difficult guy, he is awfully smart. He came to CTA *from* DC where he served as an assistant secretary for transportation policy at the department of transportation in the Clinton administration. Say what you will regarding his time at CTA, but I don't think this is necessarily a bad decision. Springfield hated him, sure. But how'd CTA do attracting federal dollars under Kruesi? Shouldn't that help determine whether or not he's a good/bad choice?

mildly annoyed

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:15:56 -0600

"but he screwed the pooch in Springfield" Anyone? Anyone at all?

matty

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:11:35 -0600

f kruesi. he singly handedly ruined the cta. i remember when the cta would work all the time with no problems. sure it was jenky, but it worked. also, guys, your servers are totally screwed. it took 5 minutes to download this page for me. complain!