In my feed reader this morning:
Maybe it’s time to drop this whole “edition” thing, guys. I am just as guilty as you are because even I have gone to that well a time or two. It’s clever and all, but nobody ever got hurt trying to be a little more original.
Don’t Hold Your Breath
WTOP reports that Tim Kaine will talk to President Obama about D.C. voting rights…sort of…maybe.
“I would be very willing to talk to the president about the issue of District voting rights, which I support and I think the president does, too,” Kaine said on WTOP’s Ask the Governor Program.
Kaine says he has not brought the subject up with Obama since the election.
“I have not talked to him directly about it, but I’ve heard his statements about this issue.”
“I don’t get infinite time with the president, so I’ve got to pick my moments and pick my issues. I would rather talk to him about the status of voting rights in the District than the license plate. That is more important than the license plate and I’m glad to talk to him about that.”
Kaine was asked if he would ask the president to change the license plate as a symbolic gesture of support.
“I haven’t and I probably won’t,” Kaine said.
So let’s see, Kaine is “willing” to talk to Obama about it, but then offers the excuse he doesn’t “get infinite time with the president”
By God, I think that might be the perfect political answer non-answer I have seen in a long time.
Like I said, don’t hold your breath.
Say Gee Whiz
Michael Neibauer of the Examiner reports that D.C. gas stations are one step closer to a requirement to have video cameras monitoring the pumps.
The council on Tuesday gave preliminary unanimous approval to a bill requiring that retail service station operators install video surveillance within six months to monitor all pumps.
The measure also mandates the posting of signs at each pump reminding customers that the premises are under surveillance, and warning them to remove their keys from the vehicle and to lock their doors. And it requires the Metropolitan Police Department to produce a public service announcement “warning consumers of the potential dangers at retail service stations,” to be run on Channel 16.
Alexander, of Ward 7, first introduced the legislation in October 2007, about three months after her purse was stolen from her Range Rover while it was parked at a Southeast gas station. At the time, she described gas station crime as a “great threat” to public safety.
You know if I am ever the victim of a serious crime (again!), I sure hope someone has a camera or two nearby to protect me. I mean come on, everybody knows stores with security cameras are never robbed or shot up.
Here’s a thought, Yvette: JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE A DUMBASS DOESN’T MEAN THE REST OF US ARE!
I’m thinking of walking down K Street with my laptop and just leaving it on the sidewalk while I grab some coffee and a muffin for about 45 minutes and IT BETTER STILL BE THERE WHEN I GET BACK ! Jesus.
Oh Really?
Headline from ABC 7 Reads: Confidence Restored for Metro Riders One Week After Crash
When you actually read the story, these 2 sentences about sum it up:
With the sensors that have been tested working and most of the old Metro cars moved off the ends of the trains, some are still questioning if that is enough.
In the middle of Tuesday night’s rush hour on the red line, at least one person who was directly involved in last week’s crash says he’s confident in the system.
“Some” are still questioning the safety, but we found one dude who is cool with it so the headline is: Confidence Restored for Metro Riders One Week After Crash.
How about: Confidence Restored for One Metro Rider After Crash
You Know What We Need? More Tourists
The Washington Business Journal tells of the council approving even more money for 1,167 room Marriott Marquis across from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
The council voted unanimously to commit $272 million in public money to the project, an increase of $85 million over a subsidy package the city previously passed.
That’s quite a bit of coin. Why do we need to put up so much money for this again?
Tourism officials say the long-stalled $537 million hotel is critical to the city’s ability to attract major conventions.
Well, you have a point there. I mean who the hell wants to have their convention in the EFFING NATION’S CAPITAL!
But that’s not all. Neibauer from the Examiner points out in his take:
Mayor Adrian Fenty briefly floated the idea of full public financing, citing the bad economy and the developers’ inability to attract private money. But the sides ultimately found investors willing to back the project.
So when nobody else wants to pony up the money for the deal, our veiny-headed mayor wants to go balls deep in it with taxpayer cash.
Nice. Very nice.
