From the Wall Street journal.

Brody Mullins reports on money and politics.

Protesters who attended Saturday’s Tea Party rally in Washington found a new reason to be upset: Apparently they are unhappy with the level of service provided by the subway system.

Rep. Kevin Brady asked for an explanation of why the government-run subway system didn’t, in his view, adequately prepare for this past weekend’s rally to protest government spending and government services.

Seriously.

The Texas Republican on Wednesday released a letter he sent to Washington’s Metro system complaining that the taxpayer-funded subway system was unable to properly transport protesters to the rally to protest government spending and expansion.

“These individuals came all the way from Southeast Texas to protest the excessive spending and growing government intrusion by the 111th Congress and the new Obama administration,” Brady wrote. “These participants, whose tax dollars were used to create and maintain this public transit system, were frustrated and disappointed that our nation’s capital did not make a great effort to simply provide a basic level of transit for them.”

A spokesman for Brady says that “there weren’t enough cars and there weren’t enough trains.” Brady tweeted as much from the Saturday march. “METRO did not prepare for Tea Party March! More stories. People couldn’t get on, missed start of march. I will demand answers from Metro,” he wrote on Twitter.

Brady says in his letter to Metro that overcrowding forced an 80-year-old woman and elderly veterans in wheelchairs to pay for cabs. He concludes that it “appears that Metro added no additional capacity to its regular weekend schedule.”




My favorite comment from the piece was "Besides Rep. Kevin Brady, you know who else wanted the trains to run on time? Mussolini. Hey, I’m just sayin…."
"

Welcome to DC!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zefrank/tea-party-interviews-13


Under-informed. My favorite comment is at 7;59, the older man, when given the facts, says. "You know this, how?"

I love it..they come here to protest government spending..and what doi they want? More govt spending!

Registered Voter...a Big talking coward..big man on FFXU...little man in life.

We are up against stupidity.

By the way, this guy was asked if we should teach "English Only" in our schools. His response was "Hell Yes." My guess is he didn't take a Latin based language in high school, or he slept through class.



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Vince(1) Wrote:
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> I love it..they come here to protest government
> spending..and what doi they want? More govt
> spending!


Not more government spending, but smarter government spending. If you realized how many Millions and Billions of dollars our government has in surplus bonds and the like, that are never put towards their intended use, I dare say that you'd flip a conniptive fit.

FUNdamental Wrote:
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> We are up against stupidity.
>
> By the way, this guy was asked if we should teach
> "English Only" in our schools. His response was
> "Hell Yes." My guess is he didn't take a Latin
> based language in high school, or he slept through
> class.


Equating intelligence to ones spelling ability is moronic at best.

ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> FUNdamental Wrote:
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> > We are up against stupidity.
> >
> > By the way, this guy was asked if we should
> teach
> > "English Only" in our schools. His response
> was
> > "Hell Yes." My guess is he didn't take a
> Latin
> > based language in high school, or he slept
> through
> > class.
>
>
> Equating intelligence to ones spelling ability is
> moronic at best.

Under normal circumstances I would agree. However, The person made a sign. I should assume he read the sign several times before he marched with it. To not see the mistakes and fix them after he made the sign is an indication of under-education.

If you are to use a sign to communicate a thought or idea, then the communication you use should be clear and at least appear to be well thought out. In the above case, as well as the case below, neither was displayed.



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Actually I saw the video where they spoke to the guy. Later in the protest he had added an "A" to the DIPERS (penned in with different color ink)... although it still said POLITIANS

Maybe though, he really meant this:

Po⋅li⋅tian
  /poʊˈlɪʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [poh-lish-uhn]
–noun
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.

Just sayin..

LOL

If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University

That's such a shame! Shame on Metro! Shame!

So basically these idiots think Founding Fathers like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams should have stepped down after one term, leaving people like Aaron Burr in charge of the country? These people know shit about history.

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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm

One would have to presume they are talking about modern politicians. Most of the folks that were involved in the early days, while no doubt motivated by greed to some extent, still believed in things like God, Country and Family.

Today it is Power, Money, and whatever.

If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University

Vince(1) Wrote:
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> I love it..they come here to protest government
> spending..and what doi they want? More govt
> spending!


Perhaps they want to privatize it? Think: USPS vs. FedEx service levels.

trogdor! Wrote:
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> Vince(1) Wrote:
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> > I love it..they come here to protest government
> > spending..and what doi they want? More govt
> > spending!
>
>
> Perhaps they want to privatize it? Think: USPS
> vs. FedEx service levels.

When FedEx figures out how to transport an envelope across the country for under 50 cents we will talk.

Metro, as inefficient and poorly run as it is, is an apt metaphor for DC in general.

trogdor! Wrote:
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> Vince(1) Wrote:
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> > I love it..they come here to protest government
> > spending..and what doi they want? More govt
> > spending!
>
>
> Perhaps they want to privatize it? Think: USPS
> vs. FedEx service levels.

Again Under information.

The usps breaks the country into zones. I believe there are 4 or 5 of them. If you mail something first class "in zone i.e Baltimore to Richmond, it stands a better than 99% chance of being there the next business day.

One zone away, you have better than 99% chance it being delivered by the second business day.


All first class mail will be delivered in 3 business days - even Guam to Puerto Rico.


Priority mail is rip off because they guarantee 2-3 delivery, when first class mail will get there at the same time.

And if you don't believe me, even FEDEX acknowledges the USPS can deliver overnight by saying "when it absolutely, positively has th be there overnight". So FEDEX is going for the 1%.

If it was a ACORN-MoveOn.org sponsored event you can be sure Metro would have added cars and trains. Looney liberal DC...

Dane Bramage Wrote:
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> If it was a ACORN-MoveOn.org sponsored event you
> can be sure Metro would have added cars and
> trains. Looney liberal DC...


Again - assuming facts not in evidence. Also forward looking assumptions.

OK asswhipe, there were 4 other MAJOR events in DC that day
1) Kennedy Center Open house
2) Adams Morgan Day
3) Black Family Re-union
4) Opera in the outfield

Metro handled the crowds just fine. Senator Brady is just making shit up. Yes I have gotten on the metro when it was crowded and that is a way of life. Your $3 fare does not guaranty you a seat.

No major reports that metro failed at all that day - except from that Senator who did not ride it. .



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I doubt those protesters were able to figure out how to use the metro. Hopefully some of them got turned around and were lost at the Navy Yard.

Blessed are the murderous.

trogdor! Wrote:
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> Vince(1) Wrote:
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> > I love it..they come here to protest government
> > spending..and what doi they want? More govt
> > spending!
>
>
> Perhaps they want to privatize it? Think: USPS
> vs. FedEx service levels.


I went to Fed Ex yesterday to send a letter to California for 46 cents. They looked at me like I was stupid. I get that alot.

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> I doubt those protesters were able to figure out
> how to use the metro. Hopefully some of them got
> turned around and were lost at the Navy Yard.


Hey that Metro thing is tough. I missed 4 hours of my protest time wandering around that red line station place where i was supposed to transfer. I had a great sign too.

"Obama sucks the sweet yellow puss from my cat's ass"

Regis-turd Voter Wrote:
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> trogdor! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Vince(1) Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I love it..they come here to protest
> government
> > > spending..and what doi they want? More govt
> > > spending!
> >
> >
> > Perhaps they want to privatize it? Think: USPS
> > vs. FedEx service levels.
>
>
> I went to Fed Ex yesterday to send a letter to
> California for 46 cents. They looked at me like I
> was stupid. I get that alot.

And the sad part is FedEx offices are closed on Saturday while many USPS offices are open.

Here is something to think about: A million conservatives took time, their own money and effort to gather from all points across this nation in our nation's capitol. The pundits seem to be forgetting one thing, there are "millions "of conservatives, libertarians, and those with no political affiliation other than wanting government to get off their backs that could not go to Washington D.C. .
The great elite powers in Washington need only to realize one thing. The next time when this many conservatives, libertarians, and those that want government to get off their backs show up, we will be in much greater numbers and we won't be so peaceful the next time.

Prof Moriarty Wrote:
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> Here is something to think about: A million
> conservatives took time, their own money and
> effort to gather from all points across this
> nation in our nation's capitol.


You mean our nation's capital; our nation's capitol is that Dome thing.

Prof Moriarty Wrote:
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> Here is something to think about: A million
> conservatives took time, their own money and
> effort to gather from all points across this
> nation in our nation's capitol.

More like 70,000; there were no crowds past Third Street NW.


The pundits seem
> to be forgetting one thing,
(comma awkwardly works, but a semicolon would be better)

there are "millions
> "of conservatives, libertarians, and those with no
> political affiliation other than wanting
> government to get off their backs that could not
> go to Washington D.C. .
> The great elite powers in Washington need only to
> realize one thing.

(Semicolon would be better here)

The next time when this many

(Is the word "when" necessary, here?)

> conservatives, libertarians, and those that want
> government to get off their backs show up, we will
> be in much greater numbers and we won't be so
> peaceful the next time.

Did you realize you have "next time" at the beginning and ending of the same sentence?

BTW, is this statement a threat against the government? Are you threatening to overthrow the government?

Prof Moriarty Wrote:
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> Here is something to think about: A million
> conservatives took time, their own money and
> effort to gather from all points across this
> nation in our nation's capitol. The pundits seem
> to be forgetting one thing, there are "millions
> "of conservatives, libertarians, and those with no
> political affiliation other than wanting
> government to get off their backs that could not
> go to Washington D.C. .
> The great elite powers in Washington need only to
> realize one thing. The next time when this many
> conservatives, libertarians, and those that want
> government to get off their backs show up, we will
> be in much greater numbers and we won't be so
> peaceful the next time.

Here is something to think about: if your people didn't fail the American public, then you'd have more of a leg to stand on. Another thing, there weren't a million people there; more estimates have it in the tens of thousands.

Here is something to think about: 10,000 is also the number of men I suck off on an annual basis. Weak is what I am in the knees afterwards :) Toodles!

That's too bad the republicans couldn't come up with more of a decent showing. It goes to show that if beck says jump, people jump like a bunch of lemmings. Would be nice if they knew how to spell.

Radiophile Wrote:
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> there were 4 other MAJOR events in DC
> that day
> 1) Kennedy Center Open house
> 2) Adams Morgan Day
> 3) Black Family Re-union
> 4) Opera in the outfield

THOSE are major events?

All I know is that I have a tight hold on my wallet for the next 3.5 years, which is the amount of time the one trick pony has left in the White House.

Perhaps ACORN will hold a Board seat open for him.

Who is the republican leader right now?

God, RV makes me horny.

Wow, seems like Trolls Anonymous has a whole new class. But as they say, imitation is the highest form of flattery. Thanks :)

If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
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.. Wrote:
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> Who is the republican leader right now?

Probably someone from the radio or cable news channels. Take your pick.

what man wants to come lick whipped cream off my kneecaps?

because I'm a REPUBLICAN and that's how we roll.

I firmly believe that the Republicans can and will reclaim the House in 2010 and 2012, and possibly the Senate) in 2012, especially if Obama, Pelosi, Reid, et al, keep pushing the hard-left agenda.

I was in D.C. last week, with 2 million other Patriots who want the Dems and Obama consigned to the dustb in of history. For every person who came to D.C., there were probably 50 who wanted to, but couldn't. We are on the rise, and coming back - and the Left is scared.

The more that the Dems, any Dems, are associated with the radical left agenda of Obama, the worse it will be for them in '10 and '12. I don't see any groundswell of support for Dems. Quite the contrary, they are holding on solely by relying on their hard-left base. Independents are already swinging right; many of them who voted for Obama in '08 already regret it.

Harry Reid will likely lose next year, and he's the Senate Majority Leader! John Corzine will likley be thrown out of the Governor's mansion in NJ in less than 2 months.

I also predict that some Blue-Dog Dems may swith to "Independent" before 2010, using the legitimate rationale that they can no longer serve their constituents' interests as part of a Democrat Party that continues to pursue an agenda that the citizenry does NOT want.

In short, I'm extremely optimistic about the future, even though today looks grim.

Registered Voterz Wrote:
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> Radiophile Wrote:
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> >
> > there were 4 other MAJOR events in DC
> > that day
> > 1) Kennedy Center Open house
> > 2) Adams Morgan Day
> > 3) Black Family Re-union
> > 4) Opera in the outfield
>
> THOSE are major events?

Well I would consider them major events metro wise since 3 out of the 4 all happened at the same time. And each heavily advertised that the participants take public transportation.

Steve Wilhite Wrote:
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> I firmly believe that the Republicans can and will
> reclaim the House in 2010 and 2012, and possibly
> the Senate) in 2012, especially if Obama, Pelosi,
> Reid, et al, keep pushing the hard-left agenda.
>
> I was in D.C. last week, with 2 million other
> Patriots who want the Dems and Obama consigned to
> the dustb in of history. For every person who came
> to D.C., there were probably 50 who wanted to, but
> couldn't. We are on the rise, and coming back -
> and the Left is scared.
>
> The more that the Dems, any Dems, are associated
> with the radical left agenda of Obama, the worse
> it will be for them in '10 and '12. I don't see
> any groundswell of support for Dems. Quite the
> contrary, they are holding on solely by relying on
> their hard-left base. Independents are already
> swinging right; many of them who voted for Obama
> in '08 already regret it.
>
> Harry Reid will likely lose next year, and he's
> the Senate Majority Leader! John Corzine will
> likley be thrown out of the Governor's mansion in
> NJ in less than 2 months.
>
> I also predict that some Blue-Dog Dems may swith
> to "Independent" before 2010, using the legitimate
> rationale that they can no longer serve their
> constituents' interests as part of a Democrat
> Party that continues to pursue an agenda that the
> citizenry does NOT want.
>
> In short, I'm extremely optimistic about the
> future, even though today looks grim.

And you believe that the people will so sick of the "radical left wing agenda" they will jump ship and join those who believe that Obama is not a citizen, the Earth is 6000 years old, give away guns but deny any health care, give tax breaks to the wealthy and wish to deny poor kids health insurance or a lunch at school.

Yup, that is what Jesus would do.

Well, Jesus is black on the left side of the Christian agenda, isn't he? All the closet racists out there will be looking for any excuse.

If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University

.. Wrote:
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> Who is the republican leader right now?
Michael Steele.

Sean Hannity is an ass.

Radiophile Wrote:
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> And you believe that the people will so sick of
> the "radical left wing agenda" they will jump ship
> and join those who believe that Obama is not a
> citizen, the Earth is 6000 years old, give away
> guns but deny any health care, give tax breaks to
> the wealthy and wish to deny poor kids health
> insurance or a lunch at school.
>
> Yup, that is what Jesus would do.

I don't believe in those things and I don'st support the Democratic agenda.

Don't you have a truther meeting to be getting to you nutjob?

Because I have a gays anonymous meeting that might conflict with the 4pm truther meeting. I may have to dial-in....I don't want to miss it.

Steve Wilhite Wrote:
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> I firmly believe blah blah blah blah, hard-left agenda.

> I was in D.C. last week, with 2 million other
> Patriots who want the Dems and Obama consigned to
> the dustb in of history.

Perhaps a remedial math course might be in order? LMAO


blah blah blah blahdey blah blah....
[Insert a bunch of stupid predictions here]


> In short, I'm extremely optimistic about the
> future, even though today looks grim.

Please salivate over the fact that there will be unknown names with (R) after them to vote for, poised to take the airport stalls and congressional pages by storm. Who will take Reids job, Mitch McConnell? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHA.....(breath)....HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA....oh...my....Gawwwwd

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I have had to change the addresses to my retaliatory blogs over half a dozen times.

so sorry Wrote:
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> Because I have a gays anonymous meeting that might
> conflict with the 4pm truther meeting. I may have
> to dial-in....I don't want to miss it.

wow, didn't see that one coming you unoriginal fuck. Have you tried - "hey GOPer, I fucked your mom!" I bet theat might get some GOP people really worried. You're a good example of why it has only taken the Democratic party to go down the shitter in 6 months versus the 6 years it took the GOP.

You can tell that the libs have no serious argument to make when all they can do is to continuously refer to one misspelled sign at the protest to try and refute the tide that is swiftly rising against them.

By the way, "blah blah blah" isn't much of a point either. Even for a mind-numbed, unthinking lib.

Pancks(1) Wrote:
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> You can tell that the libs have no serious
> argument to make when all they can do is to
> continuously refer to one misspelled sign at the
> protest to try and refute the tide that is swiftly
> rising against them.

I fixed up your sentence for you. It is now less wordy, much tighter, and lucid, don'tcha think?


In trying to refute a rising tide of politics against them, the liberals have no serious argument when they keep referencing misspellings on a sign at the protest.

In your own insipid way you made my point. Your writing skills are abysmal as well.

Pancakes,

Please refrain from further outbursts until you learn how to communicate effectively.

Thank you,
Syrup

By changing your screen name you hide neither your poor writing skills nor your meager education.

Pancakes,

Perhaps you should switch to waffles as they retain more of my sugary goodness. This will better assist you in your quest for knowledge.

As of now, you are following conVince when he uttered:

“Frequently wrong, but never in doubt.”

That's not a great way to live life by following advice from conVince.

Warm Regards,
Syrup

Syrup Wrote:
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> Pancakes,
>
> Perhaps you should switch to waffles as they
> retain more of my sugary goodness. This will
> better assist you in your quest for knowledge.
>
> As of now, you are following conVince when he
> uttered:
>
> “Frequently wrong, but never in doubt.”
>
> That's not a great way to live life by following
> advice from conVince.
>
> Warm Regards,
> Syrup


When you post something that actually means something I will be happy to respond.

Political debate on Fairfax Underground is like watching people walk into a glass wall over and over again. It doesn't matter which side they approach the wall from, they're still going to be stuck in the glass box. It doesn't matter how hard they hit it, because they are never going to break the glass so that others can see in.

Nonsense posted, time for bed.

let me tell you, glass walls hurt

a lot.