Comments on: Today’s Governor’s Races Put Transportation on the Ballot, Indirectly

By: ARC Tunnel Dead, Undead: Does it Matter? « City Soapbox

ARC Tunnel Dead, Undead: Does it Matter? « City Soapbox — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:13:24 +0000

[...] bluff on the 30-day moratorium issued in mid-September, reminding us that the Governor was just not that into public transit in the first place. It’s hard to imagine that the funding is the real issue when New Jersey was [...]

By: Loren Petrich

Loren Petrich — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:29:27 +0000

Election results (CNN, as of this writing):

Both Republicans are likely winners.

New Jersey: Christie 50%, Corzine 44%, Daggett 6%, 81% reporting
Virginia: McDonnell 59%, Deeds 41%, 99% reporting

By: t1ewis

t1ewis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:12:32 +0000

^^i agree with u Alexander

but about VA, we’re screwed either way. cuz truth be told, whoever is in office, the GA will kill w/e bill comes there way. they’re like a paranoid man with a gun. If Deeds is in office, they’ll kill his proposal for new taxes. If Mcdonnell is, they’ll keep him from cutting possibly everything. they def won’t let him touch education. As Alexander was saying, both are to blame, especially when it comes to VA. over 20 yrs and they still can’t come up with a proper means to fund transportation. very sad

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:26:38 +0000

Well done. Third party candidates like Daggett need to start winning races and then maybe there will be change. The Republicans continue to try everything in their power to run the country into the ground (but you’ll get a tax cut!) and Democrats can push any progressive legislature through despite their majorities in the House and Senate. Shame on both parties.

By: Fritz

Fritz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:28:46 +0000

Nice article, wonder if anyone will be reading it before heading out to the polls. McDonnell’s campaign has been terrible and I think the WaPo article got it just right. If you’re going to cut taxes, fine, just start talking about the programs you’ll cut. You can’t have it both ways except for under very specific and unpredictable economic circumstances. I hope for the sake of Virginians that McDonnell won’t directly or indirectly cut VRE (I know its mostly county funded, not sure how much the state is a part of it) or the new Amtrak service.

Although, in all honesty, if Virginia falls behind in rail it mostly effects Virginians. If New Jersey doesn’t keep up with investment it effects the whole NEC. But, if you’re running in New Jersey you can’t get away with not funding rail, especially when you can get Federal money to do it so hopefully that won’t be a problem.

Interested to see what you have to say about the Bloomberg race :)

By: Russell Warshay

Russell Warshay — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:17:41 +0000

…raising taxes now will save money in the future…

During, or when emerging from a recession, raising taxes should be avoided at all costs. This isn’t even a politically viable option.