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August 28, 2008
Seattle's Progressive Energy Policy
Surprisingly, Mayor Greg Nickels's ingenious plan to meet our energy needs by closing Seattle streets has not noticeably impacted gas prices. His strategy apparently entails forcing people to ride bicycles, the way they do in half-starved socialist backwaters like Cuba. At least in Cuba, it doesn't rain all the time.
Heavy rains turned the first of Mayor Greg Nickels' planned car-free Sundays into a nearly people-free afternoon.
Supporters hoped this trial closure of a quiet five blocks east of Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill would prove a successful introduction to what's likely to be the more challenging street closures of Rainier Avenue South and Alki Avenue Southwest on the following two Sundays.
People foolish enough to elect Nickels will be foolish enough to approve of his moonbattery.
Residents and visitors along 14th Avenue East had mostly praise for the idea of opening the street to bicyclists, pedestrians and kids on training wheels and roller blades. […] "It's about enjoying the neighborhood and playing without cars," said Margaret Kramer, who arrived at the 14th Avenue barricades on foot while her two sons rollerbladed down the middle of the street.
Margaret didn't explain why she chose to live in a large city if she wants to be away from cars.
Harder still to explain would be why anyone would choose to live in Seattle if they didn't like being bossed around and fleeced by flaky bureaucrats, who will soon be charging people a fee for using grocery bags. The pointless street closures cost about $45,000 for permitting, barricades, et cetera, not to mention the cost in wasted time as drivers were forced to deal with heavier congestion on the streets remaining open. Twenty people had their cars towed for violating street-closure notices.
I think Obama may have found his Secretary of Transportation.
On a tip from CWKing.
Posted by Van Helsing at August 28, 2008 8:02 AM
Comments
Is that SHREK's father?
Posted by: Anonymous at August 28, 2008 8:44 AM
OMG this is too funny.
http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=8643&Dept=40
"SEATTLE –Mayor Greg Nickels today welcomed the cast of “Shrek The Musical” to The 5th Avenue Theatre, where it will play from Aug. 14 to Sept. 21 before going on to Broadway.
DreamWorks Theatricals’ and Neal Street Productions’ “Shrek The Musical” is a new production based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book “Shrek!” and the DreamWorks Animation film “Shrek.” "
Posted by: Anonymous at August 28, 2008 8:47 AM
Actually, he kind of reminds me that gorilla that learned sign language, Koko. Or King Kong or somethin'.
Posted by: hiram13pm at August 28, 2008 9:12 AM
He kind of looks like Patrick in SpongeBob Squarepants.
http://www.funbumperstickers.com/images/Patrick_star_S.gif
Posted by: Anonymous at August 28, 2008 9:38 AM
If Nickels rides a bike I feel very sorry for it.
Posted by: Kevin R at August 28, 2008 1:58 PM
While funny, you guys are missing the point. Nickels is dictating how people can travel, restricting freedom of movement, impeding the local businesses from getting a free flow of customers...I mean, this is a model for totalitarianism.
I don't care if the guy was a pretty as that pillar of American Ideals, Gavin Newsom. His insane mandate seems like setting a precedent for restricting people to move about freely. Not good.
Posted by: matt at August 28, 2008 3:01 PM
Rosa Kleb finds love.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 28, 2008 7:51 PM
Oh, no, matt, I got the point. Put yourself in a room, away from the door. Now put an 800 lb. gorilla in a necktie in front of the door. Wouldn't that dictate how you can travel, restrict your freedom of movement, and impede local businesses from getting a free flow of customers (namely you)?
The fact that this guy's nonsense is a template for totalitarianism is something missed by the average Lefty who claims to be in favor of freedom. The "800 lb. Gorilla in the Room", so to speak.
It's just bonus/coincidental hilarity that this dude ACTUALLY LOOKS like an 800 lb. gorilla.
Posted by: hiram13pm at August 28, 2008 9:19 PM
...you have a point there hiram.
Wonder what his blood pressure is?
Posted by: matt at August 29, 2008 3:29 PM
