what the hell is the matter with these repugs? what don't they get? they cling to primitive attitudes about pretty much everything it seems. a bunch of knucke-draggers who collectively believe that the world was created by the invisible cloud being approximately 4,000 years ago, insisting that everyone be enslaved and addicted to what's left of prehistic forests and swamps... or you are most certainly on drugs if you take a position that advocates a sensible, new approach to solving some of the transportation needs of a nation desperately needing to create new jobs:
WASHINGTON (CN) - Republicans heaped ridicule on Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at a Wednesday hearing after LaHood suggested that bicycling and walking are just as good ways to get around as cars. To laughter, Republican House members suggested LaHood was taking drugs, dismissed the very idea of bike lanes and derided any change to a car-dependent society. "What job is going to be created by having a bike lane?" asked Ohio Republican Steven LaTourette.
pit bull-types often run in vicious packs, and this day was no different. the mutt from the cornfield couldn't resist taking a few bites as well:
Republicans pounced on statements and what LaHood called a "sea change" in transportation policy. Ranking Member Tom Latham from Iowa said that one biker is one less person paying into the transportation trust fund and said real transportation needs are being "swept aside."
is that right, mr. cyclist-hater?
count me as one less car hogging up finite resources. when i ride my bike, my registered and insured vehicles sit in the driveway- producing zero emissions and not clogging the roads.
i own property and pay taxes on that so that other people's kids can go to public schools. that's fine by me.... and by the way, i don't have kids of my own and never will.
i'm still paying taxes on all of it. it's called doing my fair share, but i guess to guys like these it smacks of socialism and they find profound discomfort in that. good. when given any opportunity, slugs such as Latham choose to further marginalize those who live simply, those who are consuming less than what he believes should be consumed.
generally speaking, this is not something that i discuss to draw attention to myself and step onto the sopabox of righteousness. i go about my busines and live quiet and small. either ya get it, or ya don't.
sometimes though, me and my biker pals get riled up and pissed off by the idiots in cages. then we take action. we will see who gets "swept aside".
(click the link and read the article. it gives some insight as to why the repugs dislike cyclists so much).
complete story from the source: courthouse news
These Repubs are so stupid. They don't have the ability to think beyond the present moment. Frankly, I'm getting tired of them.
ReplyDeleteThey just don't like anybody do they, at least they didn't spit on him.
ReplyDeletetheir voices get fainter every hour as they fall over the political cliff of reality in the blogisphere only to be amplified as the fall by the parralell universe of cable teevveeee.
ReplyDeleteJust for the record: they believe the world was created by the invisible cloud being approximately 6,000 years ago (not 4000 years ago). To be exact, they believe the world was created the night preceding 23 October 4004 BC - and they've got the texts to prove it.
ReplyDeleteBikes and walkers, really? They need more to do, like contribute in a meaningful way to a conversation. Jeez, who ever heard such bullshit?
ReplyDeleteFYI-Bikemaster who I thought was a friend because of the shit we went through together felt the need to steal from me. He is no different that the ones we fought against.
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