this guy is so cool!
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this guy is so cool!
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Use this page to send him a happy little message. A nice pat on the fat back to tell him he's doing such a great cock sucking job.
https://mchenry.house.gov/Contact/
https://mchenry.house.gov/Contact/
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The moron has it posted on his web page. He is proud of himself for being stupid.
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Im impressed- he read the bill. A lot of bills get voted on or against without being read.
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He didn't read the minimum wage bill apparently. Congresspersons don't read bills in most cases. There interns and advisers do, then they report the highlights to the congressperson.
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No-one read the patriot act. Everyone was bullied into voting without knowing what was in it.
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I love the part where it shows the antique tandem tricycle. Certainly, that must be the common conception of the bicycle...how could that possibly solve the energy crisis? How jovial! Silly democrats.
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I think he's got a point actually - 1 mil a year to promote bicycle use won't do jack **** for our energy situation. It's just pretending to give a ****. The money could be used better in planning more effective mass transit options thus making driving less attractive, or sponsoring promising new technologies. Modernizing our ancient nuclear power plants and building new ones. If this is part of some well funded mass education campaign for alternative transportation that would be different. Instead it's tossing a pittance in the general direction of the issue.
Hell, just using the money to subsidize public transport would have a much greater effect. For example - I work in Mountain View, but live in San Francisco. I could either drive to work (45 min each way), or take the Caltrain/bike (1 - 1.5 h each way). Not only is there a time penalty it's actually more expensive for me to take the train. If it was free, that would go a long way in making the train far more appealing.
That said I'm going back to the caltrain because I can use the extra time for my side venture. When I used to have someone waiting for me at home time was #1 priority, but since my long term relationship fell apart a few months ago that's not such a big deal anymore. For anyone who has a family speed of public transport is something to consider as well. Caltrain is sloooooow.
Hell, just using the money to subsidize public transport would have a much greater effect. For example - I work in Mountain View, but live in San Francisco. I could either drive to work (45 min each way), or take the Caltrain/bike (1 - 1.5 h each way). Not only is there a time penalty it's actually more expensive for me to take the train. If it was free, that would go a long way in making the train far more appealing.
That said I'm going back to the caltrain because I can use the extra time for my side venture. When I used to have someone waiting for me at home time was #1 priority, but since my long term relationship fell apart a few months ago that's not such a big deal anymore. For anyone who has a family speed of public transport is something to consider as well. Caltrain is sloooooow.
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I think he's got a point actually - 1 mil a year to promote bicycle use won't do jack **** for our energy situation. It's just pretending to give a ****. The money could be used better in planning more effective mass transit options thus making driving less attractive, or sponsoring promising new technologies. Modernizing our ancient nuclear power plants and building new ones. If this is part of some well funded mass education campaign for alternative transportation that would be different. Instead it's tossing a pittance in the general direction of the issue.
Hell, just using the money to subsidize public transport would have a much greater effect. For example - I work in Mountain View, but live in San Francisco. I could either drive to work (45 min each way), or take the Caltrain/bike (1 - 1.5 h each way). Not only is there a time penalty it's actually more expensive for me to take the train. If it was free, that would go a long way in making the train far more appealing.
That said I'm going back to the caltrain because I can use the extra time for my side venture. When I used to have someone waiting for me at home time was #1 priority, but since my long term relationship fell apart a few months ago that's not such a big deal anymore. For anyone who has a family speed of public transport is something to consider as well. Caltrain is sloooooow.
Hell, just using the money to subsidize public transport would have a much greater effect. For example - I work in Mountain View, but live in San Francisco. I could either drive to work (45 min each way), or take the Caltrain/bike (1 - 1.5 h each way). Not only is there a time penalty it's actually more expensive for me to take the train. If it was free, that would go a long way in making the train far more appealing.
That said I'm going back to the caltrain because I can use the extra time for my side venture. When I used to have someone waiting for me at home time was #1 priority, but since my long term relationship fell apart a few months ago that's not such a big deal anymore. For anyone who has a family speed of public transport is something to consider as well. Caltrain is sloooooow.
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