You want to kill regional support across county lines, make this all a Big Seattle Project.

Why am I afraid that the only way we're going to get rid of him is to have President Hillary appoint him Federal Secretary of Greenhouse Gases and Other Miscellaneous and Sundry Hot Airs?

And it's time to stop bowing down to the anti-roads pro-ultra-rich Republicants.

It's not like that in this type of political process, he can't be sabotaged in a myriad of little ways once he gets too imperious.

Gonna be fun!

Let's hope next time they don't try to dis Seattle voters, because that way leads to defeat.

Sure he's pro business and pro development, but I mostly trust the guy.

The same Greg Nickels that killed the monorail?

The same Greg Nickels that wanted to build a Big Dig, Seattle style?

The same Greg Nickels that gave us the utterly useless SLUT?

You want him in charge of Sound Transit?

Are you out of your fucking mind?

I'm not sure when the thinking changed.

And frankly, I'm too lazy to search the archives. But its there, and the Stranger found it icky--*icky!*

Ahhh Greg was for a tunnel not no highway.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Re: @ 8 “He asserts what he thinks is in the best interest of Seattle and does not apologize for it.”

Substitute “Serbia” for “Seattle” and you’ve got Slobodan Milosevic—who also did what he thought was right, and did not apologize for it. Strategically, strong-arming the neighbors didn’t work out so good. Who could’ve known they’d fight back?

Maybe Josh is enthusiastically supporting Greg Nickels because he knows that if he gets his hands in there, the project will be doomed?

Sly folks, those Stranger peeps.

Is there any room for Joel Horn?

do the math: how many lies are you planning to tell today?

Rather than accuse with no specifics, just show us your math.

Got data?
Show it.

Ah, yes. The man used to be called "Mayor Gridlock...."

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25270

http://2045seattle.org/images/glcover.jpg

Oh, I get it, do the math.

You make some outlandish claim about a project being 300% over budget without citing sources, and then I'm supposed to figure out where you came up with that ridiculous figure...then refute it?

Reminds me of the kind of arguments I got into when I was 9 years old.

First, tell me how you came up with the 300% number (sure it's not 3,000% or 30,000%??). Then, I will likely proceed to illustrate (yet again) how every anti-rail whack-job and crank in this town bases their opinions on false information.

If you're going to make a claim like that, you gotta be prepared to back it up.

Pretty simple stuff - for the post-age 9 age group, anyways...

"Put up or shut up" is the adult way to resolve disagreemenets.

The childish way is name calling, then stomping and screaming and whining when asked for data. ("I won't, I won't and I don't have to either and you can't make me!!).

Got data?

Thought not.

The fact is, Sound Transit is here to stay. When the initial line is completed in 2009, it will be the largest and only viable means of exclusive right-of-way public transportation. Now it's time to build that one line into a network. Any other project will distract from effective regional transit.

The SLUT was obviously a huge waste and distraction from the debate. But you have to give Nickels credit for getting it done. And in 5 years, idea to opening. The streetcar was something he could do within his jurisdiction and he delivered on that promise. Now that he is chair of ST, he can put these skills to work on our real transit system.