March 10, 2008
Go Home Already: Behind Closed Doors
>> Examiner columnist Patrick Gavin took the time to go down to Eliot Spitzer's hotel room at the Mayflower and take some photos of the scene of the crime. [Yeas and Nays]
>> The annual Gridiron Club dinner saw President Bush perform as the lead singer for a band called President Bush and the Busharoos. That's not a joke. [WaPo]
>> Metro’s rush-hour trains ran on schedule more than 90 percent of the time in January, the first time the agency’s on-time performance has reached that mark since December 2006. [Examiner]
>> The Capital Beltway's outer loop has reopened after a truck fire between Telegraph Road and Route 1. [NBC4]
>> "Should Spitzer resign he would lose his superdelegate status. Spitzer is in Clinton's corner on our endorsement list." [Huffington Post]
>> "Hey, Obama's on the cover of Rolling Stone! I remember how well that worked out for Howard Dean." [Movering]
Photo by andertho
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Scene of the alleged crime. They haven't indicted him on anything. Yet.
I hope dcist is nicer to me when I get busted banging overpiced hookers. Then again, I didn't vow to clean up Albany. Hell, I won't even vow to swab the crapper.
If Metro is claiming 90% on time, they are basing that on a 3 minute interval in between trains, right? They must've been under on some lines, because they're over by a few minutes on the Red Line constantly during rush hour.
Oh please, another distraction over a politician's sex life? There's real stuff going on in the world and in this country, and maybe it's not as much fun to read about, but I think it's a tad more important. At least Spitzer wasn't hanging out in airport bathrooms. Heck, the people of NY should be proud to have a virile governor!
It's interesting to consider what the phrase " on time" means re: Metro performance. Several times, I have entered the U St. station between 8:30 - 8:45 AM and seen "12 minutes" until the next train on the arrivals board, which is plainly ridiculous during rush hour.
Now, more than likely that train will come within 12 minutes--so it's technically "on time", but what the heck happened to the two (or more) trains that were supposed to come through during that 12 minute interval? I guess if the trains don't exist, they can't be late.