June 11, 2008
Go Home Already: Stay Cool
Photo by jim darling
>> A police cruiser had its window shot out on Tuesday night in Bethesda. [NBC4]
>> A Capitol Hill resident says someone stole a half a tank of gas from him -- right out of his car's gas tank. [WTOP]
>> The House has passed a measure authorizing $1.5 billion over the next ten years for Metro. The provision was tacked onto an Amtrak bill that was passed today. Suck it, Sen. Coburn! [AP via Fox 5]
>> Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) says computers in his office and those of "several others" on Capitol Hill have been targeted by hackers in China. [WaPo]
>> Shiloh Baptist Church is paying a lot of property taxes to keep the many properties they own in Shaw vacant. [Renew Shaw]
>> Petworth could be getting a lot more outdoor seating options. [Prince of Petworth]
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Sommer: Has the almost $200K that Shiloh put in to get rid of the condemnation notices had a visible effect on the outside? How about an "after" photo update? [he asks cool-ly from his air conditioned home office...]
Now, now. Let's not get too cocky about the Metro funding just yet. Congress works in mysterious ways. Especially in conference committee, where things mysteriously vanish from or magically appear in legislation. But that said, things are looking up.
Senator Coburn should be forced to ride the orange line for a week. If that doesn't make him break down and funnel money straight into Metro, nothing will.
Wow. $1.5 billion over 10 years? We spent that much in Iraq before breakfast.
Someone stole half a tank of my gas too ... f'ing 395 South! Stupid traffic
On the Metro issue, it's important to note that the bill authorizes $1.5 billion over 10 years. It still needs to be appropriated each year in the budget. Congress frequently appropriates far less than they authorize in domestic discretionary spending.
And remember that the $1 billion federal funding of the Orange line extension to Dulles is contingent upon Metro getting another $500 million from DC/MD/VA to address a backlog of maintenance issues. And none of this money will fix the fact that the Orange line in Virginia only works sporadically anyway.
Shiloh's eyesores still look crappy, complete with the same hobos chuggin liquor on the front steps.