Nearly two quarters through the Super Bowl, no one has any idea yet whether Metro buses will be running or whether above-ground Metro stations will be open — except for the Circulator, which the District Department of Transportation says will be up and running and free (!) to boot. Despite the late hour and lack of clear plans for getting around the city tomorrow, Mayor Adrian Fenty seems to want to keep the District government open for business tomorrow. At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown seems to think this is a bad idea.

In a press release today, Brown — who told Kojo Nnamdi earlier this week that he would seriously consider mounting a campaign to challenge Mayor Fenty — urged the Mayor to shut down city government tomorrow. From the release: “I have received updates from all over the city of residents that have just begun to dig themselves out from the Blizzard of 2010. I have also received reports that most of the city’s sidewalks are impassable, forcing many residents to venture out on foot to walk in the streets.”

That they are! But some of those residents who keep updating Brown should have told him that no one’s calling it the Blizzard of 2010. That isn’t even a pun!

Councilmember Brown further reiterated that District residents haven’t had time enough to dig themselves out from underneath the snow. With the status of Metro still uncertain, it’s certainly looking like getting downtown tomorrow will pose a significant challenge. Brown says: “With predictions of more snow to come and Metro operating at reduced capacity, the Councilmember strongly urges Mayor Fenty to reconsider any attempts to open the government before giving residents adequate time to dig themselves and their neighbors out from this historic snow event.”

With yet another snowpocalypse looming, why go to work ever again?

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