It’s official. Last night, at approximately 11:50 p.m., the election was already over. With a 23-6 Redskins loss, the idiotic Redskins Rule tells us that Obama will take today’s election. In an odd beginning to the matchup, Pittsburgh moved to strike first, attempting an onside kick right off the bat. It proved unsuccessful, and the Redskins turned the gamble into a quick three points. On the very next possession, the Redskins defense caused havoc, forcing…

We all know the effect that levels of federal funding have on transit around here (and, obviously, around the country). One only has to look to the way that the Federal Transit Administration has handled the development of the proposed Purple and Silver Lines to see it – public services toyed with by the fickle madam that is federal appropriations. Without the cash from the Feds (however small that apportionment may be), not much seems…