I thought it was relevant to share this May 18th Barak Obama speech to residents of Portland. (Not that we want to endorse any one candidate, yet).
“It’s time that the entire country learn from what’s happening right here in Portland with mass transit and bicycle lanes and funding alternative means of transportation. That’s the kind of solution that we need for America. That’s the kind of truth telling that we are going to do in this campaign and when I am President of the United States of America. We don’t need gimmicks.”
Watch the entire speech here.
At the risk of revealing my political affiliation, I have to say that these are more empty words from an empty suit..Not that McCain is any better, But where’s Obama’s program for increasing Federal Mass Transit funding, and by what formula?
Just more words for his adoring crowd (Who mostly showed up for a freee concert, anyway
I’m not sure there is any substance behind his words either, but what caught my attention was that he publically recognized the conection between our oil addiction and the lack of transit in most cities. He might not have a plan. but at least he’s talking about it, which is more than I can say about the other two suits.
I wonder why he would choose the unpopular position (nationally) against the gas-tax-holiday, and for more public transit funding, if these are “just empty words.”
I mean, who knows whether they will be implemented well, or at all, but I think the spirit is in the right place, and at least he’s talking about it instead of pulling the same old clinton-mccain pandering.
Points to Obama for opposing the gas tax holiday, true kudos to President Bush for being in a position to veto it, and opposing it, the final word on the subject. As for more public transit funding, I still haven’t heard any plan from Obama, and until I do, It’ll still be empty words, promises without a plan, lipservice, etc.