[Superman]

Right now, there are two issues rising to the surface in terms of what our state government needs to deal with. One is education. Apparently, funding is drying up and students in 2-year schools, for the first time, are likely going to be denied enrollment in 4-year universities when the've finished the 2-year school.

the other issue is transportation infrastructure. Seattle is becoming nationally famous for its rush-hour gridlock. If I drive from my home to work during popular drive times, I am going to spend about 25 miles in first gear AND with my foot on the clutch pedal. When traffic moves at regular speeds, my care gets absolutely BEAT UP by the problems in the road surface.

My occupation has dealt exclusively with public works construction for the past fifteen years and here's an interesting observation: Both sides of the aisle, Republican and Democrat alike, have been in agreement that our roads need work. Both maintenance and capacity improvement (new roads and lanes). And we continue to allow the voters to be fooled into thinking that tax money is not necessary for road maintenance and construction. The most conservative realistic estimates of the price we are going to pay in Washington State to accomplish the necessary repair, are in the neighborhood of TWO HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS.

But I guess our money is better spent killing Muslims and paying Haliburton to short-change our troops.

Thanks, by the way Tim, for your respectful post. Candidly, sometimes I am a little rough on the current administration and sometimes I sound a little more rabid than I really am, for a purpose. I do honestly think that the current policies are WAY slanted to the right, which to me means ignoring human needs in favor of commercial ones. And I'm trying hard to drag anyone I can back toward the left just a little, so we can consider discussing what our PEOPLE are needing. so, I'm glad you;'re forgiving of my rants.