Seattlest: Seattlest Vote 2008 Poll: I-985

TroyJMorris

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:30:21 -0800

Devilish logic there LarryB. Perhaps making things so bad people will be forced to use common sense in a hurried manner will get me the trains I seek. I applaud your genius.

Yarek

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:27:27 -0800

Tim Eyeman could propose handing out free hotdogs downtown, and people would vote against it just because his name is attached. For better or worse, that guy has poisoned the well for anything he is associated with.

LarryB

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:54:12 -0800

I'm sure it will pass. It sounds like common sense, but it's the wrong thing to do. Voters love these kind of initiatives that let them fling ill-informed common sense back at the experts. The silver lining is that it'll make Bus Rapid Transit more or less illegal, and real (i.e. train) rapid transit more likely.