Currently, tolls allocate in one-dimension only, the physical realm: they have an impact on which road a person takes. The tolls on the turnpike cause some drivers to avoid the pike for local roads. The quite reasonable fear that toll hikes … [Read more...]
Sarah’s back for some irony fun
Sarah thinks she was exploited by Katie Couric and Tina Fey? Uh, wasn't John McCain the exploiter-in-chief? … [Read more...]
The wrong approach on tolls
When the Pike demand is below capacity - during the substantial off-peak period - there is no pricing problem or opportunity. During those periods, tolls serve only a revenue function. Apparently, Governor Patrick wants to fashion himself … [Read more...]
The Metro West case for (smart) toll hikes
And, time is money, especially for small business owners, who will find that it takes less time to get goods and services (perhaps delivered by the small businesswomen herself) downtown. But, the congestion relief is minimized if there … [Read more...]
Gas tax and (smart) toll hike
Set aside the virtuous reasons for a gas tax hike. We need a gas tax hike because we can't afford to build and maintain our transportation infrastructure. If cars and trucks need more and better roads and bridges, then it should fall more … [Read more...]
Good news
Call me presumptuous, but having followed fivethirtyeight.com for months, I never doubted the outcome. I was delighted to see Obama actually called the winner (even if by the odious Brian Williams) and profoundly moved by the occasion of … [Read more...]
Is this the knockout blow?
On Meet the Press this morning, Colin Powell said:I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama.The endorsement isn't much of a surprise. And, it probably won't have much of an effect, save to give Obama the next few news cycles, which McCain … [Read more...]
Forget Michigan …
How soon before the Republican National Committee starts diverting funding from the increasingly unlikely-to-win McCain/Palin candidacy to still winnable senate races? Real trouble for the GOP if the Democrats win the presidency and a … [Read more...]
Regime change required?
As Michael Scherer points out at Time's Swampland, one of McCain's supporters is:Lenore Annenberg, the wife of Ambassador William Annenberg, the founder of the Annenberg Institute of Reform, which funded the Annenberg Challenge, which once … [Read more...]
On rescue plan, McCain is a double loser
The house passed the rescue plan 263-171. Republicans voted 91 in favor, 108 against. There are multiple possible conclusions to draw about McCain's leadership. On the most pressing legislative issue of the day (and of recent memory): 1. … [Read more...]
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