Bush's commuter lane stunt in VA would have screwed over 22,000 people

[Human Torch]

Yes, the story's already been posted, but it's the first time I've seen numbers attached to it...

:patriot:



Presidential Request Denied

You may be the president of the United States — the leader of the free world — but that apparently doesn't give you the authority to mess with D.C.'s already nightmarish traffic.

The Secret Service asked the Commonwealth of Virginia to close high occupancy lanes along I-395 from 1 to 7 p.m. so President Bush could get to and from a fundraiser for Virginia Sen. George Allen.

State experts responded that as many as 22,000 people would be stranded in the mother of all evening rush-hour traffic jams which wouldn't begin to clear up until 10 p.m.

After a daylong back and forth of e-mails, the Secret Service was apparently convinced that angering a good many Virginia motorists in the name of fundraising for a Virginia candidate did not make good political sense. The president choppered to the event.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,210532,00.html

[flordehinojos]

1. THE MAN IS SUCH A DAMN FREAKING C-O-W-A-R-D !!!!!!!!!

[DRoseDARs]

2. Actually it does make sense: He's an asshole stumping for an asshole...

...one that loudly, proudly called a native-born Virginian (which Sen. Allen is not) a "nigger" in French.

[ShortnFiery]

3. Yes, and many good people had to jump though figurative hoops

to convince Dear Leader's henchmen what an asinine idea this was to begin with. :(

Arrogance defines this Executive Branch. :grr:

[AndyA]

4. Fuck you, George. You stupid arrogant self serving dumb fuck.

You work for US, not the other way around. And a good many of us couldn't care less about your Nazi Party fundraisers. You should travel when it is most convenient for US, so as not to disturb everyone's daily life. It would be safer and faster for you as well, since less people would be around.

King George needs to be tossed off his throne onto his fat ass. We'll start the process this November.

[soothsayer]

5. They should have let him! Even MORE people would hate him

[Hosnon]

6. Nice little tidbit showcasing federalism:) nt

[FreeStateDemocrat]

7. Anybody with a half a brain wouldn't have even proposed this option.

It is endemic with this administration that they don't have a clue what the working class has to deal with everyday just to survive and in DC, traffic is always a burden for many with long frustrating commutes. What a collection of insensitive, arrogant assholes.