tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post8010989586902445647..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Culbertson Not the Coldest Beer in the FridgePantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-10278514169783745832007-01-28T22:32:00.000-08:002007-01-28T22:32:00.000-08:00Good point. He just doesn't want rail period. It...Good point. He just doesn't want rail period. It's annoying that folks like him can take a project hostage.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-11315556819935538932007-01-28T20:43:00.000-08:002007-01-28T20:43:00.000-08:00What he doesn't know however is that the FTA would...<i>What he doesn't know however is that the FTA would never fund that route.</i><br /><br />Culberson actually knows this fact all too well. That's *exactly* why he's pushing it. He knows it won't pass muster with the FTA, so it won't get built. And since he won't let a Richmond alignment be built, the end result is that *nothing* gets built. <br /><br />Culberson is an urban rail opponent. He co-chaired the PAC that opposed the 2003 referendum. He does not want *any* rail built in his district, and as long as he's in power that's what's going to happen. <br /><br /><i>Can't we get rid of this guy like we got rid of Tom Delay?</i><br /><br />The only way to do this is to find a well-funded, pro-transit Republican that is strong enough to defeat him in the primary. The 7th is gerrymandered to be a Republican district such that nobody can defeat him in the general election. <br /><br />Sadly, Culberson's probably not going anywhere for awhile, and that means that there will not be any westside rail in Houston for awhile.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269150385889753471noreply@blogger.com