The Politics Hour
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-10-05/politics-hour
Guest Host:
Tom Sherwood
D.C. lawmakers try a different approach for obtaining more control of their budget. Maryland's governor backs a new surcharge for electric service. And the region's airports authority welcomes new faces. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
Patrick Madden
Reporter, WAMU 88.5 News
Jack Evans
D.C. Council member (D-Ward 2); Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Revenue
Lanny J. Davis
Founder, Purple Nation Solutions; Principal, Lanny J. Davis & Associates
Politics Hour Video
D.C. Council member Jack Evans said the city is in final negotiations on a new D.C. United soccer stadium. He said the stadium's planned location across from Nationals Park on South Capitol Street, SW, is the "perfect area." Evans added that the soccer team would pay to build the stadium while the city provided the infrastructure.
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You started the show with a comment on these tickets. I'm a young professional, living in DC but working out in McLean. I was a pedestrian in DC for 3 years, and my commute was ridiculous so I got a car to get out to my job, and now my life is miserable.
I feel like I'm not welcome in DC anymore. Everything is a ticket, I can't park by my house, I can't drive to work, I feel like I can't take 2 steps without getting charged.
I loved DC ...I intentionally use the past tense, because I'm tired of this harsh treatment. I woke up to my last ticket today ...I decided this morning I'm moving, and I'm not even gonna visit anymore. I'm just gonna steer clear of DC period.
Also that new camera they installed in the 2200 block of K street is the most unfair, and obvious ploy for stealing money I've ever experienced at the hands Government.
Put speed bumps down there, do something else ...I think they sent me 3 tickets $125 each all at once. If I had gotten notified about the first one then I could have avoided the other 2, and I wasn't going any faster than the guy next to me, right around 30 mph. Everybody slows down to a crawl there now, and I know they all got that same stupid letter from the DC police last weekend ...it's foolishness.
The whole thing just reeks ...it's sneaky the way they did it, and I personally turn onto K street right before the underpass, and from where I turn onto the road there is no sign indicating what the speed limit is.
Anyways as I said ...I'm moving