I'll see your hybrid and raise you one bus

Councilman Jim Glover pledged today that if he's elected mayor he will give up the mayor's traditional Lincoln Town Car in favor of a gas-electric hybrid. I applaud Mr. Glover. I've never understood the current mayor's need for a chauffeur-bodyguard driven limo. I like the idea of our mayor driving a hybrid. Of course I like anything that uses less petroleum. I can't wait to get rid of my big Chevy Trailblazer in favor of something smaller and more fuel efficient. In my defense, we live in an old house and you can't haul sheetrock in a car! I'll go one better than Jim Glover in an environmentally friendly campaign pledge. I promise to ride the MAX to City Hall whenever possible. It picks me up about a half block from my house and drops me off at City Hall. The only time I don't ride it is when time is of the essence and I can't afford to deal with the thirty minute headways. I like riding the MAX to City Hall. I arrive relaxed, and well-read because I can enjoy the newspaper or journal along the way. Let somebody else dodge traffic and deal with all the headaches of rush hour. Plus, as a councilman I can hold office hours on my big giant bus! Want to speak to your councilman? He'll be on the northbound MAX!