http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/08/fix Comments for "The Fix Is In" en http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/08/fix <p>From the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/04/AR2008080402415.html">Washington Post</a>:</p> <p>"Cheap oil, which helped push the American Dream away from the city center, isn't so cheap anymore. As more and more families reconsider their dreams, land-use experts are beginning to ask whether $4-a-gallon gas is enough to change the way Americans have thought for half a century about where they live.</p> <p>'We've passed that tipping point,' U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said." </p> <p>So, why does Secretary Peters want to take money from transit and use it to build suburban roads?</p> <p>Because George Bush is an honest man- when he's bought, he <em>stays</em> bought.</p> http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/08/fix#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:58:49 -0700 serial catowner 768 at http://www.orphanroad.com