tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post5313856255530810598..comments2024-01-04T07:10:10.122-06:00Comments on The Muckraker: SECOND Sunset Review Member Blasts TxDOT!Sal Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480127461297425532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-33675385115733385942008-05-09T05:05:00.000-05:002008-05-09T05:05:00.000-05:00"gasbag politicians"LOL"gasbag politicians"<BR/><BR/>LOLSal Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480127461297425532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-45464879578026901492008-05-09T05:04:00.000-05:002008-05-09T05:04:00.000-05:00Porkus,I swear, I think sometimes we were separate...Porkus,<BR/><BR/>I swear, I think sometimes we were separated at birth. Great post!<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Ledge needs a Sunset Review. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps each of us can do that most simply by remembering this when we walk in the voting booth:<BR/><BR/>"When in doubt, vote em out".<BR/><BR/>At the moment, all we have is this silly dance the Ledge does with TxDOT. Where some Ledge folks are stepping up (for limelight or for real) to give TxDOT the pinata treatment. That's a good thing.<BR/><BR/>So, unless you've got a gun and a lot of free time (like the rest of your life), grab some popcorn and let King Kong and Godzilla fight it out. That's efficiency!<BR/><BR/>Your Pal Sal<BR/>: )Sal Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480127461297425532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-13031094082686973982008-05-08T23:07:00.000-05:002008-05-08T23:07:00.000-05:00"The Texas Department of Transportation has done m..."The Texas Department of Transportation has done more harm to the public's trust of state government than any other agency and needs to be overhauled."<BR/><BR/>Good one.<BR/> <BR/>Methinks our gasbag politicians (especially those from the DFW Area) protest too loudly. <BR/><BR/>I would argue that THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE --has done the most to damage the public's trust...<BR/><BR/>--THEY approve Perry's political appointments on the Transportation Commission <BR/><BR/>--THEY passed the enabling legislation for the TTC, expansion of eminent domain, and toll road privatization.<BR/><BR/>--THEY roll over like lapdogs to Perry's veto threats<BR/><BR/>--THEY have done little more than obfuscate, make excuses and create political theater (while passing even MORE enabling legislation) for THE LAST TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS!<BR/> <BR/>The public sees who they represent, and it ain't us. TxDOT is just a convenient foil.<BR/><BR/>It is the Texas Legislature who needs an overhaul. 39% Perry needs to be impeached.Porkus Maximus Tex:https://www.blogger.com/profile/01152461431721787967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974737.post-8971662186185553112008-05-08T14:16:00.000-05:002008-05-08T14:16:00.000-05:00Self-serving special interests within TxDOT need t...Self-serving special interests within TxDOT need to be replaced. Who has been held accountable and fired for the billion dollar oversight by TxDOT? Disingenuous collaborators such as the self-appointed "King Dick #1 (a.k.a Mr.39%)" Perry need to be removed from their positions of responsibility, sooner rather than later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com