I thought I’d follow up on my continuing coverage of the blatantly mismanaged Metrorail system here in the DC area. Here is an excerpt from this Post article that explains what has gone on with Metro this year alone:
2004 Election Results; Off on a Tangent Projects Bush win
U.S. Presidential Electors
George W. Bush (R)
Electors: 286
Alabama (9)
Alaska (3)
Arizona (10)
Arkansas (6)
Colorado (9)
Florida (27)
Georgia (15)
Idaho (4)
Indiana (11)
Iowa (7)
Kansas (6)
Kentucky (8)
Louisiana (9)
Mississippi (6)
Missouri (11)
Montana (3)
Nebraska (5)
Nevada (5)
New Mexico (5)
North Carolina (15)
North Dakota (3)
Ohio (20)
Oklahoma (7)
South Carolina (8)
South Dakota (3)
Tennessee (11)
Texas (34)
Utah (5)
Virginia (13)
West Virginia (5)
Wyoming (3)
John Kerry (D)
Electors: 252
California (55)
Connecticut (7)
Delaware (3)
D.C. (3)
Hawaii (4)
Illinois (21)
Maine (4)
Maryland (10)
Massachusetts (12)
Michigan (17)
Minnesota (10)
New Hampshire (4)
New Jersey (15)
New York (31)
Oregon (7)
Pennsylvania (21)
Rhode Island (4)
Vermont (3)
Washington (11)
Wisconsin (10)
Ballot Races
| U.S. President (Virginia) | |
|---|---|
| Michael Badnarik (L): | 0.34% |
| George W. Bush (R): | 53.68% |
| John Kerry (D): | 45.48% |
| Michael Peroutka (C): | 0.32% |
| Other: | 0.17% |
| U.S. House, VA-11th | |
|---|---|
| Tom Davis (R): | 60.25% |
| Ken Longmyer (D): | 38.26% |
| Joseph Oddo (I): | 1.40% |
| Other: | 0.09% |
Ballot Issues
| Virginia Redist. Amend. | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 85.80% |
| No: | 14.20% |
| Virginia Succession Amend. | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 87.22% |
| No: | 12.78% |
| Fairfax Human Svc. Bonds | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 70.88% |
| No: | 29.12% |
| Fairfax Library Bonds | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 70.79% |
| No: | 29.21% |
| Fairfax Parks Bonds | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 73.35% |
| No: | 26.65% |
| Fairfax Transp. Bonds | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 78.46% |
| No: | 21.54% |
- Off on a Tangent can now project that President George W. Bush (R) has won reelection with at least 274 electoral votes. This projection is based on a careful examination of mainstream media projections and official returns.
- Senator John Kerry (D-MA) has not yet conceded the contentious battleground state of Ohio, but Bush leads there by at least two percent (over 100,000 votes) with all precincts reporting. While there are still many provisional and absentee ballots outstanding, they will not be enough to swing the election in Kerry’s favor.
- In addition, Off on a Tangent can project that the Republican party will gain seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Exact numbers will come when they are available. Of note, Senate minority leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) has lost his reelection bid to Republican John Thune.
Bush Wins Second Term
Senator John Kerry (D-MA) has conceded the state of Ohio and thus the presidential election to President George W. Bush (R), say campaign sources on both sides. Kerry conceded the election during a brief telephone conversation shortly after 11:00 a.m. ET.
Metro Closure Hampers Evening Rush
Another wonderful example of Metro competence, quality, and capability.
(That, my friends, is called sarcasm.)
20 people were injured, none seriously (miraculously) when an empty train slammed into another train waiting at the Woodley Park station. There’s a lovely photo of the carnage in the Post article.
Karzai elected President of Afghanistan
Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was today declared winner of the first direct presidential elections in Afghanistan’s history. Citizens of that county, who lived under hardline Taliban rule for more than a decade, went to the polls on October 9. Official results have been held up while the U.N.-Afghan Joint Electoral Management Body investigated allegations of fraud.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.