Bridgegate

2014

Unless you live in New Jersey you really can’t appreciate Governor Christie’s pickle with the George Washington Bridge. The petty stupidity of the thing is beyond comprehension and can you imaging in this day and age supposedly smart people putting their traffic jam plot in an e-mail? Like it’s a secret that e-mail is out there forever and easily discoverable. 😳

Now we come to really fun part, six people have filed a class action lawsuit. One claims she suffered a panic attack while waiting in traffic at the bridge. When have cars not waited in traffic crossing the GW? The thing is in a constant state of repair of some kind. And then there are the people suing because they were late for work and in one case had their pay docked. I don’t know who is worse the claimants or the lawyer who took the case.

Like all this is anything new. Umm, could every delay crossing the Tappan Zee or driving down I95 or I287 really be nothing more than political retribution? I’m feeling a tad paranoid.

All this is a bit scary though. Just think about the integrity of the people we elect and who are appointed on our behalf. Bridgegate is small potatoes in the scheme of things. Just recall all the shenanigans at the federal level.

Of course politicians are going to make the most of this as is the press which no matter your political persuasion I find a bit insulting. In a matter of hours one Committee or another has collected thousands of pages of documents, hearings have been set up, the hunt is underway. In the meantime really important decisions languish in Congress and State houses.

A few road cones, blocked lanes and commuter delays get the sharks circulating; we should be so lucky managing our governments.

Fire the morons and move on. We all know this is not the first nor last such nonsense Republican or Democrat. Thank God it isn’t the Tea Party 😄

Power corrupts; remember!