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To: RetiredNow who wrote (5845)	3/9/2009 11:07:33 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86350

.S. public transit 2008 ridership highest in 52 years 35 mins ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing volatile energy prices and a major economic downturn, Americans turned to public transportation more in 2008 than they have in over 50 years, a transit group said on Monday. Americans took 10.7 billion trips on public transit last year, up 4 percent from 2007, the American Public Transportation Association said. This is the highest level of ridership in 52 years. "Where many of the other indicators in our economy are down, public transit is up," APTA Vice President Rosemary Sheridan told Reuters. U.S. gasoline prices set records in 2008, rising above $4 a gallon in July. Gasoline costs began to cool off in the fall, however, as the effects of a global economic downturn began to curb oil demand. Although gasoline prices are down, Sheridan said that many people are sticking with public transportation to save money. Public transit trips were up 4.12 percent in December to 842 million. Ridership on public transportation rose 1.68 percent to 2.7 billion trips in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to the same period a year earlier. This is the fifth consecutive year the association has reported record ridership. Sheridan said the economic slowdown might dent public transportation use in 2009, though, as increased unemployment may lead to fewer commuters. As Americans rode public transit more last year, they drove less. The U.S. Transportation Department reported last month that highway travel fell 3.6 percent, or almost 108 billion miles, in 2008 from 2007. (Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; editing by Jim Marshall)

To: RetiredNow who wrote (5845)	3/9/2009 1:14:39 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 86350

I was referring to the situation since the election. the bullshit fed us by Fox News that the Dems have been in power for the last 2 years. But they have. Its not BS. In your mind, does the filibuster mean Republicans ran Congress for the last 2 years?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (5845)	3/18/2009 5:39:27 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86350

It makes sense that Republicans are using threats of filibusters quite a lot, since Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are determined to go ahead with a quite radical agenda, with their idea of bipartisanship being "sign on the agenda and we might make some very slight changes you like". As for "projected for the end of term", that's a rather unreasonable projection. There won't be as much that will inspire Republicans to new filibuster threats its not like the Democrats can keep spending more money at this pace, not unless they want the US to default on its debt, or inflate it away to the extent that we move in the direction of Zimbabwe.