Obama Proposes Federal Oversight Of Transit Safety

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[Sub-Driver]

Obama Proposes Federal Takeover Of Mass Transit White House Hopes For Federal Oversight Of Safety Regulations On All Local Subways, Light Rails In US Reporting Hazel Sanchez

Who should run mass transportation?

If the White House has its way, New York and other subway systems nationwide could be in for a federal safety takeover.

It comes as a surprise to many straphangers. Unlike airplanes and highways, the nation's subways systems operate with no federal oversight.

"That makes me uncomfortable to hear that," subway rider Rhonda Jordan said. "I do take the subway quite often."

One City College transportation expert says subway safety has always been under local control.

"The industry has always had its own safety – each of the properties does their own," Dr. Robert Paaswell said. "In New York, there's an Office of Inspector General associated with the MTA, so if there is an accident OIG gets right involved."

But in the wake of the Washington, D.C. Metro crash that killed nine people, the Obama administration is proposing that the federal government take over safety regulation of all subway and light rail systems across the country – in essence, telling state and local regulators to step aside.

The plan would require congressional approval. New York's senior senator says that, based on what he knows so far, he's supportive.

[Sub-Driver]

Hey nationalize everything!

[screaminsunshine]

Obama Sucks`!@

[chicken head]

http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=4382 have yall seen this

[Publius Maximus]

What a nightmare.

[PghBaldy]

But in the wake of the Washington, D.C. Metro crash that killed nine people, Who runs DC metro?

[Viking2002]

Looks like Il Duce wants to make the trains all run on time. I'll leave the lamp post end of the homily 'hanging', so to speak.

[rdl6989]

[K-oneTexas]

Amtrack works so well.

US Postal Service works so well.

Government managed and run is a brilliant idea.

NOT!

[rdl6989]

Lol.

[redpoll]

What a great idea! Then they can pass a law - or write a regulation, that would be easier - requiring people to use the mass transit. If they’re really smart, they’ll just impose carbon taxes on cars that are so high nobody will be able to afford to drive, but they just might take the direct route and demand that it happen. It’s either that or experience the melting ice caps and the extinction of the polar bear.

The speed with which the Democrats are imposing fascism is breathtaking. As far as I’m concerned the fight-or-else line will be in November 2010. If the Democrats manage to subvert that election on a national level, I’m afraid there’s little choice but follow the dictates of America’s Founding Fathers on issues of liberty and freedom.

[DoughtyOne]

Major Banks
Wall Street
Fannie May and Freddie Mac
Major Corporations
Automobile manufacturers
Health care
All highway underpasses and bridges
Mass transit

Look what the left can seek to do in ten months.

When the left wants something done their way, they go for it.

When our side wants something done they look for an excuse why it’s impossible.

[SkyDancer]

The media was hyping the fact that Bush was going to do exactly what Barack Insane Obama is doing now ... so where’s the outrage?????

[Shady]

Hilarious! I think this has become a Dali painting.

[Shady]

Hilarious! I think this has become a Dali painting.

[DoughtyOne]

Banks, lending institutions, Fannie Mae and Freedie Mac, and Wall Street were each operating under federal guidelines when the melt down took place.

Your points are well taken.

[Chode]

[denydenydeny]

He’s got the banks, he’s got the bus line....Obama is Old Man Potter.

[Entrepreneur]

Yeah, the Feds have done so well with Amtrak.

[tet68]

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism,

Usurpation of the private sector, it’s nothing less.
You are right come November 2010.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Or....

When our side wants something done they apologize

[Victor]

These pricks are trying hard, aren't they?

Gotta give 'em credit....they know what's going to happen in the next set of elections.

[Does so]

Warren Buffett just spent $34B to buy a train system.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

[DoughtyOne]

I do see some of that, but I also want to make it clear I’m not referring to the U.S. as a whole as our side, but more pointedly Republicans in general.

After Obambi’s apology tours, I wanted to make sure we were on the same wave length.

[Sub-Driver]

Hey we’re soon to be Venezuela............

[Gritty]

If they manage to get away with this, the next thing you know, they’re gonna want to take over all the private automobile companies!... Oh, wait,never mind.

[Zeppo]

"That makes me uncomfortable to hear that," subway rider Rhonda Jordan said. "I do take the subway quite often."

There was a time when I would have been appalled by that level of ignorance. Sadly, no longer...

[TXnMA]

""That makes me uncomfortable to hear that," subway rider Rhonda Jordan said. "I do take the subway quite often.""

Hey, stupidbroad, name one single thing that federal intrusion has ever improved... Are you sure you want idiots like Øbozo, Nanzi Pelosi or Bahney Fwank mucking around with your daily commute?

[woofie]

I got a toilet i will obama nationalize

[stephenjohnbanker]

“When the left wants something done their way, they go for it.

When our side wants something done they look for an excuse why it’s impossible.”

Man, is that ever the truth!!

[LibLieSlayer]

comrade muzzie mother****** pushes yet another agenda item to make marx happy.

LLS

[Lancey Howard]

How many fat ignoramuses do you think CBS had to query before they got the answer they liked?

[blueyon]

Maybe the Chicago transit is hurting and he is trying to make it look like it is not directly a gift to them

[Cobra64]

[BenLurkin]

Unlike airplanes and highways, the nation's subways systems operate with no federal oversight.

"That makes me uncomfortable to hear that," subway rider Rhonda Jordan said. "I do take the subway quite often."

How stupid can some people be?

[himno hero]

he is

[Rocky]

LOL. Great picture.

[madison10]

He’s got the banks, he’s got the bus line....Obama is Old Man Potter

Yes, and Griff from "Back to the Future 2" all rolled into one nasty America-destroyer.

[bustinchops]

This will be traced back to a union move.

[Gene Eric]

Thinking to himself: “I cannot believe how easy it is to seize so much property from the private sector.”

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you.

It’s really sad the truths that can be said about Republicanism. Once you look at them, it becomes clear why our cause languishes.

I’m not referring to the vacant chants of the left. I am referring to valid comments about the Democrat Satellite known as the Republican party.

It doesn’t have to be this way folks. It’s time for a little political revolution on the right. I think the Tea Party Express has it just right, although I think they appropriately take both parties to task.

We on the other hand can and should clean out the rats in our party. If it isn’t evident by now, it never will be.

[upchuck]

Hey -10nobama, nationalize my ass why doncha?

[NotSoModerate]

The big (liberal) cities are for this because the cost burden will be relieved, as the federal government would take on the cost. And how will the federal government get the funding? They will tax residents and businesses in small towns and cities that don’t have rail systems.

[sentient]

there will be only one solution to this nightmare in short order....

[dusttoyou]

What a train-wreck.

One of our fine PhotoShoppers needs to put nobama in the pic.

[FrankR]

"Obama Proposes Federal Takeover Of Mass Transit "

And the hits...just keep onnnnnnnn a'comin'.

I guess he heard his idol - hitler - made the trains run on time, so he wants to try his hand at it too.

This is going to go on, so long as we LET IT go on. We need to storm Washington with numbers in the millions...numbers in the thousands doesn't seem to work.

Glenn Beck is right, WE OUTNUMBER THEM...let don't just sit here playing with our remotes while our country circles down the drain with that awful sucking sound.

If we could just get the ones obama has put out of work to go to Washington, we could gridlock the whole city.

If America doesn't want to protect itself, it should at least protect our children. We've saddled them with over $300-thousand to pay for obama's follies up to now...what's next?

Remember how the X-Generation blamed the boomers for their situation of the country...NOW, the children of the X-Gens are going to get 10-fold the punishment that they (perceived) themselves getting from us boomers.

I hope now they are finding out the government had a LOT to do with what they did, or didn't inheret...not their parents.

So what now? You've had a pretty good life? Cars? Homes? Stereos? Golf? How many of those things will your children have, starting out life $300 grand in debt?

And, you can get your bippie that obama will think of lot more ways to pile it them too, like cofiscating any inheritance you might be planning to leave, etc.

But, let's just all sit here, wring our hands, and call obama and idiot...and do nothing. Our children and grandchildren will grow up in a Mad Max world under a mad dictator, obsessed with his race, and out pay back the world for it.

I'm 64, I might not even live to see it play out...might be sent to the "death panel", but you 30-40-50 year olds should adopt a new battle cry for America concerning the democrat destruction machine - STEP FORWARD AND STOP IT.

Or, you can just sit there until it comes your turn for the death panel interview by the government. Once you turn 40, you're suddenly 60 without even noticing...Tempus Fugit

[FrankR]

"Obama Proposes Federal Takeover Of Mass Transit "

And the hits...just keep onnnnnnnn a'comin'.

I guess he heard his idol - hitler - made the trains run on time, so he wants to try his hand at it too.

This is going to go on, so long as we LET IT go on. We need to storm Washington with numbers in the millions...numbers in the thousands doesn't seem to work.

Glenn Beck is right, WE OUTNUMBER THEM...let don't just sit here playing with our remotes while our country circles down the drain with that awful sucking sound.

If we could just get the ones obama has put out of work to go to Washington, we could gridlock the whole city.

If America doesn't want to protect itself, it should at least protect our children. We've saddled them with over $300-thousand to pay for obama's follies up to now...what's next?

Remember how the X-Generation blamed the boomers for their situation of the country...NOW, the children of the X-Gens are going to get 10-fold the punishment that they (perceived) themselves getting from us boomers.

I hope now they are finding out the government had a LOT to do with what they did, or didn't inheret...not their parents.

So what now? You've had a pretty good life? Cars? Homes? Stereos? Golf? How many of those things will your children have, starting out life $300 grand in debt?

And, you can get your bippie that obama will think of lot more ways to pile it them too, like cofiscating any inheritance you might be planning to leave, etc.

But, let's just all sit here, wring our hands, and call obama and idiot...and do nothing. Our children and grandchildren will grow up in a Mad Max world under a mad dictator, obsessed with his race, and out pay back the world for it.

I'm 64, I might not even live to see it play out...might be sent to the "death panel", but you 30-40-50 year olds should adopt a new battle cry for America concerning the democrat destruction machine - STEP FORWARD AND STOP IT.

Or, you can just sit there until it comes your turn for the death panel interview by the government. Once you turn 40, you're suddenly 60 without even noticing...Tempus Fugit

[gitmo]

Is the image reversed? I think it says “BURLINGTON” on the train car.

[Brytani]

My disgust for this administration and their dictator grows daily. Is there anything this government does not want to control, grab or regulate?

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Just another sneaky way to gain government control of another part of the economy.