Hugh Ferriss wrote:The most intense opposition was in parts of South County (notably Oakville Township), but fortunately there were far fewer votes cast down there.
That's not surprising- that area really gets out for the "no" vote. I'm amazed that Oakville has schools and fire protection- that area of South County is pretty conservative about matters like that.
I'm just now weighing in, but I am so glad that St. Louis County residents overwhelmingly backed this initiative. As others have noted elsewhere, this even passed in some areas that are generally quite conservative, so obviously, a good number of people in (most) parts of St. Louis County realized what an advantage a stronger transit system is for our region. Also, as others have said, hopefully Metro will seize this opportunity and maintain the public trust.
southsidepride wrote:But seeing Loesch, Hennessy and the rest of the tea partiers with egg on their face is a definite fringe benefit.
Amen. I'm generally more liberal than conservative, and while I wish government leaders would embrace fiscal conservatism more often, my ideas of conservatism are pretty far out of whack with the average Tea Party member to the point where I'd never be welcome among that group, not that I care or anything. I just think it's rather sad that any non-war spending is looked upon by these people as socialism, and this unfortunately myopic view comes right at a time when our nation has serious infrastructure issues that need to be addressed. If anything, now is the right time for initiatives like this. Think of the many private sector jobs that may be created by the construction of additional Metrolink lines, and the private sector jobs that will be saved with an adequate transit system for the region. That doesn't seem like socialism to me.
ThreeOneFour, officially unwelcome in the St. Louis Tea Party (and, probably, Oakville)
