Bikes and Politics
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009Two recent articles in the Washington Post concerning nationals parks caught my attention. The first article discussed a new policy that allows people to carry concealed, loaded weapons in most national parks and wildlife refuges. It is a new policy that has been implemented in the last days of the Bush administration and is already […]
Obama Inauguration Bicycle Rip-Off
Thursday, December 18th, 2008I recently found an ad on Craigslists for an Obama Inauguration bicycle. The ad read:
“OBAMA 08″ Schwinn 18″ Jaguar 7 Speed Cruiser - Very Nice - $165 (Arlington)
Reply to: sale-962151988@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-12-17, 9:21PM EST
Schwinn Jaguar: Nice 18 Schwinn Aluminum 7 speed Jaguar with grip shifting and a Alivio Shimano Rear Derailleur, Power Brakes, Nice 26 […]
Don’t Sign The Rails To Trails Petition
Saturday, December 13th, 2008I recent saw a posting on the Biking Bis blog entitled “Obama’s public works plan should include bicycle facilities; here’s a petition” . It included a link to a petition on the Rails To Trails website requesting infrastructure spending on bicycle and pedestrian projects.
While I am a big fan of Rails-To-Trails, I am against the petition. President Elect […]
Mark Warner Gave Me The Dead Fish Handshake
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008Mark Warner is the Democratic candidate in Virginia for the U.S. Senate. In 2001, while he was campaigning to be Governor of Virgina, I ran into him at a campaign rally and he gave the dead fish handshake because I live in Maryland, not Virginia.
The Whole Story- I was biking riding with a friend on […]
Presidential Election Bicycle Race
Friday, October 10th, 2008I had previously posted that Barack Obama’s strategy to win the Democratic nomination was similiar to a bicycle racing strategy. The cover of the latest issue of the Weekly Standard (shown above) has a cartoon of John McCain and Sarah Palin on a bicycle. I am glad to see that my prior post has influenced […]
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