Sound Politics: The Insane Clown Posse and the Tunnel of Love

January 19, 2007

The Insane Clown Posse and the Tunnel of Love

I'm reminded of the music group the Insane Clown Posse and their album "Tunnel of Love"

Now that Mrs. Gregoire has firmy rejected the latest Viaduct tunnel proposal, Mr. Nickels (he's the Clown Club mascot) and the Seattle City Clowncil have re-revived their on-again, off-again scheme for a public vote on the tunnel. What a waste. The special March election would cost Seattle taxpayers $1 million and wouldn't settle anything. The ballot measure won't consider any revenue sources to cover the multi-hundred-million dollar shortfall in identified tunnel financing, so a YES wouldn't be taken seriously by state officials. And Mr. Nickels and the Clowncil aren't likely to take NO for an answer. They long ago dug in their heels and vowed to block a new Viaduct.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at January 19, 2007 11:36 AM | Email This

Comments

1. Very "progressive"! This is exactly what Seattle voters asked for when they elected these people. (And let's not forget the "progessive" Seattle school system.)

Posted by: Walters on January 19, 2007 11:51 AM

2. Are you really a fan of the Insane Clown Posse? I never would have guessed. They are scary.

What's ridiculous about this is that Gregoire came out and told Nickels that it should go to a vote. And less than a month later she says the tunnel is dead. Why ask for a vote a month ago then? Nothing has changed in that time.

Diverting the money to 520 is the best idea they have had yet.

Posted by: Palouse on January 19, 2007 12:30 PM

3. This half-baked, crazed, last-minute thrashing about is the process by which the RTID projects are being created.

For everyone's sake, and the sakes of those who will come after us, do all you can to ensure that the RTID and ST2 tax grab does not prevail in November.

Posted by: Wilhelm Katz on January 19, 2007 12:55 PM

4. Stupid perhaps, but not Insane Clown Posse stupid, not much is that stupid. Knock the thing down and spend the billions on upgrading the numerous ridiculous present traffic engineering feats (the West Seattle merge on to N5, the Icky Shuffle on 5 thru the downtown core, the Ship Canal merge, yes even dreaded rail).

Posted by: CandrewB on January 19, 2007 04:44 PM

5. And while this Pi**ing contest continues the populace is imperiled by a close-to-collapse main artery. Remember? "It can go at any time."

What's the truth here? Imminent death, tunnel or nothing or the structure's fine but "we need a seawall."

Posted by: G Jiggy on January 19, 2007 04:57 PM

6. Forget an election; I think a celebrity deathmatch between Gregoire and Nickles to settle the tunnel fight is in order. Anybody know any claymation artists?

I could see Gregoire playing dirty, for instance going for hizzoner's nads, perhaps grinding her crown into his face...but the match would end when Nickles has enough and simply ingests her head first (followed by burping up a ballot or two). The referee, none other than Ron Sims, would declare Nickles the winner as Gregoire's husband and former sorority sisters watch in horror.

Oh--and in the back row, two state patrol officers would high five each other...

Posted by: Organization Man on January 19, 2007 08:21 PM

7. OM--
Nickles problem is he is so dang fat, even he isn't sure if he actually has any "nads"!

Posted by: dude on January 20, 2007 12:22 AM