But...Can "issue specific" independents ride bikes? I sure hope so!
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CC: [email protected] Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:54:39 -0600 To: "Reed Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Emily Ehlers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Blake Theisen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Sarah Gaskell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui) } @font-face { font-family: Franklin Gothic Book; } @font-face { font-family: CgAccoladeBd; } @font-face { font-family: CgAccoladeMd; } @font-face { font-family: Verdana; } @font-face { font-family: Georgia; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Franklin Gothic Book" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Franklin Gothic Book" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Franklin Gothic Book" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-compose } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } Yes, you must be a lefty to ride your bike. No conservative voter has ever been known to ride their bikes, it is a well known fact! ;-) Ann M. Freiwald, ASLA --------------------------------- From: Reed Dunbar Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:38 AM To: Emily Ehlers; Ann Freiwald; Blake Theisen; Sarah Gaskell Subject: ready. set. anger. Bicycle Commuter Act One Step Closer to Reality The Bicycle Commuter Act was included as part of the Comprehensive House Energy Bill on December 6. The Senate has unfortunately thrown out ALL tax provisions, but they will on the table during the Conference Committee meeting. Now we just are waiting for the Senates approval. Sadly, during the debate, two representatives made unfortunate remarks. Click here to read the viewpoints of Reps. John Boehner (R-OH) and Doc Hastings (R-WA) during the House debate (PDF, comments highlighted). One of those comments (Hastings): And, Mr. Speaker, it gives a tax credit to people for riding their bikes to work. I am sorry, but gas prices and climate change aren't going to be fixed by making people ride their bikes to work. This isn't a plan to make America energy independent and to free us from foreign oil. It is just a dream for the political left in this country. And let me repeat, Mr. Speaker, it raises taxes, it is anti-nuclear and anti-dams, it forces people out of their cars, and gives tax credits for riding their bike to work. Reed Dunbar Community Planner Schreiber Anderson Associates, Inc. 717 John Nolen Drive Madison, WI 53713 Ph: 608-255-0800, 441-3593 direct Fax: 608-255-7750 Please visit us at www.saa-madison.com Have you heard about the Safe Routes to School Program? Contact SAA today and one of our Bike/Pedestrian Experts can help create healthy initiatives for your community. *This message and all accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510-2521, and contain information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the content of this information is prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the original message. From: "Matt Logan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Bikies] RE: ready. set. anger. Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:35:01 -0600 To: <[email protected]> It is difficult to fathom how something that is so much fun (biking to work) could be the target for so much derision. Well maybe not, I suppose raising the specter of the "anti-car left" forcing you out of your car is the perfect solution to the problem of "How to keep your largest political donors swimming in misbegotten cash derived by distorting the market with huge energy, automobile, and road subsidies." Reducing energy dependence via promotion of MV-alternatives may sound like a dream to some because less than 15% of Americans are likely to use them, but considering the gasoline shortfalls that have produced the price spikes are a tiny 5% deficit in supply, a temporary mode-shift of 5% is all that is needed to eliminate the spikes (and erase Exxon-mobile's record profits). The alternative is to let gas-price-gouged consumers reduce their spending elsewhere (like on new homes, vacations or holiday retail) which can induce a recession. - Matt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann Freiwald Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:55 AM To: Reed Dunbar; Emily Ehlers; Blake Theisen; Sarah Gaskell Cc: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] RE: ready. set. anger. [snip] One of those comments (Hastings): This isn't a plan to make America energy independent and to free us from foreign oil. It is just a dream for the political left in this country. And let me repeat, Mr. Speaker, it raises taxes, it is anti-nuclear and anti-dams, it forces people out of their cars, and gives tax credits for riding their bike to work." [snip] _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
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