Comments on: New Year’s Procrastination http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2008/01/04/new-year%e2%80%99s-procrastination/ Mass Transit's editor, Fred Jandt, speaks weekly on critical issues facing the public transportation industry. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dwight Mengel http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2008/01/04/new-year%e2%80%99s-procrastination/#comment-2411 Dwight Mengel Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:47:12 +0000 http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2008/01/04/new-year%e2%80%99s-procrastination/#comment-2411 The situation of doomsday delayed, until it happens, reminds me of British Admiral John Bing who was executed in 1757. Bing's offense was he was a mediocre commander against the French and he was doomed by political intrigue in London. You see, the ruling government needed to cover-up their underfunding the Navy's budget (they stole the money), so Bing was their scapegoat. Nobody thought Bing would be executed. The King would surely pardon him. NOT! Good luck Chicago! The situation of doomsday delayed, until it happens, reminds me of British Admiral John Bing who was executed in 1757. Bing’s offense was he was a mediocre commander against the French and he was doomed by political intrigue in London. You see, the ruling government needed to cover-up their underfunding the Navy’s budget (they stole the money), so Bing was their scapegoat. Nobody thought Bing would be executed. The King would surely pardon him. NOT!

Good luck Chicago!

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