tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332493.post113509237880888194..comments2023-11-05T06:58:15.278-05:00Comments on Delusions of Grandeur: Strike! Strike!lifeintheGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178676226827107425noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332493.post-1135357100328796442005-12-23T11:58:00.000-05:002005-12-23T11:58:00.000-05:00A Republican? Ouch. Dude, you didn't have to be me...A Republican? Ouch. Dude, you didn't have to be mean. I am glad that you gave some ground on your original opinion; my point was that the blame should be shared...you clarified your stance and we're on the same page. And yes, I was reaching a bit with the PD/FDNY comparisons.<BR/><BR/>I will say this, however: Al Queda would have killed (both literally and figuratively) for the opportunity to Matthew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397299531276534035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332493.post-1135277778245552522005-12-22T13:56:00.000-05:002005-12-22T13:56:00.000-05:00Terrorism? Jesus, you sounds like a Republican. ...Terrorism? Jesus, you sounds like a Republican. I heard that Saddam was responsible for the strike.<BR/><BR/>Listen - of course the WTU bears some responsibility, but much of the media puts it ALL on them, when the MTA has no incentive to negotiate as long as a strike is illegal, and they've been stonewalling the entire time. They're both at fault. Perhaps almost equally.<BR/><BR/>To compare lifeintheGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178676226827107425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332493.post-1135172682291967952005-12-21T08:44:00.000-05:002005-12-21T08:44:00.000-05:00I understand where you're coming from, respect you...I understand where you're coming from, respect your defense of the "little guy" and agree completely about the gross incompetence of the MTA and its muckity mucks...but to say that MTA employees should bear no fault is just plain wrong.<BR/><BR/>The reason an MTA strike is illegal should have been apparent during yesterday's rush hour. From my safe vantage point in Chicago, things looked like 9/Matthew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397299531276534035noreply@blogger.com