I wrote this sitting on the 1pm Peter Pan bus from New York back to Boston:
I’m noticed some pretty disturbing things:
The bus driver has been on the phone for a good portion of the drive.
Greyhound / Peter Pan doesn’t post a “How’s my driving?” phone number inside the cabin.
Even if they did, I’d be [...]
With Greyhound’s own BoltBus funneling off the crazy bargain shoppers, Greyhound’s Boston-New York discount fare (the one you have to click “Can I get a lower price?” to get) is now up to $45. But in a victory for transparency, they’ve also dropped the “convenience fee” of $3. So, compared with a month ago, the [...]
The insane proposals by John McCain and Hillary Clinton to provide a “gas tax holiday” has shaken me out of media-induced stupor: there are real issues and real values at stake in this election. Jeremiah Wright, “snipergate,” and all the rest of that is just soporific to keep us from facing hard realities. Shame on [...]
