Missouri Bicycle News

In 2004, I pleaded for someone in power to take charge and — to quote the eminent philosopher Larry the Cable Guy — get ’er done.

Well, you know what they say. “Be careful what you ask for.”

Now the question is who loves the Katy more: Attorney General Jay Nixon or Gov. Matt Blunt?

Both say they want a Kansas City-Katy link to be part of any settlement with AmerenUE in the Taum Sauk reservoir disaster, which is a good thing. . . .

With Republican Blunt and Democrat Nixon expected to run against each other for governor in 2008, the political overtones worry trail supporters like Brent Hugh of the Missouri Bicycle Federation.

“I’d just like to see it get finished as soon as possible,” Hugh told me. “What I’m worried about is that in their maneuvering, they’ll mess up an opportunity.” . . .
So are a lot of us hopeful that Jeff City will get its act together and finish the Katy. And if somehow politics screws it up, well, I know a couple of pols who won’t be allowed to forget it.

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