Private Stadium Funding Canceled – The Post
Not surprisingly, the Deutsche Bank private financing plan is off the table. Council chair Linda Cropp (D) offered the funniest quote I have seen in a while:
It was never my plan. It was a plan that was recommended by the CFO
Politicians are amusing sometimes.
Mayor: Lease vote will go off Tuesday – The Wash. Times
Mayor Anthony Williams wants to have the vote on Tuesday whether the votes are there or not. Kwame Brown (D, At-large) wants to hold off though, which sounds to me like he wants to vote yes, but needs to be convinced.
Mayor Growing Tired Of Stadium Fight – WRC-TV
Whiskey tango foxtrot?
You know the mayor’s stupid and this was an awful deal, it’s still awful and everybody’s bad, I don’t have any desire whatsoever to continue that game,” said Williams. “I think it’s now time to have a vote. I do not have any intention whatsoever this time of withdrawing the legislation. I think we just need to have a vote. And if you want baseball, this is what we have
Not something you want to hear from anybody in a leadership position. Marion Barry is going to eat this up with one of these.
Nats are close to deal with reliever Rodriguez – The Wash. Times
P Felix Rodriguez is apparently not yet a National officially, who knew?