September 16, 2004
Baseball Barry, Barry bad to him
Presumptive D.C. city councilmember Marion Barry (he still needs to win the November general election, but that's a foregone conclusion in a Democratic town like D.C.) lashed out at Mayor Anthony Williams' stadium plans for the Expos yesterday, declaring: "Over my dead body. I don't believe we should spend one cent of taxpayer money on a stadium. ... These owners stick you up. I won't let them stick you up." Current councilmember Adrian Fenty added that the council should take Tuesday's voter revolt as a sign to stop pouring tax money into downtown projects like museum expansion or baseball stadiums.
For his part, Mayor Williams responded to the election results: "It would be myopic and stupid and idiotic, certainly on my part, to just say, 'Oh, all we need to do is just adjust the drapes and the air conditioning.' Clearly, there is a message being sent here." Then he went on to insist that he'd go ahead with his stadium plan, because it would be a benefit to the whole city. Maybe Barry should try Western Union.
