Comments on: Graham Withdraws From Taxi Oversight

By: Our Morning Roundup: The “Google Jim Graham” Edition - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:04 +0000

[...] I ran a Google-Graham-drill. Unfortunately, the first item that came up was Graham’s decision to give up oversight over the D.C. taxi industry. Old news, but it’s worth checking out again just to note his scarlet bowtie and fluorescent [...]

By: Clyde Tolson

Clyde Tolson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:06:32 +0000

Dear Jim:

You're a day late, a dollar short, and you left the driver no tip.

Bests,

The Ghost of J. Edgar (Mary) Hoover

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:37:17 +0000

Odd? How so? Loza is negotiating his plea deal. What cards could Ted Loza possibly have in his hands with which to deal? BINGO! He has the goods on Graham.

Does anyone still believe that Graham was not a beneficiary of this lucre in one way or another? $320,000.00 (cash) to the Chair of the Taxi Commission vs. $1500.00 to Ted Loza, yeah right.

As the Post's AIDS epic makes clear there are huge amounts of money floating around AIDS. Jim Graham invented and perfected the AIDS grift. Does anyone believe that someone of such low mortal character as to systematically loot funding aimed at an emerging, collosal epidemic in order to buy to buy art, furniture and bagatelles would think twice about taking money from taxi drivers?

I hope the FBI dogs this and doesn't allow Nickles to put up a smoke screen. This look the othewr way while one hand washes the other culture must be rooted out. Nickles, Gray are all part of it.

By: Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:11:42 +0000

Why now? Because Graham was too self-absorbed to do it earlier. And yes, the "he's been planning on it" argument is bogus. So Vince "one city" Gray played no part in Graham's decision? That's what he's saying? If true, it's pathetic and further shows his unwillingness to stand for anything other than his political aspirations. If it's not true, then he's dishonest. Either way, I hope LL keeps reporting this fiasco.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:31:17 +0000

Maybe it's just me, but this seems odd...why now? He insists that he's innocent, and for three weeks refused to give up oversight and now he does? Also, I find the whole "he's been planning on it" but was trying to figure out who would take over arguement a bit bogus...