Rendell: Without New SEPTA Funding, We Will Have Flooding For 27 Days And 27 Nights

SEPTA met yesterday to pass a budget, and Ed Rendell decided he needed to quote Lord of the Rings to show how serious this is:

“A day may come when the courage of men fails!” Rendell’s Aragorn told a startled-looking SEPTA board of directors. “But it is not this day! This day, we fight!”

Later, Rendell went even further back in written history by quoting the Bible, although he got the number of apostles confused with the number of pieces of silver Judas betrayed Jesus for:

“Don’t let them buy you off for 12 pieces of silver!” Rendell said, abandoning “Lord of the Rings” for his own interpretation of Judas’ betrayal price, which was actually 30 pieces of silver.

“Dig your heels in!” Rendell exclaimed. “Hold your ground!”

I’m a little unclear as to who, exactly, is betraying whom here, but one can only assume this will culminate in the crucifixion of someone or something, most likely SEPTA. Transfers? Who needs transfers?

Guv urges SEPTA board: ‘Don’t settle!’ [Daily News]