The elitists are the ones who are going to spend $1.4 billion on a light rail extension to Milwaukie. Railcake? How about just dividing $1.4 billion amongst everybody who lives in S.E. and see if they can manage to live without light rail?

For that same amount, they could buy a brand new 2009 Jetta Diesel for 55,000 Portlanders, thereby improving their standard of living and their range of travel.

Go buy biodiesel.