Bus tax opponents were "lying scumbags"

Mayor Mark Funkhouser took aim at opponents of the city's recently approved bus tax.

Funkhouser, during a press conference this morning, call the group that opposed the 15 year sales tax "lying scumbags."

Funkhouser also compared the group, which remained anonymous, to the political action groups that ran attack advertisements against him during his own mayoral election.

The Vote No group spent more than $100,000 on advertisements, both print and television, claiming that the city was misusing the bus tax and could not be trusted with a 15 year extension.

Funkhouser also hinted that the group's fundraising and ad campaign may have been illegal.

The tax on Tuesday passed with an overwhelming majority.

After the press conference today, Funkhouser admitted, "I probably shouldn't have said that."

Rain hampers early election day voting

The parking lot of the Don Bosco Senior Center looked fairly full, but inside the lobby and voting booths stood mostly empty.

Poll officials had already planned for a low turn out — despite two hot-button issues of smoking and bus taxes — but the rain was not exactly helping get bodies into booths.

Being that it is a spring, municipal election the slow pace has not necessarily stunned many involved in the election.

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If you did not get a chance to see light rail advocate Clay Chastain on KCPT's Kansas City Week in Review, its worth a viewing here . At one point Chastain seems to blame KC voters for approving his plan even though it was so, well, flawed.

He, despite his public transportation support, is against the bus tax. His claim is that the city has already wasted too much money on city buses.