"Why would lefties (or righties) not want a service like transit to work as efficiently as possible?"

Yes, but complaining about the lack of services on your way to advocate for the termination of said services is beyond belief --- but becoming more an more typical of these nonsensical cretins!

"There were over a million there"

305,000,000/1,000,000 = 0.33%

It's a Mandate (blink, blink)!

"Not sure what you're referring to"

Umm, yes, abolishment of Public Transit has Long been a Mainstay of "republican" Mantra!
Did you forget?

"We conservatives just LOOooove dirty water"

Umm, I haven't seen a real "conservative" in some time. Where are they, and why by-god do you keep them hidden away?

"Well, that's interesting because I'm a republican, active in the party, attend the meetings, give money, and I can't recall even once anyone trying to shut down public transit."

Senator 'Happy' to Block Metro Funding
WASHINGTON -- Worn-out and run down, the Metro system is in disrepair. The transit agency's financial troubles are well documented, with nearly $500 million needed to fix a list of "urgent unfunded needs" -- everything from crumbling platforms to frail track fasteners that are supposed to keep rail lines in place.

But as Metro looks toward Capitol Hill for help, one major roadblock is standing in the way: Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla

I'm happy to be a roadblock to that bill," Coburn tells WTOP. "It's $1.5 billion they want, we (the government) don't have the money to pay for it, so where are we going to get the money?"

Coburn doesn't think one penny of funding for Metro should come from American taxpayers.

"How dare us say we are going to steal opportunity from our children so that we can have a ride on the Metro. I think the vast majority of Americans would disagree with that."

But hey, let's not distract ourselves from the Hilarity of Anti-Government Teabaggers taking Public Transit (i.e. government transportation) to their anti-government "Protest"!

It's Priceless!

New Protest outfit = $250.00
Misspelled Racist sign = $1.00
A unproductive day Wasted with Idiots = invaluable

Taking Government Transportation to an Anti-Government Rally ---- Then Complaining about it = Priceless!