I saw a man running down the street, to arrive at a position in front of a major Bus Stop Intersection.  He was holding a sign.  Which had two pictures on it.  One was of Adolf Hitler.  The other — right next to Hitler — someone not as recognizable.

“Neal McFarlane,” the sign waver helped me out.  “CEO of Tri-Met.”

“Cool,” I said, before walked off — my curiosity satiated.

Now, granted, there are legitimate issues to be had with the operation of the city’s public transportation — pay raises to top executives against the backdrop of service cuts and ticket price increases and the demands of putting unused trains into spots that aren’t using them —

But, you can figure me if my general reaction is… “Huh?”

Is the message that if Adolf Hitler’s power were restricted to that of operation of public transportation bureau, he would operate it as Neal McFarlane has Tri-Met?  I suppose there’s something of pointing to Adolf’s friend Benito Mussolini, who I’ve read counter-veiling opinions pro and against that he “Kept the Trains going on time”.  (The Peter Principle in action with him.)  I have to wonder what would happen if you hired Hitler to walk your dog — or, is there a Nazi method of walking a dog?

In sum: the only city employee who should be placed next to an image of Hitler is Mark Kruger.

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