Denver Cabbies Fear Being Stiffed by Democrat Delegates

Now where would these guys get the notion that a promise from Democrats is worthless? I mean, the Democrats have such a longstanding tradition of paying for everything in advance and never running up a debt, right?

The 5,000 delegates coming to Denver for the Democratic National Convention will each be getting $40 transportation vouchers.

But the vouchers may be worthless in the eyes of some taxi drivers.

City Councilman Michael Hancock said some taxi company owners are concerned their drivers won't accept vouchers out of fear the Denver 2008 Host Committee won't reimburse them.

"We want to make sure that taxi drivers feel confident that they'll be taken care of . . . and that we don't have uncomfortable taxi drivers out there," Hancock said Tuesday. "They don't make very good ambassadors."

Hancock revealed the taxi drivers' reservations about the voucher program during the final City Council briefing on the DNC, which opens Monday.

Vouchers? How about these fatcats dig into their own pockets and pay their own way?

Better yet, if we're going to have vouchers, why not have carbon credit vouchers? This way they can get a free ride and pretend they're doing something for the environment.

Chris Lopez, spokesman for the local host committee, which is responsible for raising the money to put on the DNC, said cabbies will be made whole. "We will make good on every voucher," he said.

Of course, a Democrat's word is as good as gold, right?