Fresh New Advertising Hell for Bus Riders

I can't can't tell if this was a serious proposal or not. I'm not sure if you caught this in yesterday's long post about the Department submissions on the budget:

- $50,000 Using the automated bus announcement system to allow audio advertising on buses.

That's an interesting fresh new hell for busriders. In addition to being wrapped in a dark-difficult-to-see-out-of hamburger or beer can, they can enjoy being barraged with a announcement like "Next stop, Main and Jackson. Attention Kmart shoppers, today's blue light specials include . . . " or better yet, an ad for John McCain for President in between announcements of bus stops where he proudly proclaims that the fundamentals of our economy are strong. Now there is something to look forward to!