No. Absolutely not. Unlike many others in the Washington region, I will not attribute the cause for the unprecedented Metro crash last week primarily to the lack of funding.

There’s no denying that officials with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and elected leaders have been crying poor mouth almost since the subway system was constructed. But to lay the death of nine people and the injury of 80 others at the foot of WMATA’s balance sheet trivializes the tragedy and excuses irresponsible decisions made by managers with the approval of the board of directors.

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