Jonetta Rose Barras: Graham merits chutzpah award on Metro

If there were a “Chutzpah of the Year” award, D.C. Councilman and Metro Board Chairman Jim Graham would win hands down. The man is amazing.

The Examiner‘s Kytja Weir reported earlier this week that Graham has embraced the idea being pushed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and others of establishing national federal safety standards and oversight of transit agencies and subway systems. “We need it,” said Graham.