Michael Moore is a Pinko Fatass: 01 Aug, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - E.J. Dionne Jr. -- Washington Post Opinion Writer (washingtonpost.com)

Your August Commute

We have begun the month in which we're supposed to have the easiest time getting to and from work. It's August, that pleasant period before vacationing families return and school resumes. Your commute is less unpleasant than normal. I hope that's true. Or is it just different? The Douglass Bridge shutdown was planned for the time when commuting plunges by about 12 percent, thanks to vacationers. That made sense, unless, perhaps, you're stuck on I-295 heading for the 11th Street Bridge detour. Metrorail's ridership also drops off in August, so you may be waiting on a less-crowded platform, but one that's much too hot for office attire. Help us understand these variables, as part of a feature we're planning for The Post's commuter page, on page 2 of Sunday's Metro section. I'll bet many of you keep track, and have some long-term perspective on what happens to the commute as