Whether or not you enjoy Barbara Boxer's senatorial antics, there's no denying she's a master of making grandiose gestures without actually committing to any specific action. Fer instance, she sent out some emails to constituents the other day about how she's eager to reduce our dependence on oil and improve mass transit and stuff. She offers a "summary of steps necessary," without actually explaining how she's going to make any of these things happen: "1. Better vehicle gas mileage ... 2. More hybrid vehicles ... 3. Alternative fuels ... 4. Better tires ... 5. Convenient public transportation."
Look at that. Apparantly paying a visit to the Michelin Man for some "better tires" is higher priority than rescuing Muni or Bart. Or maybe public transit made the very bottom of the list because she knows damn well that making Muni and Bart run on time is antithetical to everyone who works in those organizations.

Our favorite part of her message is this: "Last year, I visited San Francisco’s Department of Transportation because it leads the way in reducing the city’s dependence on oil by using more alternatively fueled and hybrid vehicles." Oh really? That's nice. Did you take the bus to get there? Ha ha ha, oh we kid. Seriously, though, we're looking forward to seeing you down on Geary with a hard hat and shovel, building those Rapid Bus Transit stops.

After the jump: the fulltext of Senator Boxer's commitmentless commitment to reduce oil usage.