That 5% margin is greater than than the 1998 bond vote -- you know, the one that the Vote Yes'ers have been referring to as "overwhelming".

The big question is if any politician now has the guts to start a drive to kill the silly-ass idea for a park.

[Ed Note: You actually bring up a valid point that I don't think anyone has debated: what, exactly, is the Trinity River, and what should we be doing with it, period?]