Loudoun’s Reid playing both sides on Silver Line

I joined Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko yesterday to talk with Bruce DePuyt about the Silver Line. Loudoun supervisor Ken Reid, the “swing vote” on the project, and “Loudoun Opt Out” leader Dave LaRock joined by phone.

Baratko posed a very good question in the second half of the segment. After supporting the Silver Line and calling it “a fait accompli” in the campaign, then publicly coming out against it, Reid ultimately voted for it. But in his comments, he seemed to have nothing good to say about a project that most businesses and residents in Loudoun County are very eager for.

Why did Reid vote for something he doesn’t seem to like? Or, perhaps more accurately, why does he seem to think it’s politically best for him to sound as negative as possible about something he used to support and now supports again? For that matter, was his opposition genuine in the interim or, given the business support, was the project always going to ultimately pass after some supervisors made the biggest possible show of opposition to placate the Republican base?

Decide for yourself based on Reid’s answers in the second half of the segment.