I don't think thats enough for the order there trying to place though
Larry, don't forget some of the other pork barrel spending that's being slipped into the stimulus package, like a polar bear exibit in RI and a water park in FL. If public hearings aren't held to expose and minimize the pork barrel before the stimilus package goes to vote, Amtrak may wind up getting some of the pork barrel fat to grease their wheels in comparison to what they're long overdue for. Let's not forget to write our representatives to support Amtrak as suggested in the following post: CLICK HERE
Their short term priorities are to create jobs with shovel-ready projects. That means anything that's important to the Obama administration that wasn't important to last year's President and Congress isn't on the table at this stage, because nobody has bothered to draw up the plans for such projects yet.
They'd have to add another diner, or be serving meal for 18 hours straight.
Got a link to back up that wild assertion?
All I'm going to say is our honorable representative from Arizona is appropriately named.
Nothing wild about it, the news reported again last night that the Community Redevelopment act or what ever there calling it, which is a front for funneling money into democratic vote getting blocks, is up for 3 billion, not the 2 I mentioned so in reality its even worse. I can find a link if I look I am sure, but then so can you, I am not making it up, an as usual if someone doesn't want to see something they won't.
A polar bear exhibit can't get me to a job, or to a business meeting in another city, or bring food from a farm to where I live. It might bring tourists, but only if there's some way for those tourists to get to the polar bear exhibit.
Actually, the first several news.google.com hits for
There's all kind of links if you choose to look for them.
If you're talking about NARP, the National Association of Railroad Passengers, I don't think their plan really goes far enough at all. The countries that have successful rail systems haven't been merely restoring the service levels that were available 60 years ago, which seems to be some approximation of NARP's goal; they've been building new high speed lines (which the Acela is not an example of) on their major routes.
Incorrect, not sure who is unclear now! I really don't want to argue about the issue, I just want to point out that money is being tossed around to groups that support the presidents friends and keeps them in office while things that really need help and serve everyone are taking a back seat. Read the links and you will see what I am talking about, then make a useful comment. I am amazed at the people who always complain someone is wrong or uninformed when they themselves are in the wrong.
