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In reply to the discussion: Republicans prohibit funding for high speed rail [View all]nanabugg
(2,198 posts)89. I don't think people understad because no one has explained it to them.
Most Ameicans cannot ' conceptualize' they need someone to explain things with pictures, charts, graphs and maybe a film short. That's why we are in the condition we are in. They can visualize bombs, killing, and welfare queens because someone has taken the time to put the "picture" in their empty heads...Rush is good at it. But it's difficult for them to get a picture of anything for the common good.
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There is no more high speed air, except for military aircraft. All commercial SST have been
24601
Feb 2012
#103
How many of them do you think charter planes to travel to and from their districts?
MidwestTransplant
Feb 2012
#34
Equality, progress, makes Obama look good, jobs, services, no profit for their backers, and
harun
Feb 2012
#54
Upcoming headlines: "Republicans Force Army To Replace M-16s With Bronze Swords & Leather Shields"
baldguy
Feb 2012
#4
Almost there: Republicans in NH to cite English Magna Carta in new legislation.
mwooldri
Feb 2012
#81
Behind closed doors probably with oil companies telling what they had better pass or else.
cstanleytech
Feb 2012
#7
I imagine people don't understand because they don't want to understand. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2012
#107
Roger that. The problem is that there is no good public transportation at the end of the line.
CAPHAVOC
Feb 2012
#48
Then you're a selfish person who doesn't care about leaving anything for future generations.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2012
#55
Does anyone understand that this will be the death of urban transit funding in the US?
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#19
They have no idea what's going on. They'll keep stepping on their collective tails until it's
truthisfreedom
Feb 2012
#41
Elimination of everything that doesn't use enough fossil fuels from their friends. Sad.
glinda
Feb 2012
#60
This thread is interesting, and I will explain myself a bit in my opinions....
GetRidOfThem
Feb 2012
#82
The issue is not rail or public transportation in general. Please read about this project...
slackmaster
Feb 2012
#91
High speed rail is a boondoggle without effective local transportation.
Snake Alchemist
Feb 2012
#95