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In reply to the discussion: Republicans prohibit funding for high speed rail [View all]Shadowflash
(1,536 posts)51. Heh.
What you wrote is, basically, the entire plot to 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.
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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