high speed rail

7:30 AM, Nov 8, 2011 • By MARK HEMINGWAY

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3:34 PM, Sep 24, 2011 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON

In the Los Angeles Times, Andrew Malcolm highlights another underreported gaffe by President Obama. During his recent quasi-campaign speech in support of his jobs bill, theatrically set next to a bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border, Obama said, “We’re the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad.”

Florida Governor Rick Scott Rejects Federal High-Speed Rail Plan (UPDATED)

Good news from Florida.

11:27 AM, Feb 16, 2011 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES

Florida governor Rick Scott has rejected federal funds for high-speed rail connecting Orlando and Tampa, a decision that could send up to $2.4 billion in stimulus money back to the federal government. In a statement, Scott says that the red ink in President Obama’s budget – and the higher taxes the White House is proposing – would hurt the business environment in Florida.

Ohio’s John Kasich and Wisconsin’s Scott Walker said no to Obama. But the taxpayer didn’t win.

Dec 20, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 14 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES

When Wisconsin voters elected Scott Walker governor in November, they did so in no small measure because of his pledge to kill a stimulus-funded $810 million railroad connecting Milwaukee and Madison. Walker campaigned extensively on ending the project, which he deemed both unnecessary and wasteful.