by bostontrainguy
Just read this on Yahoo News:
Mike Bebernes·Senior Editor
Sat, April 10, 2021, 8:53 AM
Yahoo News
What’s happening
The elements of President Biden’s massive infrastructure plan are so broad, the proposal has sparked a debate over just how far the definition of the word "infrastructure" can stretch. One of the biggest surprises to infrastructure experts, however, was something that isn’t in the plan: High-speed rail.
Many transportation observers believed Biden might be the president to bring the super-fast trains, common in Europe and Asia, to the United States. Famous for commuting to Washington, D.C., on Amtrak during his days in the Senate, Biden has called for a “second great railroad revolution” and had championed high-speed rail projects while serving as vice president. Biden’s pick for transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, has said he wants the U.S. to be “leading the world” in high-speed rail.
What is Buttigieg smoking? I'm sorry, but I'm tired of being lied to by these pompous politicians. Biden and I will probably be dead and gone before even the CAHSR is completed never mind "leading the world" in HSR. These guys really think we are stupid enough to believe them?
I always felt that Buttigieg was unqualified for the office but now he seems more like Alfred E Newman with a shiny new train set. It's not funny though, it's sad.
Mike Bebernes·Senior Editor
Sat, April 10, 2021, 8:53 AM
Yahoo News
What’s happening
The elements of President Biden’s massive infrastructure plan are so broad, the proposal has sparked a debate over just how far the definition of the word "infrastructure" can stretch. One of the biggest surprises to infrastructure experts, however, was something that isn’t in the plan: High-speed rail.
Many transportation observers believed Biden might be the president to bring the super-fast trains, common in Europe and Asia, to the United States. Famous for commuting to Washington, D.C., on Amtrak during his days in the Senate, Biden has called for a “second great railroad revolution” and had championed high-speed rail projects while serving as vice president. Biden’s pick for transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, has said he wants the U.S. to be “leading the world” in high-speed rail.
What is Buttigieg smoking? I'm sorry, but I'm tired of being lied to by these pompous politicians. Biden and I will probably be dead and gone before even the CAHSR is completed never mind "leading the world" in HSR. These guys really think we are stupid enough to believe them?
I always felt that Buttigieg was unqualified for the office but now he seems more like Alfred E Newman with a shiny new train set. It's not funny though, it's sad.