The final deal-killer for California’s high-speed rail

Orange Punch the political commentary blog of the Orange County Register ^ | 4-30-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

[Mark Landsbaum]

For the sake of argument, let’s concede the high-speed rail will cost only $68 billion as most recently advertised. Of course, it will cost far more, probably even more than the $98 billion to $117 billion previously estimated, and certainly nowhere close to the $33 billion originally estimated. But let’s give them that. For the sake of argument.

And let’s concede, for the sake of argument . . .

[lowbridge]

Bump

[blueunicorn6]

“This train is funding Democrats, this train;
This train is giving money to Democrats, this train;
This train is siphoning money to Democrats,
Liars, thieves and big-shot ramblers
This train is bound for Democrat payoffs, this train.”

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Break out the tambourines...

[blueunicorn6]

“Second verse, same as the first!”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Mark Landsbaum. From April.