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To: Lucky9teen

$8 billion is not even close to enough money to build a high-speed rail system of that magnitude. IIRC, it has been done in Europe for around $20 million a mile, so his $8 billion might give us a grand total of 400 miles of rail.


27 posted on 04/16/2009 1:56:44 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat

I thought muslims didn't like Pork.

36 posted on 04/16/2009 2:01:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
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