[Abathar]

"Scott has relied on reports by the libertarian Reason Foundation, which said in January that Florida could face project overruns up to $3 billion, and a February paper by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation that concluded Obama's high-speed rail program would provide "mediocre passenger rail service to an extremely small fraction of travelers.""

Well lets see... The Libertarian group must be crazy, the conservative group must be completely nuts, but the two "independent consulting firms" are rock solid evidence of it being a highly profitable decision with no risk at all....

[Colonel Blimp]

I read this yesterday on another news source, and could only shake my head in disbelief.

Our new governor did the right thing by turning down the money.

Back when I was still reporting in North Carolina, I did a fair number of stories on various rail projects, mostly metro light rail. Absolute boondoggles, every one of them.

Now, I realize this is not exactly the same thing Gov. Scott is opposing.

But big intercity rail and urban light rail have one thing in common: Both are surely among the biggest money pits ever devised in the Leftward Land of Delusion.