[reaganaut1]

How much money is being wasted on this boondoggle? Meanwhile, infrastructure that the private sector wants to build, such as the Keystone Pipeline, is being blocked.

[xp38]

Flying time between 1:10 and 1:25 not counting the usual extraneous time consumers.
Driving time is around 6 to 8 hours depending on route.
64 billion to go 3 hours? Uh huh.

[Brian Griffin]

That’s about $2,000/Californian.

A family of four Californians would be out $8,000.

[USMCPOP]

"State and federal officials downplayed the shift in the timetable, saying it partly reflected more ambitious plans for the Central Valley work, and in any case merely ratified construction realities on the ground. Jeff Morales, CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, said his agency is accelerating its pace after a painfully slow start, with a half dozen construction crews now building overpasses, relocating utilities, and demolishing structures from north of Fresno down to the Bakersfield area. “Early on, there was a vision, but no clear sense of how to implement that vision,” Morales said. “We have that now, and we’re moving ahead aggressively.”

What political speak! A delay because of more ambitious plans? Scope creep already? Ratified conditions on the ground? Oh, they finally drove through there and looked around? Doesn't anyone have a brain these days?

[Fungi]

This is a joke, a charade. It should not nor ever will be built and Moonbeam should rot in prison for the corruption he has wrought.

[goldbux]

Paragraph 3:

I think running a "high-speed rail through the Democrat-controlled assembly" is an excellent idea.

Democrat not Democratic, of course.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

This is the mother of all boondoggles designed to enrich Unions, lawyers, and environmental consultants.

[Jack Hammer]

Just a little difficult to comprehend why anyone would plan a train system someplace where the roads are fantastic, everyone owns a car, and earthquakes can be expected to occur at any time.

[Dogbert41]

Just put an end to it. Where’s Dr. Kevorkian? Calling Dr. Kevorkian...

[dearolddad]

Paging Willie Greene, Paging Willie Greene!!