Let's stipulate that high-speed trains might be worthwhile. Sometimes. In some places. Now let's make this perfectly clear: California in the foreseeable future is neither the time nor the place. A high-speed rail system for California would be like a canoe concession in Saudi Arabia. Unneeded. Unprofitable. Just plain stupid. So, why do so many clamor for just such an unneeded, unprofitable, stupid idea? . . .