The AP
reported earlier this month that Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R-LA) administration is planning to request
$300 million dollars from the federal government to develop a high-speed rail between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The trains, which would run at about 79mph, would be part of a larger Gulf Coast rail plan with top speeds of 110mph. Much of the money, however,
comes from the Recovery Act, a stimulus measure Jindal not only
opposed, but recently
called a failure.
Think Progress » After Calling High-Speed Rail Funds In Stimulus ‘Wasteful,’ Jindal To Request Millions
ohhh the hypocrisy...