Milwaukee to Madison high speed rail? (Watertown, Newark: maintenance, airport, train)

[Ariadne22]

Originally Posted by think first

2012 will bring them right back to reality.

Meanwhile, it is complete gridlock - again. A holding pattern for yet another two years.

[andrea3821]

Originally Posted by think first

You conservatives may believe in fiscal responsibility, but that certainly doesn't mean you practice it. You don't.

So you're saying that liberals aren't responsible for a disproportionate amount of spending overall? Just take a look at HHS and then give me your answer. Please don't cite the war as an example of conservative spending, either. If Obama would have stuck with his campaign promises, we wouldn't be at war at all. (Btw, I voted for Obama, in part for that reason, but was bamboozled like the rest of the American people. I've since learned that you can't believe what comes out of their mouths, you have to look at their record and infer their future actions. I'm young (26) and have learned my lesson when it comes to deciding which circle to darken on a ballot sheet.)

But I digress, as usual.

[andrea3821]

Originally Posted by Ariadne22

Meanwhile, it is complete gridlock - again. A holding pattern for yet another two years.

Because the last two years just did us so much good, right?

[DarkWolf]

So what about the Talgo plant , Oregon and Washington states have placed orders. And Vermont wants to test them out.......

[RedJacket]

Originally Posted by Ariadne22

Meanwhile, it is complete gridlock - again. A holding pattern for yet another two years.

Looks that way. Republicans want to accomplish three things:

1.) Keep the Bush tax cuts

2.) Keep Obama from getting re-elected

3.) Repeal ObamaCare

That's it.

[RedJacket]

Originally Posted by andrea3821

So you're saying that liberals aren't responsible for a disproportionate amount of spending overall?

Nope, not saying that at all. Both parties spend too much and both parties need to fix the mess we're in. Cutting taxes isn't going to help reduce the national debt or spur on the economy. Personally, I find it insulting that conservatives want to give people on Wall Street a tax break when they just gave themselves almost $150 billion dollars in bonuses.

We need to raise taxes, cut military spending in half, address Social Security and Medicare, and cut the size of government. That's for starters.

This country is 50 trillion dollars in the hole and if tough choices aren't made very very soon, then we will become a banana republic.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by think first

Looks that way. Republicans want to accomplish three things:

1.) Keep the Bush tax cuts

2.) Keep Obama from getting re-elected

3.) Repeal ObamaCare

That's it.

That is about the size of it. Personally, I do not like what the Republicans want to do for the most part.

[JimOfOakCreek]

Originally Posted by andrea3821

Because the last two years just did us so much good, right?

Better by far than the 8 Bush years. Stock Market is up 40% since Dubya left office. Economy and job market light years ahead of the 750K jobs lost in the final months of the Dubay Bush "presidency".

[Nuclear_Art]

Originally Posted by andrea3821

If Obama would have stuck with his campaign promises, we wouldn't be at war at all.

He promised to work towards ending the war not stopping immediately. He fulfilled most of that promise.

Originally Posted by andrea3821

But I digress, as usual.

Yes.

[cubssoxfan]

Illinois would welcome a Talgo manufacturing facility and the jobs.
One question: posters mention train travel being subsidized, isn't highway travel subsidized as well? Most roadways are paid for by government, not private funding.
Is there a projected ridership number for this line?