Collapso–

You’ll notice that any rudeness I create is only ever a response to previously generated rudeness by one of the child bullys out here.

carry on!

Hilarious coming from the ‘King of Rude’ himself! lol. 😀

Thanks Queeg,
A Nobel Surprise for our great Gov?

Yes, I admit it has crossed my mind. He balanced our budget, stopped our crazy spending, fixed our pensions, gave us mass transport, brought our economy back……etc……I mean geeeezo this guy is good and a Nobel? Yes I see it…..

On another note—- in all seriousness, I understand there is serious talk about adding President Obama our first AA President to Mt Rushmore. I am all for it and will spend the rest of my life tirelessly pushing for it!

That was not nice at all to call Mr. Uhaul (a job creator by the way) “clueless”. How would you feel if he disrespected you in such a fashion? You’ll note that he never does. He writes with dignity.

I suggest that a good commenter like yourself does not fall into the trap that several posters fall into out here of rudeness.

Carry on my wayward son…..

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/16/dont-despair-bullet-train-foes-not-yet/

“Don’t despair, bullet-train foes — not yet”
By U-T San Diego Editorial Board5 p.m.Oct. 16, 2014

The California Supreme Court’s decision to let stand an appellate court ruling that cleared some short-term obstacles to the state’s $68 billion bullet-train project is a huge disappointment.

It makes it seem inevitable that up to $6 billion in available state and federal money will be spent on the project’s initial Central Valley phase. That segment is likely to be an incomplete white elephant, with no source of new money after the $6 billion is spent beyond token annual funding from the state’s cap-and-trade pollution tax.

But all hope is not lost — and the source of this optimism is the appellate court ruling that the state high court in essence upheld.

That July ruling overturned a 2013 decision by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny that the state could not proceed with the sale of bonds for the project because it wasn’t complying with the requirements of Proposition 1A — the 2008 state law authorizing the sale of state bonds for the project.

Kenny said the state hadn’t firmly identified where it will get the additional funding (about $25 billion) it needs to complete the 300-mile initial operating segment, which in theory could be viable on its own — as required by Proposition 1A — if further funding to complete the rail network couldn’t be secured. Kenny also held the state hadn’t completed adequate environmental reviews.

The appeals court didn’t dispute Kenny’s central findings. Instead, the three-judge panel found that his decision to block the sale of bonds was premature because the state was still formulating a new business plan. In the first paragraph of the appellate decision, they wrote “the scope of our decision is quite narrow.”

They found that Kenny was correct to hold that funding must be in hand for the entire initial 300-mile segment before construction begins, calling this a “financial straitjacket” on the project to ensure its “financial viability.”

The appellate court also confirmed Kenny’s finding that the state must have “all the requisite environmental clearances before construction begins.”

Finally, the appellate court ruling noted that bond funds could not be spent until the authority approves a new business plan. That plan must be reviewed by the state Finance Department and the Legislature and then be examined by an independent financial consultant who must certify that “construction can be completed as proposed and is suitable for high-speed rail [and that] the planned passenger train service will not require an operating subsidy.”

These protections against precipitously spending bond funds may be swept away by pressure from Gov. Jerry Brown. But after the new business plan is in place, a judge is going to say it’s no longer premature to insist the state meets the legal obligations cited by Judge Kenny and confirmed by the state appeals court.

At least, that’s what rational people have to hope.

Can hardly wait to see all that high value freight moved efficiently saving carbon waste in California. I bet Brown gets some type of Noble Prize or something……so richly deserved.

I Loved this thread– Collapsy you were shut down every time you raised your poorly informed head!

Maybe you have finally prolapsed?

Are you 12 collapso?

Have you ever heard of airplanes before? Flight time from LA to SF 1 hour. Crazy train time from LA to SF 5 hours. Do the math. Did you know that FedEx has their own fleet of aircraft? Why would they use a crazy train? Besides, The crazy train is not a freight train. Let that fact sink in and stick. Crazy trains are for subpar IQ passengers who can’t calculate travel times or compare travel fares. LAUSD grads.

There will be many days of CWD tintilations of the ruled about the slow moving BT…..pace yourself buddy…..it’s a reality.

Amazon will love it. Fed Express stock to the moon. Teddy approves this message-