tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post1511132665400480465..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: The Know-Nothing Notion That Trains Are An Old TechnologyJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-51129981888427279202010-11-11T22:08:10.294-06:002010-11-11T22:08:10.294-06:00Wrong as usual Rowen - have ridden the TGV in Fran...Wrong as usual Rowen - have ridden the TGV in France.<br /><br />An actual high speed train - not the POS choo-choo you Dems are trying to pitch us.<br /><br />Btw you should be grateful Walker is killing this - will save you the embarrassment of the train being endlessly delayed by the people of Madison once they understood what exactly the impact would be for their city.Anon Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104701158693144160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-4641944689380654652010-11-11T21:43:07.841-06:002010-11-11T21:43:07.841-06:00I am guessing Anon Jim has not flown lately either...I am guessing Anon Jim has not flown lately either: what a cattle call. Now they can look through your clothes to see what you're hiding under there, Anon Jim. Apparently no one is sure just how high they can pile ignorance these days.Boxernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-11783648931966380702010-11-11T11:54:43.442-06:002010-11-11T11:54:43.442-06:00I am guessing you have not ridden on a new US trai...I am guessing you have not ridden on a new US train in the NE corridor or overseas recently.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-34514013917044217672010-11-11T10:22:37.129-06:002010-11-11T10:22:37.129-06:00Such an idiotic argument.
They couldn't bring...Such an idiotic argument.<br /><br />They couldn't bring a laptop because they didn't exist Rowen.<br /><br />They could write a letter or mail a photograph, which was the high tech of the day. Just like the trains <b>were</b>.<br /><br />So nothing has really changed including the fact that the vast majority of people would rather drive or fly.<br /><br />And even buses are a more efficient and flexible option than your anachronistic choo-choo trains.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/23/AR2009082302037.html" rel="nofollow">A Rail Boondoggle, Moving at High Speed</a><br /><br />Btw the way it should be 'not your great grandfather or great grandmother's train' since that was the last time the train was a significant mode of transportation.Anon Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104701158693144160noreply@blogger.com