After Calling High-Speed Rail Funds In Stimulus ‘Wasteful,’ Jindal To Request Millions
After Calling High-Speed Rail Funds In Stimulus ‘Wasteful,’ Jindal To Request Millions
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.
In opposing the Recovery Act, Jindal offered the Republican party’s official response to President Obama’s nationwide address last February. Jindal specifically smeared high-speed rail projects as “wasteful spending”:
JINDAL: While some of the projects in the bill make sense, their legislation is larded with wasteful spending. It includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government, $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a “magnetic levitation” line from Las Vegas to Disneyland, and $140 million for something called “volcano monitoring.”
Despite Jindal’s political grandstanding, officials in his own administration have praised the idea of high-speed rail. “Long term, we see it as a very valuable economic incubator for the entire corridor, ” said Tom Atkinson, an official in the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Jindal is trying to have it both ways on the Recovery Act. Though he slams it as a “stimulus that has not stimulated,” Jindal recently went on a 64-parish tour handing out jumbo-sized ceremonial checks filled largely with Recovery Act funds (view a compilation of Jindal’s check giveaways here). Rather than acknowledging the source of the money, Jindal printed his own name on the checks.
Though Jindal has been rapidly spending stimulus money for infrastructure projects around the state, his administration has refused to put up signs disclosing each project has been funded by Recovery Act.
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Hypocrisy, thy name is GOP.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:04 pmScum bag.
Oh, did I mention that Republicans are Scum bags?
Here, let me say that again, REPUBLICANS ARE SCUM BAGS!!!
August 19th, 2009 at 12:07 pmRather than acknowledging the source of the money, Jindal printed his own name on the checks.
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Of course he did, and he probably has himself convinced he is the source of the money.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:07 pmIm sure its because Jindal Brady performed an all night exorcation on that bukunormous pile of money, ripping, clawing tearing the ebil ebil out of it making it pure and innocent, a gift from heben, to be spread lovingly to his dearest bidness schlubs.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:08 pmI’ll support a magnetic levitation line from New Orleans to Wasilla.
Jindal & Palin can ride that train to Hell.
America has enough Idiocrats who love to lie on a daily basis.
Truth, we hardly knew ye…
August 19th, 2009 at 12:08 pmBobby Jindal = dinette set
August 19th, 2009 at 12:09 pmLOL>>>>> Bobby Bobby how about some dignity here i mean my gosh with all your hypocrisy its hard to take you even a little bit serous i mean lets just double speak ever thing. the talking in double speak you learn while you were doing your conversion to being bobby
August 19th, 2009 at 12:09 pmTHIS was the guy who was going to lead the the Republican Party back to prominance?
LMAO
August 19th, 2009 at 12:10 pmI don’t like this idea of “high-speed rail” here. There’s just too much wildlife. Hell, you can’t even shake a tree here and some animal doesn’t fall out. But they can’t deal with high-speed trains through different corridors and get out of the way. I don’t want to see our unique wildlife busted wide open on the rails like the highways done.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:15 pmWhat do you call an Indian Uncle Tom besides Bobby Jindal?
August 19th, 2009 at 12:15 pmPerhaps Goobernator Jindal’s caste back in the old country is cheesemaker; Hindus are big on dairy and Jindal wouldn’t be the first to change his religion but keep the ancestral attitude.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:18 pmBaton Rouge is only an hour away from NO by car. Why the hell would anyone take the train?
August 19th, 2009 at 12:20 pmWOW!!!
You have to wonder if Jindal at all gets what a complete hypocrite he is.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:21 pmI think it’s time for our friends in Louisiana to call Mr. Jindal and remind him how hypocritical he is.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:22 pmAlejandro says:
Baton Rouge is only an hour away from NO by car. Why the hell would anyone take the train?
To save gas and parking costs?
August 19th, 2009 at 12:23 pmBobby Jindal = dinette set
More like “Barbie’s dinnette”.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:25 pmA high speed rail would have to be built on stilts in the bog that surrounds NOLA, so Im pretty sure the swamp critters could easily slither under it.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pmWhat do you call an Indian Uncle Tom besides Bobby Jindal?
I believe the Hindi word for uncle is loosely translated as “Kaakaa,” which is seems to be full of.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pmJust another HYPOCRITTER moment Bobby J……………
August 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pmJindal Brady =Ouija board.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pmGosh, if only they could have used high speed rail lines to evacuate NOLA…
August 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pmThere’s a rising star for ya!
I’m sure the furniture will LOVE him.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:29 pmtombaker says:
There’s a rising star for ya!
I’m sure the furniture will LOVE him.
A shining star of the RepublIKEAn Party.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:31 pmThe W.H. should say . .
“Nah, Bobby, you don’t really want the money. Forget about it, sorry we offered it, you guys got plenty of jobs, right?”
August 19th, 2009 at 12:32 pmBobby Jindal is adamantly against the progressive stimulus package and high speed.
His other brother, Bobby, is the supporter.
I hope this clears up the confusion.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:32 pmBobby Jindal:I was against high-speed rail before I was for it
snark
August 19th, 2009 at 12:32 pmParking costs? This ain’t New York or LA.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:33 pmGas? It’s like 60-70 miles. Big Deal.
You know how much a train ticket would cost? Way more than the gas.
Free Wifi and beer.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:35 pmA high speed rail would have to be built on stilts in the bog that surrounds NOLA, so Im pretty sure the swamp critters could easily slither under it.
OK, you’re commenter, ‘Xisithrus.’ I know now and I will be watching for that. Xis-i-TRuS, or whatever. It’s always like that with the self-important and their monikers.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:37 pmBobby needs the money, he has a lot of volcano’s there in Louisiana to monitor.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:39 pm.
Why does Jindal prefer to bite the hand that feeds him?
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August 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pmAlejandro says:
Parking costs? This ain’t New York or LA.
Fair enough.
Gas? It’s like 60-70 miles. Big Deal.
Well, 500 people taking the train would mean 500 less cars travelling between both towns (assuming 1 person per car, yadda yadda yadda). I’m also assuming a train requires less gas (electricity / energy equivalent / whatever) than 500 cars. I could be wrong, I’m not an expert on it. I’m just throwing out some ideas why a train COULD be useful.
You know how much a train ticket would cost? Way more than the gas.
I’ll take your word for it, I’ve no idea how much the train tickets cost in the USA.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pmWTF?
August 19th, 2009 at 12:43 pmBecause his G-NO-P masters tell him to.
Duh./
August 19th, 2009 at 12:43 pmThis ain’t New York or LA.
Gas? It’s like 60-70 miles. Big Deal.
If you drove five days a week, both ways, and your car got 20 mpg that would be about 300$ a month at todays fuel price, here its about 2.50 gallon.
I would think a train could do it for less……
August 19th, 2009 at 12:43 pmJindal represents the voters of his State and it’s clear the support lies and tricks by their Governor. Many States have elected Officials who came out and attacked President Obama’s plan to help all the American people, while now they see it’s working there calling it their own idea. Look how many people believe the lies. If it not broke don’t fix it, as for 8 years the Republicans have lied, cheated and stole with success so these GOP Leaders are just continuing the plan. As we have seen Sarah comes out with Death Panel and she can’t and doesn’t even read.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:45 pmRepublican. Hypocrite. Liar.
It’s what I’ve come to expect from any Republican.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:47 pmWTF?
The endangered Louisiana Woody Woodpecker and the Louisiana Black Bear don’t “slither” around here and neither do the rest of anything.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:47 pmLuis Chapulin M, Alejandro,
Who needs efficient high speed rail, anyway.
Only socialized countries care about the future of transportation needs for their people…
… Besides, God birthed us Murkins with built in transportation. It’s called a pair of legs.
Get walkin’.
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August 19th, 2009 at 12:48 pmArent we all commenters?
Watch ahead!
But really, the question is who are you to decide if I am self-important [projectionism] — and what does that have to do with a rail being built above the boggy areas around NOLA?
I lived their for cripes sake, and the highways are elevated around that area because of the boggy land.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:49 pmAlejandro says:
Gas? It’s like 60-70 miles. Big Deal.
I don’t know where you live, but where I live 60-70 miles is more than one hour drive during peak commuting times. So, yes, I’d save in gas and parking costs.
Not to mention I’d rather let someone else do the driving while I read a book or watch a movie/show/whatever on my laptop…
August 19th, 2009 at 12:50 pmHere’s your money bobbie…..Ooohh…the mount is Z E R O !!!
Have a nice day…
August 19th, 2009 at 12:50 pmMax Anax junius -1 says:
Get walkin’.
“These boots were made for walkin’, and that’s just what they’ll do. One of these days these boots GAAAAH!!!!”
(devoured by a swamp ‘gator)
August 19th, 2009 at 12:52 pmWhere’s the national coverage and direct questions to him? He’s going to win on this. Can’t you just see the smirk on his face behind the closed door?
August 19th, 2009 at 12:53 pmAnd as for Jindal: Failure to live up to their own standards seems to be the hallmark of the conservative/Republican crowd.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:53 pmNo, wait, wait, I have it.
Goobernator Jindal is into trains now? Let’s run him out of town on a rail…
August 19th, 2009 at 12:54 pmBoeing, Lockheed, GM, Ford, Lear, McDonnel-Douglas, Cessna, Airbus…
A giant conspiracy of socialist communist corporations!! Who Knew!! Right here in the US!!
August 19th, 2009 at 12:55 pmI think the rail system in the US is deplorable and it needs to be fixed up, but the problem is no one wants to take the train. It’s too easy and still too cheap to just take the car, especially if there are multiple riders. 4 people in a car driving somewhere costs the same in gas (pretty much) as 1 or 2 people in the same car. But if you buy train tickets for each person it adds up.
Recently we were in Europe and we debated whether to rent a car or take the train. Because of the relative cheapness of the train and the expensiveness of the gas over there, we went with the train. It just barely beat out the car for two people. Plus the train let us relax and watch the countryside.
But in the US, it’s the opposite. Gas isn’t taxed to the hilt like in Europe and the train tickets are much less expensive. Until that changes, people would rather drive their own cars than take a train. And if the distance is great enough, they’ll continue to take the anal raping from the airlines.
A serious economic shift will have to happen to make trains competitive in most of the US.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:58 pmAw, look. Ben’s going to give Johnny 5 a big hug.
What? That’s the GOP’s 2012 presidential frontrunner? Ooookay.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:00 pmHuey P Jindal
August 19th, 2009 at 1:01 pmJust because you “lived for a time” in New Orleans because you thought it “was kewl.” You’re not anything for saying about this place.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:01 pm31. Max Anax junius -1 says: Why does Jindal prefer to bite the hand that feeds him?
Ya got it backward, Max. I know that a lot of folks think the people of LA are a bunch of inbred redneck crackers in a multitude of colors, but consider the fact that they’ve been watching demogogues and populists come and go from eras before the Longs. They don’t have to be suspicious of their pols; they know them all to well. Jindal has managed to figure that out and he doesn’t want to be turfed out at the next election.
He’s trying to feed the hand that may very well bite him.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pmI lived in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I can tell you that there is no real “commute” between the two. Maybe after Katrina, I’m not sure. But there is no real traffic back up between the two during normal times. You can go top speed the whole way. Again, I haven’t been down there recently, so I could be wrong.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pmI aplogize for not “being polite.”
August 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pmThats fine, but NOLA is still a tourist attraction and many arrived by plane. Not only that but you seem to be forgetting the trains costs would be lowered the more trips it takes a day and the number of people it moves each time. Natural gas is quite cheap at this time and could be used to power a jet turbine which would spin a generator to power the ttain.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pmJmacSF says:
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Huey P Jindal
What another huge insult. Hey, let me up here.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:04 pmIts all good.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:07 pmNatural gas is quite cheap at this time and could be used to power a jet turbine which would spin a generator to power the ttain.
Would you like them busting the bedrock under your family farm? Sending hundreds of probes in there and dystorying the ground water! I’m seriously shaking because of my anger. I DON’T WANT YOUR CHEAP ENERGY!!
August 19th, 2009 at 1:10 pmI dont see much difference between a rail and that long bridge over lake Pontchatrain.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:11 pmZooey says:
Bobby Jindal = dinette set
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I disagree. I think he’s more of an end table…
August 19th, 2009 at 1:14 pmAnd its 80 miles from NOLA to BR. Heck build the supertrain over a part of Pontchtrain, view the wildlife….
August 19th, 2009 at 1:14 pmAlejandro says:
You can go top speed the whole way. Again, I haven’t been down there recently, so I could be wrong.
One more thing: You are also leaving out of your calculations the enormous difference in the cost of the infrastructure between cars/highways and trains/tracks.
A train needs a lot less space to move the same amount of people. Around where I live, highways are always expanding, from two lanes, to four, to six, in order to accommodate all the people who drive to and from work (if you look at the other cars on the road with you, you will notice most have just one person in them). We all pay for this never ending expansion with our taxes, urban sprawl, and longer commuting times.
All trains need what is basically two lanes/sets of tracks.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:15 pmWould you like them busting the bedrock under your family farm? Sending hundreds of probes in there and dystorying the ground water! I’m seriously shaking because of my anger. I DON’T WANT YOUR CHEAP ENERGY!!
A jet turbine could run off organic fuels as well.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:15 pmThere isn’t a gaddamn thing we can do to stop it because Big Oil controls everything “legally.” Check out Haynesville oil and Chesepeake Energy. Pickens Swift Boat and all that.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:16 pmT. Bone Pickens is killing me and my family farm.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:18 pmbut the problem is no one wants to take the train.
Really?
And your source for these “facts” is your personal bias, nothing more.
DISMISSED.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:21 pmWell, for one the Causeway doesn’t go to Baton Rouge.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:23 pmI thought he gave up on the Pickens Plan.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:25 pmYou know how much a train ticket would cost? Way more than the gas.
Wow, we had no idea you were a shill for the oil and gas industry.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:25 pmIt doesn’t matter if you wont sell out “mineral rights.” They have what’s called “easement” and can come right over to your property rights and bust the bedrock, destroyed your well-water and take it anyway. It’s swift-boat T. Bone Pickens.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:26 pmT. Bone Pickens is killing me and my family farm.
How did they get permission to drill under your land?
August 19th, 2009 at 1:26 pmYou’re right about all of this. There’s just one thing. This has nothing to do with I-10 between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. This just isn’t any kind of major commuting route. People don’t generally live in one city and commute to the other. So commuting has nothing to do with a rail line between BR and NO.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:28 pmAnd the toxic things they pump into the ground before they explode it, has bubbled up and killed alot of cows, so far. What happens when they’re gone and it enters the ground water at the people’s farms?
August 19th, 2009 at 1:29 pmOk, I had no idea that you were a shill for the rail industry.
See how dumb that sounds.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:30 pmYeah, if you want it to take an extra hour.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:31 pmDear Federal Government;
Please reply to this ingrate that those who go along, get along, and those who go alone, get squat.
Thank You,
Sincerely,
Taxpayers in the other 49 states.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:31 pmWell, for one the Causeway doesn’t go to Baton Rouge.
Look at a map, part of Pontchatrain could be used for the trip to BR
August 19th, 2009 at 1:31 pmT. Bone Pickens is killing me and my family farm.
How did they get permission to drill under your land?
They don’t. But others sold out for money. So the energy companies are able to do something like shoot in these weird chemicals into the earth and then bust the strata with explosions. They have these drills for sucking up natural gas spreading out like many fingers under your land.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:34 pmI did the google map thing and it would take and extra half hour or so.
For a time, I lived in northern Baton Rouge (the Greenwell Springs area) and we’d often take the I-12, I-55 route to avoid traffic. That route would take about 1:15 to get to Kenner.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:36 pmIf I draw a straight line from NOLA to BR it goes over part of lake Pontchatrain.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:38 pmI had hoped to maybe one day return to farming there. Not after what he’s doing now, and it’s T. Bone Pickens killing us because he considers us “rubes” and apparently we are
Cheasepeke.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:39 pmFor a time, I lived in northern Baton Rouge (the Greenwell Springs area) and we’d often take the I-12, I-55 route to avoid traffic. That route would take about 1:15 to get to Kenner.
A train does not need to follow the present highway..
August 19th, 2009 at 1:41 pmAnd the Causeway Bridge is at a 90 degree angle to that.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that any new rail between BR and NO would follow existing freight rail lines, which follows I-10.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:43 pmHypocrite weasle scumbag.
Ya…I want him in a political office.
NOT!
August 19th, 2009 at 1:44 pmI though Pickens was getting into wind energy? As for what Pickens thinks…he thinks money is life, I dont see any bigger rubes, small minded people, who put a few bloody shekels before humanity.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:44 pmOklahoma is seeking stimulus funds for a high speed rail between OKC and Tulsa, with links to Texas and Kansas City/St. Louis.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:46 pmThis guy is King of the Dweebs. His counter speech to President Obama’s was priceless. I still laugh thinking about Chris Matthews saying something like oh, god, when he walked out to the podium.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pmTwenty-seven years ago, Europe had trains faster than that! Japan, much faster. Then, they are socialistic.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pmObama should force Jindal to publicly announce that he is taking the stimulus funds for this project and acknowledge that he took the other funds as well as the amounts which have been used for projects in the state. It would be a nice way of making him eat crow.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:49 pmLeslieBurton..
Wasn’t it “Oh god, he looks like Mr. Rogers”?
August 19th, 2009 at 1:51 pmAmazing.. I hope TP keeps a tally on how many from the Party of No who were against the stimulus money crawl back to the President with their tin cups for money for their state. The high speed rail funds was in the bill from the get-go and these GOP band of brothers voted no on the funds. And the hypocrite Jindal went on teevee after the President’s news conference to criticize the high speed rail funds. That video of Jindal from Obama’s news conference should be blasted here and in the media. I wouldn’t be surprised if the lovesick South Carolina Guv who refused the stimulus money to have his tin cup ready for the President.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:54 pmPickens plan has less to do with wind power and more to do with securing water rights to half the country.
August 19th, 2009 at 1:55 pmThe answer to his request should be “No.” The end.
Watching all these ingrates scream about medicare and other government programs, all the while participating in said programs, has really hardened my attitude. You hate the government do you? Then stop holding out your hand for more money. If these people are so concerned about cutting spending, then I know an excellent place to start.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:05 pmhow do you say dirtbag in India ??
August 19th, 2009 at 2:10 pmJindal, like the Republican Party itself, is simply adopting the practices of the Communist Party.
Remember how the North Koreans remove U.S. labels from food aid sent to their starving citizens, and replace it with “Gift of Dear Leader” labels?
And Republican negotiating practices also mirror those of the Soviets. Remember “Mr. No”, Andrei Gromyko? Or the Soviet negotiator maxim: “What’s mine is mine, what’s yours is negotiable”? The result was that any concession made or even hinted at was immediately pocketed as the new baseline from which to “start negotiations”.
Who would have thought that the Right were such faithful students of Marx, Lenin and Stalin?
August 19th, 2009 at 2:11 pmThe Republic of Stupidity says:
I disagree. I think he’s more of an end table…
August 19th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
But a “dinette set” is original!
You wanna fight!?
August 19th, 2009 at 2:13 pmAlejandro says:
This just isn’t any kind of major commuting route. People don’t generally live in one city and commute to the other.
Again, I have never lived in the NO area, so I don’t know how people commute over there. But around where I live, living in one city and commuting to another is what most people do.
The opposite is practically the exception, and 60-70 mile drive one way to work is not unheard of. Around here, trains make a big difference so I don’t necessarily see spending on trains as a waste of money.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:14 pmFifty years ago, this country had a passenger train system that provided service to pretty much anywhere you wanted to go.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:17 pmAllowing the discontinuation of those services is a good example of how short-sighted, economically motivated decisions and compromise are more costly than optimistic progress.
Of course, there are an awful lot of other fast rail plans that have submitted for these funds.
Here in Missouri, I certainly see the logic of fast rail from Chicago eiehter to St. Louis or extending westward through, say, Des Moines.
Of course, there is the much misrepresented rail from Nevada to California (and no it isn’t to get folks to Reno to gamble. It is to get folks to work in California),
So both on pragmatic reasons (there are more worthy projects out there) as well as political payback, I really hope this blows up in Jindall’s face.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:20 pmTRoS, Zooey! Sounds like someone is in need of a timeout.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:25 pmThe proposed okc Tulsa railway would run at 150mph.
In addition to reducing commuter traffic on this 100 mile corridor, a rail system would provide efficient access to airports, reducing the polluting effects of excessive take-offs and landings.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:40 pmRepublican speaks with forked tongue… Which is running par for the course for the party of socially retarded.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:52 pmI know for a fact this man is not a christian, because if he were he would know that god is watching him. I doubt he even has a conscience. I’m being to believe that most Republicans are sociopaths.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:02 pmF**K the goofy little ba*stard…what a hypocrite..oh wait..he can’t help it..he’s a Republican
August 19th, 2009 at 3:10 pmThe Obama administration cannot ignore or refuse to give the funds since that would be arbitrary and capricious. However, in order to get the funds they can force Jindal to appear on TV as he receives the check for the funds. If that were to happen he would look foolish. If he fails to show for the local press conference, the media will notice and they won’t be kind. It is a no win situation for Jindal.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pmAlejandro says:
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Baton Rouge is only an hour away from NO by car. Why the hell would anyone take the train?
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-The diabled
-The non-driving elderly.
-The working poor
-Those in cities with poor bus service (orlando)
Any more?
tony and lido
August 19th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
psst bobby!
August 19th, 2009 at 3:53 pmdo you figure you got em all bamboozled yet?
This man is the future of the Republican Party? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
August 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pmGive ‘im bupkus!
August 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pmdietrich @ 106
Some more:
University students
August 19th, 2009 at 4:23 pmCommuters
Non-drivers
Weekend partiers under the influence that shouldn’t be driving.
101. Okie Dokie,
I don’t quite follow where providing rail service to the Oklahoma airport would reduce excessive landings and takeoffs.
Otherwise, I’d say we’re competitors for the funds. (Although we both are apparently in red states with senators that voraciously fought against these funds under the label of plans to fund a train to get people to gambling casinos in Nevada.
August 19th, 2009 at 5:36 pmS.O.C.I.A.L.I.S.M.
August 19th, 2009 at 6:55 pm78. Mr. Cobb sez:… Hear ya.
That’s hydrofracturing. If the regulatory authorities aren’t paying attention or the frac’ engineer get’s it wrong or some other stupid or corrupt thing happens, you can have a lot of explosive byproduct and other junk from heat and pressure. That brew-up can take a good lab quite some time to untangle.
August 19th, 2009 at 7:25 pm90. okie dokie says: LeslieBurton..
Wasn’t it “Oh god, he looks like Mr. Rogers”?
My recollection is that by the end of the evening, certainly by the next day, what was going around was the resemblence to Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock. That’s kind of mean though, isn’t it? After all, Kenneth is much more real than Goobernator Jindal; Jindal manages to be a caricature of himself and every corrupt cracker politician in that small universe of Lousiana all at once.
August 19th, 2009 at 10:48 pmMapleStreet @ 5:36
In the past 7 or 8 years we have found we save up to 75% flying from OKC instead of TUL. Also, there often is not a connecting flight available. This is mostly the case with international and charter flights.
The rail system has been on the table here since 2001. The goal is to have this system connect to metro cities in Texas and KC and St. Louis. From what I’ve read today, from you and other posts, it looks like some of the remaining stimulus may go to these rail systems.
August 20th, 2009 at 1:33 amHopefully, we won’t have to compete.
Have the cash for clunkers nonsense. I knew this was next up. Cash for Dishwashers
http://www.cnbc.com/id/32490783?__source=CNBC|REM|TW|08202009
August 20th, 2009 at 6:51 pm