High speed run around?

Times Sacramento columnist George Skelton examines the $40 billion high-speed rail plan for California. He comes away feeling the governor is guilty of some double talk:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to sidetrack it, offering a medley of rationales for his efforts to again delay a $9.9-billion rail bond proposal slated for the November 2008 ballot. The governor and Legislature already have twice postponed the bond vote — the last time, in 2006, because it would have competed with their $37-billion public works package. One month ago, Schwarzenegger spokesman Adam Mendelsohn told Times reporter Marc Lifsher that the governor and the public still had higher priorities than creating a bullet train. "Right now, the voters are crying for relief from congested freeways," he said. "That's the immediate priority." The spokesman also mentioned the need for building dams and prisons. But the governor soon began spinning his delaying effort another way, contending that the project needed a "comprehensive financing plan" before being submitted to the voters.

Comments

[Sam]

Get real this will never happen like every other mass transit program that has failed in the past. The politicians are so busy spending trillions on Iraq and policing the world this is just a glorified study. Third would contry China now has a maglev train that goes from the airport to downtown Shanghai and here we sit. China spends trillions on state of the art mfg plants, infrastructure, education and we spend trillions on a war going no where. I travel the world and America is truly in decline with the current leadership and I was a Republican.

[Darrel Woodward]

I find the Governor's position on building a speed bullet train.typical of a buffoon like him,he could care less about easing traffic congestion,after all,he's beholding to the highway and oil interests.Everywhere in the world,where their are hig speed bullet trains.they are quite successful.

[manuel]

I guess it is more important to accommodate criminals and tax paying citizens. Good one Arnold.