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2008-07-16 Home Front: Politix

Kerry Misses the Boat ... er ... Train Again

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Posted by Bobby 2008-07-16 07:19|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Of course Kerry's ashamed of US trains - they don't match up to the French ones.

The infrastructure in the NE is indeed aging and does indeed need investment. How to do it without just introducing massive bloat and the sort of corruption seen in the Big Dig isn't clear. Maybe Kerry should work on the Boston problem first and propose a huge federal program when that one's complete.

Posted by lotp 2008-07-16 07:52|| 2008-07-16 07:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Kerry plans to file in two weeks a $1 billion bill...

IIRC, that would become the fifth bill he's introduced since he's been in the Senate (1984); maybe tu3031 can double check that one.

Posted by Raj 2008-07-16 08:49|| 2008-07-16 08:49|| Front Page Top

#3 The Big Dig is a perfect example of graft, corruption and all kinds of political malfeasence.

That said it is also one incredible feat of engineering.

The first thing you have to realize is that most of the area it goes through is land fill some of which dates to the 18th century.

That landfill is already honeycombed with utility tunnels and the oldest subway system in the country. On top of that are the densely packed buildings and the large traffic volume. Oh and some of it goes under water.

A friend who was one of the chief engineers for part of it pointed out that (aside from the politics) the hardest thing he had to deal with was test bores. Usually you do a few to see what kind of stuff you'll be drilling through. But with the landfill you could get 5 totally different materials in a quarter mile or less!

Posted by AlanC 2008-07-16 09:01|| 2008-07-16 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey! I like this. Get a Boston to anywhere high speed train so that BO can through Kerry under it. Big entertainment this election cycle is to watch BO through another one down.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-07-16 09:18|| 2008-07-16 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 FOX NEWS this AM > Pert > POTUS MCCAIN andor POTUS OBAMA National Agendums = SOCIALISM.

IOW, 2008-2012 [2016?] > SOCIALISM WINS IN AMERIKA???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-16 18:58|| 2008-07-16 18:58|| Front Page Top

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