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(28,817 posts)Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)People trains means less automobiles, less automobiles mean less Oil and the GOP have been running on Oil Money ever since there was oil.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)The Putin Bros of WI.
procon
(15,805 posts)Tanks or trains? This is where our votes really count.
Magoo48
(4,709 posts)More or less, every president pours our national wealth into this bottomless pit. Sadly, unless we divert massive portions of this military waste into Climate Justice and the Climate Crisis, were fucked, this according to the latest and best science out there. A Democratic president must have the courage to carve the shit out of that military wedge of the pie graph soon. Im hoping Joe Biden is that president. 🤷🏼♂️
Ohiogal
(32,000 posts)expecting to see a picture of Justin Trudeau ....
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Lets wish both. Shall we? Oui!
Nevilledog
(51,104 posts)Ohiogal
(32,000 posts)BComplex
(8,052 posts)ms liberty
(8,577 posts)Nevilledog
(51,104 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)= Whoa!
I like the longer hair, too
And the jeans
And the character
Dem2theMax
(9,651 posts)Ohiogal
(32,000 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,165 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,656 posts)Throw in Big Oil, which wants us all driving gas guzzlers and hauling all of our shit around in trucks.
Hell, add in the evironmental types who won't allow tracks to be laid.
Mostly it's money, as usual.
lame54
(35,290 posts)marlakay
(11,468 posts)And covid money where most is hiding and going to the rich corporations.
For next 4 yrs when Joe tries to do anything they will change back to the republicans that care for the deficit.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)....in 2009. I think the GOP hates this almost as much as Obama Care and have been more successful in killing https://qz.com/1761495/this-is-why-the-us-still-doesnt-have-high-speed-trains/
betsuni
(25,531 posts)ms liberty
(8,577 posts)It was the last time he ran, I think it was 04? I don't think he ran in 08. IIRC, it was the same year he gave that awesome answer when someone asked him why black people kept voting for Democrats. I paraphrase slightly, but he said that black people had been promised 40 acres and a mule, and they were gonna ride that donkey til they all got their share. It was so good, I laughed til I cried. Anyway about the high speed rail, I loved that he was thinking about mass transportation, and high speed rail just makes sense. He was the only one discussing it at that point of the candidates.
cojoel
(957 posts)are why we cannot have nice things.