Biden says defunct Florida high-speed rail project was a good idea

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http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/railroads/151557-biden-says-defunct-florida-rail-project-was-a-good-idea

Vice President Joe Biden told a group of Democratic campaign donors Tuesday that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) should have allowed the state to build a high-speed rail line instead of rejecting the $2.4 billion in federal funding.

Biden was in Orlando, Fla., at a fundraising event for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who is the only Democrat currently holding statewide office in Florida.

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"No business is going to build its own ports, its own runways, its own broadband networks. None are able to do that," Biden said, according to reports. "The government provides seed money. That's how we built the transcontinental railroad. That's how we got the Internet.

"That's why Sen. Nelson and I both thought the high-speed rail made sense," he said.

[Zoeisright]

1. Well of course it was. That's why repukes were against it.

Well, that and the tire and asphalt lobby, who own Scott's ass.

[liberal N proud]

2. The GOP does not stand for progress

[Drale]

3. Anyone who is not a complete evil bastard

or with a brain can tell you that high speed rail is the future.

EDIT: I just had an idea, maybe the president should use the antiquities act to get the land, turn it into a national monument and build the rail line through there, just make sure that the locomotives running through that area are green.

[lpbk2713]

4. Rick Snott promised to bring jobs to Florida

Cancelling the HSR proved what a bigtime liar he is.

[zbdent]

5. not verbatim, but a likely quote from the Repugs of FL ...

"We don't want no steenkin' high speed rail. Just give us Repugs the money you had for it."

Bridge to Nowhere, anybody?

[TNLib]

6. He's right how are we going to have the jobs of the future if we don't update our infrastructure

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