"Governors and members of Congress have been clamoring for the opportunity to participate."
-Ray Lahood
Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday that 24 states, including Connecticut, are in competition for a share of the $2.4 billion that his agency plans to disburse. Amtrak and the District of Columbia are also looking for a share.
Gosh. $2.4 Billion (with a "B") in goodies being given away and our Transportation Secretary marvels at how popular the program is!
My guess is, is that if they were giving away government money to build leprechaun fences around unicorn ranches, 24 states and the District of Columbia would be in line for that, too.
Can 2012 get here any sooner? I'll have more on the high speed rail boondoggle soon.
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I just had an interesting exchange on the Salt Lake Tribune's web site. My state just turned down 100 million in federal unemployment benefits, the libs at the tribune were going insane with their sob stories.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the cash for clunkers program that the dems loudly pointed at as a successful government program.
ReplyDeleteYeah, handing out free money is almost always successful and popular.
Trestin: Florida apparently turned down federal money for high speed rail, too.
ReplyDeleteRay Lahood's "clamoring to get in on it" doesn't tell the whole story. Some states are "clamoring"
to get out.
Silverfiddle: Yeah. Not everyone in a soup line is destitute and desperate. Some of them just like free soup!