Comments on: SMART gets $12.5 million to extend rail service to Airport Boulevard

By: Dan Drummond Sr

Dan Drummond Sr — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:02:47 +0000

Yea, but first we need to pry all those SUVs out of those cold pollution producing hands!

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By: James Bennett

James Bennett — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:34:28 +0000

A legacy of oppression and debt.

First ports shaped America, then trains, then cars.

Going from cars to trains in most areas is like going from cell phones to phone booths again.

Aside from all the other…baggage.

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:25:10 +0000

Where you see a legacy I see a noose.

You do realize 100+ mpg cars and motorcycles are here already right?

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By: Dan Drummond Sr

Dan Drummond Sr — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:38:35 +0000

Given time and high fuel costs, a winner and legacy well received by our grandchildren.

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:21:28 +0000

So Dan Drummond, I’m guessing you think that Jerry Brown’s “legacy” High Speed Rail plan is a winner as well.

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By: Dan Drummond Sr

Dan Drummond Sr — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:19:10 +0000

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

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By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:25:04 +0000

Shhhh, hear that sound, it’s the sound of that DumbDumb train black hole sucking in more and more and more…….of our money!

The way this was sold on the ballot, was the extra tax was going to cover all expenses, now they are taking away MILLIONS from other accounts that should only be used for those purposes. Something needs to be done to stop this madness!

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By: Jane F

Jane F — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:53:37 +0000

This will prove to be a tremendous financial boondoggle.

It will be plagued by misappropriation of monies, cost overruns, and ultimately a failure to deliver on the final service.

I can hardly wait to hear the excuses, see what the revised costs will be, and (if there were a competent administrative body to entertain it)enjoy a criminal investigation.

Looking forward to it.

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By: The Hammer

The Hammer — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:37:53 +0000

Fix the roads! Am I the only one who complains about the roads. There are getting worse and I have yet to see anyone working on repairing them. I’m for taking every single penny and putting the money into fixing the roads in this county. There are the worst roads in the nation and those idiots in power continue to spend our money on their pet projects crap!

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By: Grapevines

Grapevines — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:12:55 +0000

1) SMART is Dumb

2) Dumb is SMART

3) We’re getting screwed

Pick two or three out of three.

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By: Al Lockwood

Al Lockwood — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:53:55 +0000

You ain’t seen nothin. The utimate cost of this boondoggle will strain imagination, and that for a few trolleys that won’t make the slightest dent in 101 traffic.

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By: RICHARD

RICHARD — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:43:15 +0000

railroaded past participle, past tense of rail·road (Verb)
Verb

Press (someone) into doing something by rushing or coercing them.
Cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure: “the Bill had been railroaded through.

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By: Elephant

Elephant — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:01:16 +0000

A few weeks ago it was $9.6 mil and now $12.5 mil more… all for things that the original DUMB train plan was supposed to supply.

How many county roads could $22.1 mil fix? No, the real question is “How many county roads WON’T get fixed because of the bottomless money pit that is the DUMB train?”

If you’re not upset over this fiasco, your’re not paying attention.

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