Comments on: Saturday Open Thread

By: Bianca

Bianca — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:12:26 +0000

and it's the very same opinion piece that Morris Brown posted in this very thread yesterday morning.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:50:48 +0000

And it’s an editorial, so he’s allowed to say whatever he wants, with no need to abide by fact.

By: jamiewhitaker

jamiewhitaker — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:03:13 +0000

Dan Walters is a pretty well respected columnist at the Sacramento Bee … he seems to believe the CHSRA business plan is a little flimsy … http://www.sacbee.com/walters/story/2484870.html

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:18:44 +0000

No. But it does mean you need to watch better sci-fi.

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:16:41 +0000

Don’t forget: Human Target states the project got $18 billion in private investment.

By: jimsf

jimsf — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:43:36 +0000

Excuse but there was no lack of information, nor was there any misleading information. When I voted, I knew what I was voting for. I didn’t have some secret memo that contained info that no one else had. I had the exact same media information that every other californian had access too. no more no less. I also understood that as with all infrastructure there would be details to work out, delays, etc etc. Anyone with a half ounce of common sense who isn’t in a coma knows that and knowing that, californians, who know all to well how projects go, voted for it anyway. Got that? CALIFORNIANS ALREADY KNOW what clusterflup projects become around here, and they VOTED yes in spite of that common knowledge because they are fed up with the same old thing and the lack of vision coming out of sacramento. They said, “finally, someone is proposing something new and exciting that will take the tarnish of californias gold” Older folks have waited for decades for the state to get back on the cutting edge ball, and the younger folks went mad for it cuz they know the rest of their world is racing past us. A handfull of tired old dinosaurs on their last legs who do nothing but sit back and suck up social security checks is more likely than not to find themselves tarred and feathered than be given the chance to screw this up for the next generation. Do everyone a favor, pack up your matlock videos and take your behinds down to Palm Desert and stay there.

By: Spokker

Spokker — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:43:33 +0000

“We also vote for politician promises and when it becomes obvious they misled the public they sometimes get impeached.”

We also impeach (reasonably) good politicians for getting blowjobs, lol.

By: Joey

Joey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:43:17 +0000

Many of them do. I understand that there are exceptions, but when I see someone living in a beachfront mansion with 4 different luxury cars (I’m really talking about the top 1% or so), or a corporation that is making more profits than it knows what to do with, I can’t help wondering why they aren’t taxed a little bit more…

By: Jathnael Taylor

Jathnael Taylor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:08:08 +0000

You really think so?
I could go on about this misguided concept, but that is for another time and another blog.

By: YesonHSR

YesonHSR — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:01:05 +0000

Well Morris.he is .nothing more than a cow town reporter taking directions from his owner
in Denver.. And you know that..Sorry your little event was ruined by normal people..did your friend fly back to Long Beach..or did you drive him home? Now William F Buckley is someone worth reading Reagan lover or not..