Just to give you guys sometrhing to fume and flame about, this is the text of a letter I sent to the Railpac group recently:

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Well, you guys should be ecstatic with the recent court decision allowing the state to sell bonds to support the construction of the worthless rail system designed to destroy the Central Valley more than provide transportation. This should extremely pleasing to gun opponent Sen. Fuckstein and her money grabbing paramour.

Bullet train? At least bullets have a useful purpose which is more than HSR will ever have. Oh gee, I forgot the useful purpose of packing money into Freakstein’s hubby and his cohort’s pockets. The State of California is in financial trouble and it is not the taxpayer’s responsibility to support the builder’s finances. I believe it is safe to say that this project will exceed the criminality of the Union Pacific’s Credit Mobilier.

Also of note, the technology being considered for this Rube Goldberg contraption will be hopelessly outdated before it ever turns its first wheel. This doesn’t take into account the stupidity of building the initial section from South of Madera to some god forsaken place North of Bakersfield smelling like Long Beach. Whether you ever noticed or not, there are already three railroad lines running between the Bay Area and Lost Angeles. Upgrading one or more of those lines would cost less, although adversely affecting Di-Fi & Company’s financial position, than this oversize toy train.

Hopefully, if this ever comes up for another statewide vote, hucksters like HSR supporters will get one good, swift, kick in the teeth.

Drew Jacksich
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San Jose, CA