Infrastructure is Good, Pres. Obama

Pres. Obama, infrastructure is good, and we need more. This stuff about giving people some pocket money to buy some cheap imports at K-Mart, this is a waste of time. It seems that only 10% of the $787 billion package is comprised of what could be called infrastructure projects, such as highway and school repair.

An exception to the dominant approach, however, came from President Obama himself. According to Politico.com, the President insisted on the inclusion of $8 billion for the development of high-speed rail corridors around the nation, even maglev trains. Politico.com, reporting the story under the headline "Obama plots huge railroad expansion," quoted an Obama campaign speech: "The time is right now for us to start thinking about high-speed rail as an alternative to air transportation connecting all these [Midwest] cities." Presidential Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said the President considers high-speed rail his "signature issue." We all riding on the Maglev, of love, and we can't turn back, except for hanging out in my pink Cadillac.