I love that they named their boat “Epic.”

Given all the naval blogging over at Foxtrot Alpha, I first read that as “There Was A Cadillac That Made Littoral Boats.”

You know, when some sports team wants to build a new stadium, it gets done. When Houston wanted to build a BIGGER loop around the city, it got done. When Chicago wanted to build toll roads out to Wisconsin, it got done. Your argument is unpersuasive.

Wow, I think you hit Strawman Bingo with that argument.

Because Florida Man.

I find it curious that they only have three people on their City Council.

Oops, didn’t see your reply before posting mine.

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I’m actually surprised you allowed comments on this post. Kudos.

I’m actually surprised you allowed comments on this post. Kudos.

Are you talking fried or boiled? I can do either, but any shrimp with a tail needs the full force of the opposable thumb.

The Chinese have a bullet train, at least one. I didn’t say Indian trains were fully as kitted out as they need to be, just pointing out that they serve a legitimate public need, and are used frequently.

My confusion. I thought we were talking Amtrak.

Why isn’t “Will it doggie?” A regular Jalop feature?

Didn’t David Brooks do this exact book? And please remember, people, Maureen Dowd won a Pulitzer!

Also, 3 hours isn’t only a bit much, it’s pretty much expected by several people I’ve spoken to (aside from my own experiences) about it.

“I understand the history of railroads and I know they got away with highway robbery. But, this isn’t a history lesson. The simple fact is that rails are best suited for freight travel. “

Elon Musk? But he’s too invested in autos atm. ;)

How is making an Amtrak train wait for three hours for freight trains “bending over and taking it”? They don’t have right-of-way. I’ve experienced this several times. Also, you might want to look into the long, sordid history of the railroad companies before you start talking about Amtrak bending anyone over and…

Given the shitty service record of our airline industry these days, I’m always tempted to take the train for a long trip, but heavy gov’t subsidies for air travel (combined with weird ticket pricing for Amtrack) and lack of maintenance of the routes makes it an untenable proposition.

“When the budget was signed into law on 28 October 2009, the final size of the Department of Defense’s budget was $680 billion, $16 billion more than President Obama had requested.^[4] An additional $37 billion supplemental bill to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was expected to pass in the spring of 2010, but…