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Sanity Claws

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2. Biden should fire his communications manager

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 11:05 PM

Dec 2019

Malarky?
Railroad revolution?

Come on. I could do better than that. Joe, hire me.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Biden: We Will Spark the Second Great Railroad Revolution (tweet with ad) [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2019 OP

The responses will be predictable. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #1

Many will understand. Biden's reaching out to the rational electorate, not the Biden bashers. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #6

better 'public' rail transportation is great. pangaia Dec 2019 #67

We need high speed rail to make it an attractive option TheRealNorth Dec 2019 #79

Biden should fire his communications manager Sanity Claws Dec 2019 #2

Why? George II Dec 2019 #3

You might want to actually watch the video. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #4

Then it is a misleading headline if you are correct. JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #9

No it's not. George II Dec 2019 #16

No. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #25

This isn't Politico. The headline goes with the op. NT TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #48

Hanging your hat on literalism is on you... no one else. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #50

+1 myohmy2 Dec 2019 #84

Lol. Wat? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #5

Watch the video. George II Dec 2019 #18

See reply 21. Also this article: highplainsdem Dec 2019 #27

What is it that is confusing you? NT TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #49

I ask the same when I see Bernie's downward spiral in the poll. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #51

Or maybe horses in our large cities instead of cars? JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #7

Ride trains instead of driving all those cars. Cha Dec 2019 #12

Horses can take us where a train, or car, cannot in the city and elsewhere. JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #14

Then ride your horse. Cha Dec 2019 #19

Bernie's for high speed rail BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #29

Asses and mules can do the same. And cheaper. You should get on an ass. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #54

Wow, Joe, you'd better tell Bernie he's wrong about high speed rail. Tweet from him: highplainsdem Dec 2019 #21

Oops! peggysue2 Dec 2019 #40

In Japan they have rail everywhere. Biden should have used the word "rail". applegrove Dec 2019 #30

Perhaps you prefer heating American homes with wood stoves? The Valley Below Dec 2019 #33

When lacking anything substantial, you unfailingly go to the reductio ad absurdum fallacy. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #53

As a transportation professional, let me throw some water on this... brooklynite Dec 2019 #8

+1 nt JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #10

How do they get stuff done in Europe that we can't? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #13

Because we stink BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #17

So what your saying is the green new deal is bullshit? That has trains as well. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #36

They put people before money. Lancero Dec 2019 #20

A stronger central government, weaker property laws and a less litigious population brooklynite Dec 2019 #24

That's the good old fashioned American determination and grit that got our boys to the moon. BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #26

As sorry as I am to have to say it. Thank you... pangaia Dec 2019 #32

It's doable. honest.abe Dec 2019 #38

...and the Purple Line has been in planning since I worked on it in 1988..... brooklynite Dec 2019 #73

My wife is a design engineer on the project now and the abandoned rail line is just a part of it. honest.abe Dec 2019 #77

Now, scale up from a 16 mile transit line to... brooklynite Dec 2019 #80

Of course those will be much more complicated & expensive and likely wont get built in our lifetimes honest.abe Dec 2019 #81

There are also tunneling proposals out there -- eg Elon Musk's Loop honest.abe Dec 2019 #44

I've worked on one of Musk's proposals and I've been briefed on another... brooklynite Dec 2019 #76

Yeah its a bit far fetched and will be incredibly expensive but its possible. honest.abe Dec 2019 #78

In Florida's case a private company (FEC) is the one building the line. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #71

Intercity, yes. High speed, no. brooklynite Dec 2019 #75

Sounds like the ultimate worthy goal! Cha Dec 2019 #11

LOL@the mockers! Joe Biden Train Rider.. Cha Dec 2019 #15

Joe is energized. He'll get it done. oasis Dec 2019 #22

Joe is mabe energized but who is going to force pangaia Dec 2019 #34

We have thousands of miles of unused rail that could be turned into a railroad system. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #37

"you all just say this because it is Biden's idea." How DARE you say that to me... pangaia Dec 2019 #64

The fact is that many here put down any ideas that Biden has and in this case it is part of the Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #68

"The fact is that many here put down any ideas that Biden has..." pangaia Dec 2019 #82

Please note I say 'you all' ...not directed at you in particular...but will update. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #69

Thank you for updating.. but if you think about it,, pangaia Dec 2019 #83

I see what you thought...I had no idea why you were so upset...sorry. It was not my intention to Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #85

all is good... pangaia Dec 2019 #86

Plenty of room for improvement regardless BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #39

how did the other countries do it? treestar Dec 2019 #60

"how did the other countries do it?' Several answers are scattered throughout this thread... pangaia Dec 2019 #65

Gee it's too bad we are so unable treestar Dec 2019 #66

I got jokes... Iggo Dec 2019 #23

Hhahahaaaaa! +1 JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #28

Have you got jokes about the Green New Deal, too, and those plans for our rail system? highplainsdem Dec 2019 #31

And that right there is why. Iggo Dec 2019 #46

I watched the video and what he's talking about is combining three plans underthematrix Dec 2019 #35

He should have used the term rail instead of railroad but.. honest.abe Dec 2019 #41

Nah, I think more than anything, it reminds people that he is "Amtrak Joe", which is a strength. phleshdef Dec 2019 #43

He used rail and light rail. He did not use underthematrix Dec 2019 #56

I was basing my comment on the title of the post. honest.abe Dec 2019 #57

Not to nitpick but his tweet used the term "railroad". honest.abe Dec 2019 #61

Nitpicking is good. underthematrix Dec 2019 #62

Yes, I get that. Agreed. honest.abe Dec 2019 #63

New railroad station under construction in downtown Miami. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #42

And the Purple Line under construction in Maryland looks cool too! honest.abe Dec 2019 #45

Nice! Scurrilous Dec 2019 #70

I love the trains, if we had updated trains more people would love them too. katmondoo Dec 2019 #47

It really is a bit shocking.... TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #52

Sometimes I think people truly do not want to win the Presidency Peacetrain Dec 2019 #55

Some put way more importance in the primary and their chosen candidate than they should... Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #74

Biden understands not only Global Warming, but Peak Oil as well LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #58

And he's already got a station named after him! treestar Dec 2019 #59

I've been saying this for years. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2019 #72