Would you ride the "Sin Express"?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Evidently there are competing plans for rail lines between Anaheim (or LA, depending on which part of the article is referenced) and Las Vegas. Now I'd rather have an LA to LV line, but any good rail transport between here and Vegas sounds like a good idea to me. For years I have wondered why one doesn't already exist. So Cal has a lot of people who take quick excursions to Sin City to part with some of their hard earned money. Why* not make getting from one place to the other faster, cheaper, and less of a hassle than plane travel?

This just kills me though:

"Tell me how spending $8 billion in this bill to have a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is going to help the construction worker in my district," said House Republican leader John Boehner, whose district is just north of Cincinnati.

So I guess Obama is not allowed to budget any constructions projects that fall outside of the Cincinnati city limits? WTF?


*Yes, I am still a Libertarian. I'm not suggesting the government spend money to do this, but it seems like a no-brainer for private enterprise. I would think it would make Big Bucks once the cost of construction has been paid for over time.