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Fox News’ Fact-Checker Unable To ‘Separate Fact From Fiction,’ Imagines ‘Phantom Earmarks’
Think Progress —
... Abruptly transitioning to what he called “real pork projects” in the recovery plan, Lajeunesse brought up “the train from Disneyland to Las Vegas.” But, as Matt Yglesias points out, this provision ...
Map Of Potential High-Speed Rail Built By The Stimulus
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
After much clamoring by energy hawks, who knows what it was that finally brought high-speed rail to the stimulus -- perhaps a little nudge from ol' Amtrak Joe? -- but it got in, to the tune of $8 billion.
And now the question is, where will the expansion be? Matthew Yglesias reports on possible new high speed rail expansion:
In a last-minute change, the total quantity of funds available was increased. But there's no special plan for Las Vegas. The money will be spread all across the country. As it happens, I think an LA-Vegas HSR ...
About Harry Reid's Pet Project...
The Corner on National Review Online —
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 [image] About Harry Reid's Pet Project... [ Mark Hemingway ] Matt Yglesias has been on the warpath for days, accusing Republican lawmakers of "lying" about a "mythical" high speed rail project that Harry Reid has been lobbying for being included in the stimulus bill.(See here , here , and here .) Ok, here's what we know $8 billion in the stimulus bill has been allocated to high speed rail. Here's an AP article from last week prior to the stimulus' passage: In late-stage talks, Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry ...
RE: About Harry Reid's Pet Project . . .
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ," " Boehner Slams Mythical Vegas HSR " seems unwarranted. And at one point he even offers his own interpretation of the bill where he suggests that because L.A. to Las Vegas isn't a "designated high speed corridor," somehow funding the project "doesn t make the cut." Even Reid's spokesman says the L.A. to Vegas rail line is eligible for funding under the stimulus bill's provisons. No question Republican lawmakers have been unintentionally or not mischaracterizing the size and scope of the funding for Reid's train, which is as yet unknown. But to listen to Yglesias tell ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... (And notice that Limbaugh also gets in the GOP propaganda charge that Harry Reid "stuck his train in there" -- yuk yuk -- a reference to analleged appropriation specifically aimed at building a high-speed train between Disneyland and Las Vegas, which is an apparently unkillable lie.) ...
HSR lie just won't go away
Political Animal —
... for high-speed rail. The Maine and Pennsylvania Republican "centrists" approved, and the bill progressed. The $8 billion is not directed at any specific state or project. Regardless, conservatives quickly began arguing that the $8 billion was Reid's idea, and would go exclusively to connect Los Angeles and Las Vegas with HSR. "Tell me how spending $8 billion," House Minority Leader John Boehner asked , "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." The argument doesn't really make any ...
Energy Talk In The State Of The Union And The Rebuttal
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... And Matthew Yglesias reported that there was no special plan for a Las Vegas train, finding instead a map of possible rail routes that included a great deal of rail in the midwest, in the rust belt and three routes out of Jindal's own Louisiana. ...
Energy Talk In The State Of The Union And The Rebuttal
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... And Matthew Yglesias reported that there was no special plan for a Las Vegas train, finding instead a map of possible rail routes that included a great deal of rail in the midwest, in the rust belt and three routes out of Jindal's own Louisiana. ...
Jindal: Disaster Preparedness Is Only Worth Funding If It Will Help My State
Think Progress —
... , as well as a provision (that doesn’t actually exist) providing funding for a rail line “from Las Vegas to Disney Land.” But most ironic was Jindal’s attempt to mock the inclusion of funding allowing for, in Jindal’s words, “ ...
Latest Stimulus Lie: Harry Reid ‘Is Committed To’ A ‘Red Light Express’ To Nevada Brothel
Think Progress —
... claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought $30 million to save a mouse. And they completely made up a mythical high-speed rail line between L.A. and Las Vegas, ...
Gingrich And Boehner Argue Stimulus Is A ‘Failure’ That Hasn’t Created ‘A Single Job’
Think Progress —
... House Republican Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) has been one of the most vocal opponents of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. After rallying every single member of his caucus to vote against it earlier this year, Boehner has stubbornly refused to acknowledge the existence of the projects it has funded. In July, Boehner claimed there ...
Gingrich And Boehner Argue Stimulus Is A ?Failure? That Hasn?t Created ?A Single Job?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... House Republican Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) has been one of the most vocal opponents of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. After rallying every single member of his caucus to vote against it earlier this year, Boehner has stubbornly refused to acknowledge the existence of the projects it has funded. In July, Boehner claimed there […] [image] House Republican Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) has been one of the most vocal opponents of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. After rallying every single member of his caucus to vote against it earlier this year, Boehner ...
