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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Cris Helt If the Bush Administration actually does eliminate Amtrak's subsidy and Amtrak goes belly up, you can bet that the Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannitys will somehow blame this on the Democrats. LOL! [;)] That's the neo-cons for you. [/quote] Well put. I had to laugh when that talk-radio blowhard, NEAL BOORTZ, claimed he wasn't being subsidized when he - and few others - got a special ride on the famous Blue Angels jets that travel across the country and perform stunts at air shows. Boortz claimed he didn't get a benefit - some callers apparently had criticized his hypocrisy 'cause he often rails against subsidies - and of course, gigantic Amtrak which is a threat to all known life on this planet <g> Boortz claimed since the air show costs were privately financed, he didn't get subsidies. However, he conveniently ignored the costs of training for the pilots at the Air Force academcy (ANOTHER HIDDEN SUBSIDY GIVEN TO THE AIR INDUSTRY< SINCE IT HAS LONG PROVIDED TRAINING FOR PILOTS WHO LATER GO INTO PRIVATE AIR JOBS. Amtrak service in ATLANTA - with its one train - is lousy. Likely due to politicians in that part of the woods who have long cursed Amtrak and all its so-called (by comparison) subsidies, and glorifying their beloved capitalism, all the while taking BILLIONS in fed funds for highway and airport construction and maintenance. So who's the real COMMIES there, the one bitching about Amtrak or the ones guzzling the billions of highway and air dollars? What a bunch of hot-air from types like Boortz, Limbaugh, Hannity, Gingrich, McCain, Ishtook and now Mineta and Bush.
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