Rich Guy Says Goodbye Amtrak

Trump’s proposed budget cuts of $630k to Amtrak will surely disrupt our national long-distance railway system throwing it into a possible melt down. To think that this summer’s travel season may be the last with passenger trains for millions of Americans, is ridiculous and will put the U.S. far behind most other countries. This Administration’s proposed […]

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Great Gig this Public Service

Being a member of congress is a great gig, despite all the “sacrifice and exhausting public service.”   Why do some of these characters hang on for decades? I agree with Randy Bryce, Paul Ryan’s long shot iron worker opponent. They should trade places – an excellent idea.  Rand Paul is warning his colleagues that […]

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The Team versus The Country?

  According to Fred Barnes in an opinion piece in WSJ 7/17/2017: “Politics is a team sport…. legislative success depends on operating as a team”. Wouldn’t a better measure of success be based on legislation that works for the country rather than winning as a team for political benefit? Granted, there are times when having […]

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