AMTRAK VS. GM

Rail Passenger Service Act
In the late 1960s, the end of passenger rail in the United States seemed near. First had come the requests for termination of services; now came the bankruptcy filings. The legendary Pullman Company became insolvent in 1969, followed by the dominant railroad in the Northeastern United States, the Penn Central, in 1970. It now seemed that passenger rail's financial problems might bring down the railroad industry as a whole. Few in government wanted to be held responsible for the extinction of the passenger train, but another solution was necessary.
In 1970, Congress passed and President Richard Nixon signed into law, the Rail Passenger Service Act. Proponents of the bill, led by the National Association of Railroad Passengers(NARP), sought government funding to assure the continuation of passenger trains. They conceived the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (NRPC), a hybrid public-private entity that would receive taxpayer funding and assume operation of intercity passenger trains. The original working brand name for NRPC was Railpax, but shortly before the company started operating it was changed to Amtrak.

Nearly everyone involved expected the experiment to be short-lived. The Nixon administration and many Washington insiders viewed the NRPC as a politically expedient way for the President and Congress to give passenger trains the one "last hurrah" demanded by the public. They expected Amtrak to quietly disappear as public interest waned. Proponents also hoped that government intervention would be brief, but their view was that Amtrak would soon support itself. Neither view has yet proved correct. Popular support has allowed Amtrak to continue in operation longer than critics imagined while financial results have made infeasible a return to private operation.
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So 30 Billion dollars invested in Amtrak in 1971 was suppose to turn Amtrak around and make it a profitable entity within 3 years, that could then be sold back to the private sector. 38 years later Amtrak is still owned and operated by the US Government. Last year Amtrak lost 1.4 Million dollars.

50 Billion (and more to come) has been invested in GM.. What is the definition of insanity again?

Oh yeah, it's when you exhibit the same behavior over and over again expecting a different result. That would make Obama crazy!

Not In The News

San Francisco- 26 year old Nathan Marks was declined a claim against his 2008 BMW 530i today by Allstate Insurance Corp. Marks' BMW was assaulted in a parking garage in the mission district while he worked. Windows were smashed out, head lights were broken and numerous dents were found on the fenders. Parking lot surveillance tapes were released to the SFPD today, and revealed two men with baseball bats as the source of the damage. Police said that their only lead was patches on the men's clothing identifying them as members of ACORN.

The insurance claim was denied by Allstate Insurance Corp and the reason given was that the BMW was sporting a Rush Limbaugh bumper sticker and therefore invited the damage to occur. In addition, Marks is being sued by the parking garage owner for the clean up fee's and has been banned from the garage in the future. A spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department said "Mr. Marks is considered to be a right wing extremist and therefore has been questioned as a person of interest in the case."

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So this didn't happen but you can't tell me that you didn't experience some righteous indignation for just a minute while you were reading this. Don't think this couldn't happen in America, I am pretty sure this type of intimidation exists and is promoted by the left.

Don't forget the Voter Intimidation Charges against the 'New Panthers' in the 2008 Presidential elections, for which there is plenty of video evidence to support a charge, have been dismissed by our new Attorney General Eric Holder, simply because it is this type of intimidation that is encouraged by Obama and his ilk.

Wake up America, this is not the kind of story you want to be reading about in your local Newspaper. Remember a Vote for Republicans in 2010, is a vote for democracy and capitalism and a vote for Dem's is a vote for Socialism and a dictatorship.

The Contest

Pinocchio, Snow White, and Superman are out for a stroll in town one day. As they walked, they come across a sign: "Beauty contest for the most beautiful woman in the world.""I am entering!" said Snow White. After half an hour she comes out and they ask her, "Well, how'd ya do?" " First Place !" said Snow White.

They continue walking and they see a sign: "Contest for the strongest man in the world.""I'm entering," says Superman. After half an hour, he returns and they ask him, "How did you make out?" " First Place ," answers Superman. "Did you ever doubt?"

They continue walking when they see a sign: "Contest! Who is the greatest liar in the world?" Pinocchio enters.After half an hour he returns with tears in his eyes."What happened?" they asked.
"Who the hell is this Nancy Pelosi?" asked Pinocchio.