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Obama admin slaps down OH, WI govs on high-speed rail

November 10, 2010

Two recently-elected governors, John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, both ran on scrapping plans for high-speed rail lines in their respective states that would have been paid for with stimulus funds. Both felt, correctly in my view, that construction of these lines is a wasteful boondoggle destined to lose money in the […]

Obama pushes $50 billion of more stimulus

September 7, 2010

President Obama used a speech to Wisconsin union workers on Labor Day to unveil his new push for economic growth that will kick off with $50 billion in stimulus spending targeted at infrastructure improvement in the hopes of improving the nation’s unemployment picture. He called on Congress to pass his measure as quickly as possible, […]