Gov. Bobby Jindal, after high-profile criticism, says no to federal money for high-speed rail system

Source: Times Picayune, New Orleans

Two days after a national commentator mocked Gov. Bobby Jindal for considering tapping federal stimulus money to build a light rail system between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the governor's transportation secretary wrote to President Barack Obama's administration saying the idea is scrapped.

"Please be advised that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will not be applying for the High Speed AARA funds," state transportation chief William Ankner wrote to his federal counterpart, Secretary Ray LaHood. Ankner was referring to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Ankner, a Jindal appointee, told LaHood that Louisiana could not operate the system without an annual operating loss of $18 million per year.

Read more: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/gov_bobby_jindal_after_highpro.html

Oh yea, NOTHING!! Good going douche bag!

and are living as far out as Baton Rouge (75 mi.)! :grr: :banghead:

something about housing, he is deliberatly choosing not do do anything about it.

And if as christians say life begins at conception and jindal was conceived outside of the USA was he "born" in America? I don't pick and choose in the bible so grant me the question. Or is this another example of conservatives having it their own way sans rational discourse?

I HATE to be in the position of defending Jindal, but I am obsessive about certain things, so I almost have no choice.

Where Jindal was conceived or born is not relebant to anything. The Constitution of the U.S. does not require that Governors or other elected officials to be born in America, only Presidents.

That's why Ahnuld ran for Governor of Calleyforhnya instead of running for President.

The devil (or something close) made me post this and I apologize.

I say rebuild New Orleans without him, and chase him out off town with drumbeats.

impassible... I call foul.

When you cross the state line into Texas or Mississippi your teeth once again find a stable place in your mouth to sit.

great interstate between new orleans and baton rouge, took 1-20 west which was fine until we got into Texas where the road was diabolical. that was 5 years ago, maybe things hasve changed since.

I have lived in the metro New Orleans area since 1979, my job requires me to drive 500 to 700 miles a week between Alexandria and Slidell and the only roads I find impassible are the local roads in the Gentilly area of New Orleans. Even the road in the Ninth Ward have been adequately repaired.

are a disgrace. The asphalt gods will have their way with us some day.

They obviously know what they're talking about, they watch teevee.

My ancestors on my mother's side have been in New Orleans for 300 years and we have documented that my ancestor was on of the original Ursaline cassette girls. My grandfather used to own a car dealership downtown which moved to Metairie after the storm.

So don't call him out on any of is foolishness or he'll just take his toys and go home.


The GOP has nothing...NOTHING to offer anyone!

when the time comes. JINDAL = FAIL.

...I know lots of Houstonians would take the trip to N'awlins for the partying & gambling, spend money there
& help rebuild the place....

Too many bayous, swamps, bays, and rivers to cross.

A high-speed rail triangle between Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas is much more useful, since it connects three large cities and is much more economical to build.

that without the protection of our marshland and barrier islands, there is almost no protection when another Katrina hits the area. We need to fix the real problem we have at hand.

Hold on ... let me test the wind ... NO!"

Bobby, son, you really oughta consider getting your shit together.

On second thought, no. Just stay like you are. Have you considered teaming up with Palin or Bachmann? It'd be comedy gold, I tell ya...:rofl:

MARC is owned by MTA Maryland but Amtrak practically operates it.

But I bet Jindal will want to build more roads instead.

Even the dumshit gop realize when they have a loser acting as the face and voice of the party.

Well, most of the time anyway...

Augusta to Miami.
San Francisco to Richmond.
Chicago to Nawlins.

For starters. High speed maglev.

With the Governor, of course.

Stewart, Colbert and Maher, I love you.

What a dumbass.

he and Tim Pawlenty appear to be having a contest to see who can do the most damage to their home state in their drive to get the national party to notice them.

I knew it when I read the words "national commentator", but they mentioned KO by name a few times later in the full article.

Gee, I thought MSNBC (and particularly, KO) had no viewers and no influence, according to Billo, Rush, and all the other RW hate-talkers. :sarcasm:

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