Newly elected empty vessels waste no time killing Wisconsin jobs.

[JohnnyCougar]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/106624003.html

Oshkosh - Sen.-elect Ron Johnson said Wednesday that he would support the efforts of Gov.-elect Scott Walker to put a halt to the proposed high-speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison.

At his first news conference at his campaign headquarters since defeating U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Johnson said that he was convinced the project was a waste of money.

He said that he had doubted the line would have high ridership and would cost Wisconsin "tens of millions of dollars in terms of operational costs that I don't think we can afford."

Last weekend, state and federal administrators signed a deal to commit the state to spending all $810 million of the federal stimulus cash allocated to the Milwaukee-to-Madison route.

Asked if he felt the project could be halted, Johnson said, "I hope so."

If you voted Republican this election, I hope you enjoyed election day, because you're not going to like what comes next.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. You got that right...

[Lasher]

2. Republicans will bear no remorse.

Anything bad = Clinton's fault. Saint Ronnie gets the credit for anything good.

[malletgirl02]

3. Republicans don't like Public Transportation

Most Republicans want us to stay as car centric as possible.

[PeaceNikki]

10. The crazy new Lt Gov is going to drive us all around in her minivan

You will not escape Rebecca Kleefisch’s unblinking death stare

[DFLforever]

4. I'm hoping oppo research has started on this guy

for his 2016 re-election bid.

[HEyHEY]

5. Wow, regression comes so fast.

Wis was that close to cutting down on traffic and oil consumption. Dammit.

[HereSince1628]

6. Plain Talk: Tommy’s a turncoat on rail

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/dave_zweifel/article_26dac65d-28f9-5965-87eb-4e552087081a.html

Dave Zweifel | Cap Times editor emeritus madison.com | (8) Comments | Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 4:55 am

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It was more than disappointing last week to see former Gov. Tommy Thompson do a complete 180 to bash the planned extension of Amtrak’s Hiawatha service to Madison. No governor, with the exception of the current incumbent, Jim Doyle, has been more outspoken on behalf of the need for passenger rail than Thompson was during his terms in office.

It unfortunately proves once again that politics trumps principles. Because Republican Scott Walker, who received Thompson’s blessing in last week’s GOP gubernatorial primary, has made anti-passenger rail a key issue in his campaign, Thompson obviously felt obligated to change the position that had once made him a candidate for U.S. secretary of transportation before George W. Bush switched gears and made him secretary of health and human services instead.

What made Thompson’s turncoat position so ironic was that it was his support for the Chicago to Milwaukee daily Hiawatha service that helped make it the success it has become, transporting hundreds of thousands of passengers between the two cities, providing jobs and saving tens of thousands of gallons of gasoline in the process.

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The big question, though, is when and why did passenger rail become a partisan issue?

The need to diversify the nation’s transportation system has long been a goal of both Republican and Democratic officeholders in cities and states throughout the country. Last I looked, there was no right-left, liberal-conservative way to build highways or airport runways or railroad beds. The country is facing a future where it needs to re-examine the way people get to their destinations and plan accordingly.

[PVnRT]

7. Well, they have to punish those who did not vote for them

Congratulations, Wisconsin. You're getting exactly what you voted for.

[Brickbat]

8. The congressman in my district, Jim Oberstar, was the chairman of the transportation committee. He

was beaten by a no-name upstart who yesterday came out and said he was against the high-speed rail between Duluth and the Twin Cities, the bike and hiking trails that get federal funding, and the new airport terminal at Duluth, which he thinks Duluth "doesn't need." What DOES need to be done, however, is a patch of Interstate halfway between Duluth and the Twin Cities MUST be replaced.

While I am all for replacing Interstate roads when they're rough, and this patch is, that's the very best he can come up with?

[City Lights]

9. You reap what you sow. nt

[OneGrassRoot]

11. I hope someone keeps track of this stuff as of yesterday

How many potential jobs were LOST due to the Republican agenda across the country, as well as any jobs they create.

If anyone knows of such a site or discovers it, please let me know.

Thanks.

:hi:

[madokie]

12. No you have it all wrong

If you voted repuke then you will like whats coming down the pike as they are stupid as that old battery I use as a door stop in my shop
peace

have a great day anyway