tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post3457290680311822716..comments2023-10-30T09:03:07.163-07:00Comments on California High Speed Rail Blog: A Little Less ConversationRobert Cruickshankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post-89717873512208791402008-10-20T18:46:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:46:00.000-07:00Rafael writes:I can't help but wonder what the Sac...Rafael writes:<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>I can't help but wonder what the Sacramento Bee would be writing today if that city had been selected for phase I of HSR construction.<BR/></B><BR/><BR/>In a similiar I can't wonder what the SF Chromicle and San Jose Mercury would be writing if Altamont and up the north side to Oakland had been chosen for phase I of HSR construction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post-89826342621306436812008-10-20T05:18:00.000-07:002008-10-20T05:18:00.000-07:00I can't help but wonder what the Sacramento Bee wo...I can't help but wonder what the Sacramento Bee would be writing today if that city had been selected for phase I of HSR construction.Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471957286484454765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post-35579025842125127522008-10-19T18:34:00.000-07:002008-10-19T18:34:00.000-07:00Mr. Weintraub brings up the importance of the oppo...Mr. Weintraub brings up the importance of the opportunity cost of those bond funds. Sure, there are going to be issue voters out there who would rather see the money spent on things like education or social services. <BR/><BR/>It is better to have someone speak up on this than not in the end, and I think that intelligent California voters will understand the outstanding economic and social value that HSR represents for the State's future.Kevin Gonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423522422538121977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post-416916388880026642008-10-19T18:18:00.000-07:002008-10-19T18:18:00.000-07:00Why not build this during poor economic times so t...Why not build this during poor economic times so that when the good times roll around again this system can really strut its stuff?Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post-73335617492284335752008-10-19T17:49:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:49:00.000-07:00Part of it is that I actually do respect Daniel We...Part of it is that I actually do respect Daniel Weintraub, so I am disappointed his op-ed was so full of flaws.Robert Cruickshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263762637946594105.post-1364761437258344452008-10-19T16:55:00.000-07:002008-10-19T16:55:00.000-07:00This is one of your better articles Robert. But I ...This is one of your better articles Robert. But I think you give the opposition too much credit by citing them. After all, its an argumentative fallacy to grant them the acknowledgment of some implied legitimacy when you quote and refute a proposal set forth by the opposition that gives a deceptively simplified statement harmful for to a project that benefits the greater good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com