Florida Governor sued over refusing high-speed rail

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Wow. The "GOP Governor Tsunami" of 2010 is really sparking some battles ...

WASHINGTON -- The theatrics of Wisconsin's ongoing budget protests have left the impression that there is no more isolated governor in the country than Scott Walker.

But down in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott's steadfast opposition to a national high-speed rail project has put him squarely on an island, with federal, state and even local officials all petitioning him to change course.

The latest chapter in the saga came on Tuesday, when leading Republican and Democratic state Senators formally sued the governor in Florida Supreme Court in an attempt to salvage the high-speed rail plans. Just hours later, the Court announced Scott had until noon on Wednesday to respond in kind. His office responded to the lawsuit (not the Court) with a statement from the governor declaring that his "position remains unchanged."

[GPK]

Has he given his reasoning for refusing the high speed rail?

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Originally Posted by GPK

Has he given his reasoning for refusing the high speed rail?

Sorry, I didn't post the link - here it is. Good article, lots of detail.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_829981.html

His primary reason he gives is what it will cost out of the state's pocket, a number that others in the state say is false. There's lots of talking back and forth between other elected officials in his state and Washington.

Other elected officials suing a governor. Pretty shocking stuff.

Certainly, politics would suggest that Scott should refine his approach. A recent Harris Interactive poll showed 67 percent of Floridians support state or federal funding for high-speed rail, with 17 percent opposed.

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by Riot

Sorry, I didn't post the link - here it is. Good article, lots of detail.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_829981.html

His primary reason he gives is what it will cost out of the state's pocket, a number that others in the state say is false. There's lots of talking back and forth between other elected officials in his state and Washington.

Other elected officials suing a governor. Pretty shocking stuff.

one of them lies and you swear to it
ever think about just applying for MSNBC or some other super DNC branch office job

yada yada yada

"pull my sting"

so predictable you are

[SOREHOOF]

Doesn't anyone see the hypocrisy in this? Is Obama building high speed rail for the poor? Do you plan on using high speed rail in the near future? Guess what. You've peen played! Hello! It's that nasty rich that's gonna be sucking up those high speed rides!

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Doesn't anyone see the hypocrisy in this? Is Obama building high speed rail for the poor? Do you plan on using high speed rail in the near future? Guess what. You've peen played! Hello! It's that nasty rich that's gonna be sucking up those high speed rides!

what I dont understand, if it such a good thing to do and invest the taxpayers money into... then why doesnt a private corporation want to build these high speed rail lines?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

one of them lies and you swear to it
ever think about just applying for MSNBC or some other super DNC branch office job

yada yada yada

"pull my sting"

so predictable you are

No, Wing, I didn't "swear" to anything. Nor did I offer any opinion at all on this. I just posted the article. What I find most interesting about it are elected officials suing each other. I find that shocking and untoward.

So go back to looking for your black helicopters, flying monkeys and illegal Kenyan Muslim Presidents. Conspiracy theorists don't have alot of bonafides regarding lecturing others on what their reality is.