Comments on: Ga. keeps getting left behind at the train station

By: C. Smith

C. Smith — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:16:18 +0000

A man without a vision will perish…Georgia needs to get a vision…I see a Georgia with a growing diverse population that wants to bring a wholesomeness back to the word, America. This means families, and individuals. Families and individuals that can connect over the distances not only within the state and southeast but throughout the country. A Railway system can bring business both small and big together, along with family owned restaurants, stores and shops that will benefit from a new way to ‘connect’ with one another. Together we need to see a future of possibilities where a family and groups of individuals are able to ride a train from down South to up North to visit friends and relatives. Theme cars with dining, movies and sleep accomodations can be a part of what comes to mind when speaking of ‘long distance’ travel. I am sure I am not the first one to make these kind of suggestions, however I believe we may have lost the ability to wonder and say “Why not?” We’re so worried about the ‘little things’ that we’re missing the big picture…I want to travel with my grandchildren on a train, where I don’t have to worry about the driving or going to an airport. I want to take them to see the great landmarks of our great nation and enjoy the relaxation where I am able to get up and walk around and play with the kids. Anyway, I hope together as State, we can revisit and recommit to what we are and who we are as a people of possibilities and dreams and not succumb to despair, blaming and fault-finding…

By: Hard Right Hook

Hard Right Hook — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:54:27 +0000

Hef – KMA.

By: Big E

Big E — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:27:14 +0000

The interest on the current deficit for 2010 (as it stands now..without additional borrowed funds)
is $583 billion. Jay Bookman whines over Georgia not being included in the wastfull spending
being dished out in Washington. Who will pay this debt?

By: retiredds

retiredds — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:13:54 +0000

Jay, I remember well when the Republicans took over the governorship and the state house. They were jubilant and told Georgians a new day had come to GA. It would no longer be business as usual. Well, just look what’s happened. If these guys (and it’s mostly a bunch of guys, or “good old boys”) were so good why is the state in such dire straits? (rhetorical question). The crowd under the dome has not a clue, even when the proposals stare them in the face, as to how to solve the transportation problem in the Atlanta area. It is waaaaaaay over their heads.

I am hoping, but it will not happen, that all of these neanderthals get voted out of office the next go around. The Republicans have done nothing to change things for the better, in fact they appear to have done worse that the ones they replaced 8 years ago.

By: Hoping4Rail

Hoping4Rail — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:14:21 +0000

(Jess @ 11:21)
I really don’t get your point. Exactly what did you mean when you referred to “creating a large class of people, dependant on the government for everything…”? I live in Paris now, and just so happens, we are now in a period of strikes. It is definitely a cultural thing here. People strike when they aren’t happy with their pay and/or their working conditions. But it’s not in any way orchestrated by the government, or an indication of a government mandated lifestyle. It’s actually quite the opposite. If your point is about unionized labor; that’s a fair point, but it’s a completely separate issue. The government here doesn’t force anyone to take transit, nor is it any particular class of people that use the local transit system. I guess you wouldn’t see this from the back seat of your taxi-cab (or was it a limo?). I take the Metro every day. The people I meet on the Metro are literally from all walks of Parisian society, with no particular concentration in any class, government dependent or otherwise. And how exactly do you create a class, anyhow? I do not own a car. That’s my choice. I personally, cannot really understand why anyone here would, but I have many friends who do; and even they, still take transit for the majority of their travels. On the rare occurrence that I need a car, I find that it’s much cheaper for me to just rent one.
Jess, when you saw the traffic grid-lock during a strike period, I really hope that you looked very closely. What you saw is what is inevitable when a major portion of the transportation network is missing from a metro region of 11.8 million people. The effect is the same, regardless of whether it last over the short term of a transit strike, or is the permanent and chronic effect of a complete lack of vision with respect to regional planning at the government except that for the latter, it is just that: Permenant; and that is precisely where Atlanta is heading.

By: Outhouse GoKart

Outhouse GoKart — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:58:26 +0000

“lunch time-vendor payin for HOOTERS!! yipi”

YEAH!!

By: Ragnar Danneskjöld

Ragnar Danneskjöld — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:55:18 +0000

Thank goodness we have overlords willing to spend our monies for uneconomic boondoggles that mostly favor the constructors.

By: Mick

Mick — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:50:09 +0000

Hef

Thats a cop out. If you used simple logic then you would agree that when obama walked in the door there was 1.4 trillion in debt handed to him. If you use simple logic what the hell is wrong with spending 800 b on us the american people? You naysayers about the stimulus never get down to the fact that it was spent on the states budgets and the people in THIS country. Sorry, it doesn’t bother me in the least and I still have 20/20 vision thank you.

By: Hef

Hef — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:48:24 +0000

lunch time-vendor payin for HOOTERS!! yipi

By: Hef

Hef — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:46:32 +0000

Watch out FOR wolves-sorry