tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post112671372290587466..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Bush takes responsibilityBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-1126733061898016552005-09-14T14:24:00.000-07:002005-09-14T14:24:00.000-07:00You raise many good points about the airlines, Pen...You raise many good points about the airlines, Penguin, but it'll all be a moot point in a few years, anyway, when we pass Peak Oil and gas costs $10 a gallon and a flight from New York to San Francisco is $5000. THEN we'll reap the whirlwind of gutting Amtrak and ignoring our crumbling public transportation system. <BR/><BR/>The Europeans are going to suffer a lot less from the post-oil energy crunch than we will, because they have passenger train lines running everywhere and many fewer cars per capita and have invested heavily in geothermal and solar and wind and hydro and even nuclear power. They'll suffer too, of course, but we're the only ones who will have to tear down and rebuild our entire way of life because of it. No more suburbs, no more 100 mile round trip commutes to work.<BR/><BR/>On second thought, maybe that's not such a bad idea...<BR/><BR/>And as for DubYa apologizing: yeah, it was lame and meaningless, but hey, the boy's never once apologized for any of the constant, uninterrupted string of fuckups he's committed since the day he slithered out of Barb's rancid womb. This is a major breakthrough for him! Baby steps, baby steps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-1126724314218934282005-09-14T11:58:00.000-07:002005-09-14T11:58:00.000-07:00I think what we need is high speed mag lev trains ...I think what we need is high speed mag lev trains - less energy to run, virtually zero chances of running it into a building (with the exception of a train terminal, and that could be prevented automatically) and we could run them over or between the freeway. Possibly with the improvements that are coming down the pike( http://tinyurl.com/acuzw ), it could be solar powered in most of the US.SB Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104522586390324382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-1126724137544573392005-09-14T11:55:00.000-07:002005-09-14T11:55:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.SB Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104522586390324382noreply@blogger.com