"Never before have so few with so much promised to take away so much from so many and then laugh their asses off as the so many with so little vote for the so few with so much." A James Pence Quote
"American Politics, a sport for the rich and enslavement for the rest of us." A James Pence Quote
The Paducah, Ky., City Commission has voted unanimously to oppose the flying of a large Confederate battle flag along busy Interstate 24 near the city.
“That flag stands for slavery and hate,” said Commissioner Gerald Watkins, who proposed the resolution. “This is in your face racism and prejudice. It does not reflect the views of 90 percent of the people of our community.”
Acting Mayor Gayle Kaler and Commissioner Richard Abraham supported Watkins' resolution.
"American Politics, a sport for the rich and enslavement for the rest of us." A James Pence Quote
There's a reason why only 14.6% of American's approve of the Washington, DC beltway politicians and the reason is this: The politicians are not representing the American people. They, for the most part, are rich and out of touch with the people they claim to represent and I suggest if they ain't rich now they soon will be.
The American two party system has been bought and paid for by the rich and connected and they ain't about to represent the average unconnected American. Lip service maybe, representation not a chance. This is what we've come to and it's too bad the vast majority of the uniformed American electorate hasn't figured it out yet and my message to the uniformed American electorate is this: They're measuring your arms, legs and minds for shackles as I write this piece and when they slap them on your uniformed arms, legs and minds, I hope they're a good fit.
"Once those intermodal trains can go through Stampede Pass, it will take some traffic off the main line and free up more room for additional passenger trains," said Uznanski.
By bringing the number of trains up to eight a day between Vancouver and Portland, ridership and ticket revenue will increase significantly. Currently ticket sales - what is known as farebox - cover 43% of the Amtrak Cascades' operating expenses; the state subsidizes the remainder. Run eight trains daily, however, the farebox recovery goes up to 70%.
It's all about frequency. When trains are frequency and convenient, ridership - particularly business travel - grows dramatically, said Uznanski.
It was a mantra I was to hear from experts all across the country - frequency builds ridership and only frequency significantly builds farebox recovery. Sure its great to have trains running more than 100mph in a corridor, but if there are only a couple of trains a day, they just aren't convenient enough to move people off the highway or away from the airport.
- John McCommons, Waiting on a Train, Chelsea Green Publishing: Vermont, p. 51
The Hardin County News Enterprise carrying water for the Tea Party?
The Hardin County News Enterprise published this column, penned by Jim Waters president of the Bluegrass Institute: "EPA goes medieval on Kentucky coal."
These may sound like some of the gruesome tactics used by military commanders of the ancient world, but according to Al Armendariz, who, until recently, was regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, it’s much more relevant to modern America than we’d care to believe. Read more.
Recently, the presumptive Republican president nominee promised to “stop the unfairness of requiring union workers to contribute to politicians not of their choosing.”
Back in the 29 Nov 2009 Sunday Train, 
