(The following appeared on The Hill website on March 26, 2011.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “ObamaRail” is fast becoming the new “ObamaCare” for many Republicans.
Conservative activists are deriding the high-speed rail proposals set out by President Obama in his State of the Union address and 2012 budget as wasteful spending that imposes new mandates on cash-strapped state governments.
The vehemence of Republican critics has surprised even some Republicans, who say transportation issues used to find more bipartisan support.
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