Make It Never, Then

Supporters of a proposed rail link between Iowa City and Chicago are saying 'its now or never' on getting the job done- and unlike his counterparts in Wisconsin and Ohio, so far Terry Branstad hasn't really jumped into the fray on either side of the debate about it, as far as Ic an see. So let me jump in:

Never. Don't do it, don't spend gobs of money on this festering turd of an idea. This isn't efficient transportation, it's painfully slow and if it doesn't include a stop within easy walking distance of O'Hare it's not just a festering turd, it's a rancid festering turd! Now, I know what people say: we can upgrade infrastructure and make it faster over time. No, I say to that, that's complete horseshit and everybody knows it. If you're going to do this job right, do it right the first time. With top speeds of like 80 mph (I've seen lower estimates than that) this is no way, shape or form a high speed anything- and it won't make money, won't be efficient and will just suck the life out of budgets everywhere.

If you're going to do it, do it right: top speeds of 200 mph and tracks specifically dedicated for high speed rail service- and I mean real high speed, not like your Grandma's car when she's got an itchy callous on the big toe of her driving foot.

Now or never? Make it never, then.