Wrote this to the State Journal Sunday, January 31, 2010:
Dear Editor: I was extremely satisfied with your editorial of Sunday, January 30, titled: "All abord to help rail roll." Regardless of where a possible Madison staion is located, High-Speed rail in the upper Mid-West would be a good thing on many levels. I personally would prefer, for convenience' sake, a terminal on East Washington Ave and First Street; but even if the station is at the Dane County Regional Airport only, I want to see this vital infrastructure constructed.

I am very irritated when I read about Republicans like Alberta Darling casting aspersions upon this excellent idea. Pandering to the tea-bagger crowd, Darling complains about the necessary expenditure; she knows quite well the private sector isn't going to provide jobs like these, not without active governmental support. Did Alberta Darling ever complain about the cost of the I-894 Zoo interchange project in Milwaukee? The price-tag for that reconstruction will be more than $400,000,000. The Republican state senator from River Hills just obstructs, to the detriment of her own constituents and the entire region. Let's roll!