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[QUOTE]Originally posted by amtraxmaniac: [QB] True. However, even a senator of 25 years mirrors the attitudes of his constituents...and a good number of his constituents and those who fund his campaign are connected to the airline industry, or an industry that is not as dependent on interstate commerce that would benefit from better transportation infrastructure. Point being this, the same voters and their politics that mandate a 25 year senator dictates their state officials' agenda's too. McCain's politics could be the same as the DOT's. If the state needed federal funds, McCain could work to secure such funds, but he REFUSES because he has always been anti-spending/anti pork. If he won't vote for Senator So-So's project in Timbucktoo, why would Senator So-So vote for McCain's bill to fix AZ's roads? Its the old 'I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine' logic. Conservatives call it pork barrell, I call it wheeling and dealing. Wheeling and dealing is what keeps the money flowing, but one thing we know about McCain: DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS. Obama is a uniter. A collaborative attitude is what will help amtrak in the long run in terms of securing federal money. If I have to vote to spend tax dollars on a bridge I'll never cross, I'll vote yes, if I get money to build a high speed train in my state. Its politics, yes, but it yields benefits. I trust Obama and his democratic colleags could broker such deals and get the job done without all the partisan bickering. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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