by Mr. Toy
2nd trick op wrote:But the Democrats' biggest embarrasment in these parts isn't Amtrak...it's the National Education Association.Curious. Amtrak provides rural America with an inexpensive transportation alternative.
....calls for funding for Amtrak are not an easy sell in an area with a large number of socially-conservative retirees on a limited income.
As for the National Endowment of the Arts, I once read that its budget is less than the budget for military bands. Last January President Bush proposed an $18 million increase in the NEA budget. (see: http://www.nea.gov/news/news04/American ... eces1.html )
So red America voted for the president who wants to take away their affordable transportation and increase funding for the unpopular NEA. Go figure.