Ray LaHood

When Will New York Get Its High-Speed Rail?

With news last week of the first major high speed rail project receiving the green light in California, transportation aficionados were ecstatic at the prospects of the project, especially as China continues to pump them out like hot cakes. But, from a New York perspective, our competitors on the We ... More >>

Obama's Super Bowl Party Sounds Like a Nightmare

​It sounds like President Barack Obama is going to have the worst Superbowl ever. His beloved Bears didn't make the cut for the big game so he said he's "remaining neutral." Watching a game and not rooting for either team? Who do you cheer for then, the Black Eyed Peas? His horrible situation ... More >>

Female Crash Test Dummies Are Here! Women Are...Psyched?

​Finally, after years of waiting and hoping and protesting for equal rights, equal pay, and equal, er, "death standards," women are getting their own female crash test dummies to be used in government safety tests, starting in 2011. Let us all celebrate this fine day that will surely go down i ... More >>

"Cash for Clunkers" Tapped Out; White House to "Assess" Program (UPDATED: C for C Gets Reprieve)

​The federal Car Allowance Rebate System -- better known as "cash for clunkers," under which cognomen it has been a subject of great public interest since it went into effect July 1 -- may already be out of money, says the Times. Though the official web site says there's $779 million dollars l ... More >>

The Growing Opposition to Bush's War Plans