tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post3061246170218372521..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: SPP? Don't worry; be happy .Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-13158909539464386672007-07-12T11:32:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:32:00.000-07:00WEB : ;-)Scout : Loved your Red Underwear Fridays!...WEB : ;-)<BR/>Scout : Loved your Red Underwear Fridays!<BR/><BR/>Rev : You and I have quibbled over this before as to whether it's a sovereignty or a class issue, but either way it's definitely about whether security concerns or the drive for unregulated profits comes out on top here.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-67959288574928843062007-07-11T22:36:00.000-07:002007-07-11T22:36:00.000-07:00"But, but, but Peter McKay said this was all good ..."But, but, but Peter McKay said this was all good for us, so what's the problem? If the word of Peter McKay is good enough for a Glib and Pale journamalist like me, John Ibbotson, it should be good enough for all of us! "<BR/><BR/>Christ on a moped, what is it with these fucking people? Did Condi bat her eyes at McKay and tell him if he played ball, he might get some sugar or what? Fuck them, the horse they rode in on and whoever raised the fucking horse! I want America to build an electified border fence NOW! Not to keep the foreigners out, but to keep the Americans in!Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-29973268843901465742007-07-11T12:25:00.000-07:002007-07-11T12:25:00.000-07:00blinders work well for horses pulling carts.....th...blinders work well for horses pulling carts.....that's about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-88072417161731820152007-07-11T06:20:00.000-07:002007-07-11T06:20:00.000-07:00The proposed system will be a network of transport...<I>The proposed system will be a network of transportation corridors (routes) incorporating separate lanes for passenger vehicles and trucks, rail lines for high-speed passenger and freight rail, and a dedicated utility zone.</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like this program needs to be managed by Senator ted stevens, r-AK. You know, the dweeb that described the "internets" as: <I>"The Internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes."</I><BR/><BR/>Surely this idiot is more than qualified to handle a super-highway with his grasp of the situation . . . .West End Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757317517075393438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-6911430016474231392007-07-10T21:16:00.000-07:002007-07-10T21:16:00.000-07:00Thanks, Ian, hadn't looked at that in a while.So. ...Thanks, Ian, hadn't looked at that in a while.<BR/><BR/>So. There is no NAFTA highway, there's just a Federal Highways project 12 lanes wide running from Mexico to Canada that happens to be called that by the individual states involved.<BR/><BR/>This is separate from the NASCO people who are, don't ya know, bonkers. Winnipeg has a very enthusiastic local chapter.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-697389863467473952007-07-10T10:32:00.000-07:002007-07-10T10:32:00.000-07:00Thought you might not have seen this. The White Ho...Thought you might not have seen this. <A HREF="http://www.spp.gov/myths_vs_facts.asp" REL="nofollow">The White House "SPP Myth and Facts" page</A> :<BR/><BR/>Myth: The U.S. Government, working though the SPP, has a secret plan to build a "NAFTA Super Highway." <BR/><BR/>Fact: The U.S. government is not planning a NAFTA Super Highway. The U.S. government does not have the authority to designate any highway as a NAFTA Super Highway, nor has it sought such authority, nor is it planning to seek such authority. <B>There are private and state level interests planning highway projects which they themselves describe as "NAFTA Corridors," but these are not Federally-driven initiatives, and they are not a part of the SPP.</B><BR/><BR/>Except that you fund them.<BR/><BR/>Myth: The U.S. Government, through the Department of Transportation, is funding secretive highway projects to become part of a “NAFTA Super Highway”.<BR/><BR/>Fact: Many States in the American Midwest are proposing or undertaking highway projects to improve or build roads as Federal-aid and State or <B>private sector revenue</B> becomes available. All projects involving Federal-aid funds or approvals are subject to normal Federal-aid requirements, such as review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including public involvement. This public involvement, the common thread among all these activities, makes them anything but “secret.” In addition, Congress directs Department of Transportation funding for specific highway projects. <BR/><BR/>The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will continue to cooperate with the State transportation departments as they build and upgrade highways to meet the needs of the 21st century. <B>Rather than evidence of a secret plan to create a NAFTA Super Highway that would undermine our national sovereignty, the FHWA’s efforts are a routine part of cooperation with all the State transportation departments to improve the Nation’s highways.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com