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David Holzman's avatar

I, too, missed Jon Stewart's podcast. I didn't know we had freight trains running that had brakes from the Civil War. That was a long time ago, when my friend Paul's great great grandfather was a railroad magnate. Facts like this make you feel like you can touch the distant past--reminds me of hearing on NPR 6-7 years ago that there were still 30-odd Americans who had fathers who'd fought in the Civil War, including one who'd met Lincoln. Those Civil War era brakes may have been durable, but I think it's time to put new brakes on those trains. The old brakes can go to the Smithsonian, and I'll happily have a look at them next time I'm in DC.

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Maggie's avatar

One of the things the Obama administration did was update the regulations to 1990!! But then you know who came along & un-did it.

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David Holzman's avatar

We know exactly who that creep is, may he shortly be in prison, or barring that, dead--unless he is needed in the world at large to prevent the GOP from winning anything next year.

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Maggie's avatar

To be honest - I dont really watch much news - other than seeing the blurbs on MSN. So I'm to blame for not paying more attention, I guess. However, I find I get the gist of things from Colbert & Stewart!! And then theres LFAA!

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David Holzman's avatar

I"ve watched nearly 20 minutes of Stewart on this. 1) it's appalling. And 2) this is a world that I'm not very familiar with, but these people in this town and the train workers are treated terribly.

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Maggie's avatar

I think a lot of us arent familiar with whats going on in these small towns - many that have lost their way in the current world.

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