"If you really wanted to show value and increase public support, you'd build the Stockton to SF line and the Bakersfield to LA lines first." That plan would sh

"If you really wanted to show value and increase public support, you'd build the Stockton to SF line and the Bakersfield to LA lines first." That plan would show results too early. Results are scary, because they might not live up to the promises by politicians currently in office. Politicians do much better with hoping, wishing, and grand visions.