This is the most brutal callout I have seen in a while.
You can see the pain in his eyes right after Maher drop-kicked him with that train comment. pic.twitter.com/yn65HzYhfQ
— Overton (@overton_news) May 2, 2026
They keep funding it due to massive sunk costs (billions already spent on Central Valley guideway and structures), locked-in annual state cap-and-trade money ($1B/year through 2045), 2008 voter-approved bonds, and political promises of jobs, economic growth, and emissions cuts.
Costs exploded from ~$33B to $126B–$231B with no operational track yet. It’s classic inertia: hard to kill after decades of commitments, even as critics call it a boondoggle.