California Is an Unfunny Joke
The article criticizes California's high-speed rail project for massive cost overruns, lack of progress, and alleged mismanagement, while also highlighting broader concerns about government spending and homelessness. It questions the competence and priorities of state leadership, particularly Governor Gavin Newsom, amid failures in infrastructure and social programs. The tone is highly critical, suggesting systemic dysfunction and misuse of public funds in California.
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California Is an Unfunny Joke David Strom 7:20 PM | April 29, 2026 AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File Gavin Newsom has a decent shot at becoming the President of the United States, and that is only true because the Democratic Party is itself dangerously deranged. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); I came back home from shopping and opened up my browser to see John's article about the $100 billion increase in the cost of the California high-speed rail train to nowhere.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Hot Air.