You Don’t Get Elected Just Because You’re Right

Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis has been banging the drum for passenger rail for years. He was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1988 — when, more’s the pity, he proved the old adage that you seldom win or lose elections for the right reasons — and has since served as a member of the Board of Directors for Amtrak.

Dukakis recently sat for an interview on the subject of passenger rail and a transcript of most of it can be found here. The guy knows what he’s talking about. It’s a good read

One does have to wonder what the country’s transportation infrastructure would be like today if Dukakis had been elected president 20 years ago.