Even before the dead had been moved to the morgue, the Congressional Democrats were "ghoulishly" blaming Republicans for the the Amtrak crash. They fault the GOP because they claim that funding delays were created when they didn't approve President' Obama's $300 billion infrastructure bill. They cite it as a direct cause of the accident. But, in typical Democrat fashion, this was all a lie.
The first thing that disproved the infrastructure argument was when it was revealed that the train engineer took that fatal turn at twice the speed recommended for that stretch of track. Then, the Democrats shifted the argument by saying that, if the infrastructure spending bill had been approved, a Positive Train Control (speed control) would have been installed on that train and the tragedy would have been avoided.
Really?
The truth is that the speed system was installed but not turned on. Apparently, the blame for failing to activate it falls on the shoulders of Obama's Federal Communication Commission (FCC) who was dragging its heels at deciding which frequency the train control system could use. But, the FCC is saying they already approved the frequency usage and the fault lies with Amtrak for not turning the system on. Somehow, George W. Bush has avoided the blame on this one. At least for now.
Lying and CYA (covering Your a*s) seems to be alive and well in Washington D.C. Does anyone really care about the lives that were lost and the people who were injured, or are we just taking advantage of another political opportunity?
References:
Speed Control Was Installed, Not On at Time of Amtrak Crash: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/05/14/exclusive-train-control-was-installed-turned-off-at-time-of-amtrak-crash-congressmen-say
Are Republicans really to blame for fatal Amtrak crash? : http://www.marketwatch.com/story/are-republicans-really-to-blame-for-fatal-amtrak-crash-2015-05-15
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