And then we have to lead the fight - a fight for which Maryland is well-positioned. Consider: We have a governor who doesn't shrink from a scuffle. We have a couple of savvy U.S. senators who can tangle with the best of them in Washington. Our House delegation includes Steny H. Hoyer, the House majority leader; Elijah E. Cummings, the new president's most powerful state ally; Chris Van Hollen, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who's been known to land a few blows for his district; and Donna Edwards, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (and whose district encompasses a large portion of the proposed maglev line).
A couple of billion dollars may not seem like much in this world of trillion-dollar bailouts and trillion-dollar deficits - but it's a great start for a visionary project that's just been resurrected from a deep sleep.
