05.30.07
NASCO Annual Conference Starts Today
Big tip to Jobsanger for this.
A group calling itself the North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO) is meeting in Fort Worth this weekend for its annual meeting. This group wants to build a super-highway from Mexico to Canada. They try to make their goals seem innocuous enough. To hear them talk, you’d think all they wanted was to help business along the I-35 corridor.
And they’ve created a strawman to knock down so they can convince us that they’re just trying to help. They say that the folks who don’t understand them think they’re trying to merge the U.S., Canada and Mexico into one giant North American country. Then they proceed to knock this strawman down by telling us they just want to prevent gridlock on I-35.
Big time strawman. As anyone knows that has studied this issue the TTC will do nothing to ease gridlock. This is a road to ship cargo through Central and North America. Just go check out the conference program (.PDF). Congressmen Kenny Marchant and Pete Sessions, both Republicans will be there. Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams is not only hosting a BBQ at his ranch (The Wingnut Gatlin Brothers will perform) , but he’s also a panel moderator and panel participant. Who knew our SOS cared so much about transportation? Of course, Ric Williamson is also moderating a panel. Jerry Jones and many, many corporations are represented. Didn’t see a panel on “Easing Traffic On Your Daily Commute”, any citizens panels, or anything like that. It’s obvious that this group and their plan has little to do with anything other than taking land and using it to feather their own nest.
Has the governor signed that moratorium yet?