France's national train company scored a $1.5 billion profit last year

How's Amtrak doing? Oh, I'm sorry, I must be suffering from a mental recession. America's trains are really number one, dag gummit. Just clap your hands, click your heels, vote for John McCain, and it will all be better because we have no problems - we're Amurikans. Well, the rest of the world is actually investing in their future, and they're leaving us behind.