The Daschle-paid Hildebrand bloggers are always bashing the project, so it's a fair question. Daschle's long-time booster Dave Kranz discusses in today's Argus Leader:
The appointment of former Sen. Tom Daschle to the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees raised some eyebrows in South Dakota, with the first thought that it would mean a renewal of a Daschle vs. Thune battle.
The reason: Mayo Clinic has been one of the most vocal opponents of the DM&E railroad expansion, and having Daschle on the board could be seen as a move to attract an influential former senator to offer it assistance in that cause.
DM&E counts Sen. John Thune as its strongest political supporter. He led the effort in the Senate resulting in changes to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in the 2005 transportation bill that enables the DM&E to qualify for a low-interest loan to fund the Powder River basin expansion.
See my previous post on the topic here.
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