The larger point is there IS not short term fix. The US has, over time, put itself in the precarious position of relying on cars-and-interstate-highways, almost completely. That's a bit risky. We should have been investing in quality train networks years ago. But no, we let private industry (freight) purchase all the rails, and let Amtrak suffer.

Hoist on one's own petard, I'd call it.

And Rush Limbaugh is a person who uses emotion to incite hatred of other people that he labels. He's hardly a serious source of information.