Likewise, Caldwell needs the legislature to BUY IN to the rail fiasco so he can later point at THEM saying "well they voted for it, so I had to "finish it." This is all about spreading the blame around to try and save Caldwell's run for Governor, Senate later to continue his plans of corrupted use of public funds for a land development scheme. 
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This is what is so particularly EVIL about this entire big lie.