But they chose to feature it.
How many articles to we get that are less than glowing endorsements of HSR here? I think I recall 1. SmartPlanet went almost completely dark on the topic of HSR after the Chinese debacle following years of articles about how we needed to emulate them or else. But the public memory is relatively short, and now that the politicians need to justify their decision in California, the puff pieces/sales pitches are back.
In California, the citizens are livid about this. No articles about that.