Let's hope he doesn't strip out the equity and sell off the scraps so a
Chinese Government Company can then operate America's railroads.

Last time on rec.autos.driving, Brent
<tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> said:

Mr. Buffet is clearly a man of vision. This is by far the largest
acquisition he has made in his long and profitable career. And, since
he only invests for the long term, he must be extremely certain of the
future profitability of the BNSF.

Perhaps he sees, as I do, that we as a nation will never be able to
build our way out of road congestion, and that rising fuel prices will
force a pendulum swing back toward rail transport for long-haul
shipments.

Whatever it is that has attracted his interest, I certainly place a
lot more faith in the vision and judgment of Warren Buffet than I do
in rail-haters like Jack and George. It will be ever-so-sweet to see
these fools proven wrong once and for all. :)

That's not even a secret.  The only thing that could bite Buffett in
the butt is if Obama is ineffective at getting said policy passed.
However, in Buffett's case, since he's not an idiot, the company is
likely sound in the first place and that "worst case" will just mean
somewhat smaller profits, not losses.

How soon before da man asks obama for a bail out?