Railway in Florida?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/us/23train.html?ref=us
This article tells that the Obama administration had gave funds for building high-speed railway between Tampa and Orlando, two of the major cities in Florida. The writer arises the suspicion that the Obama has chosen to invest just to show their contribution in minimum amount of money, since it required not much money as much as other region of the USA.

I would agree with this article's attitude towards the Obama's so-called 'charity' towards his state Florida. In relation to Obama's multi racial background, this may show his inclination towards the cosmopolitan area such as California and Florida rather than the white dominant northeast region. I mean he could have supported the rail system in the more of northern region where the traffic congestion is more frequent than the route between Tampa and Orlando.