The juxtaposition between Georgia’s new nuclear plant and California’s imaginary high-speed rail shows the difference between GOP and Democratic approaches to the environment.

Georgia has completed the second of two nuclear reactors, the first two new nuclear reactors built in the United States since 1996. On the downside, the plant came in over budget and behind schedule. The plant cost $35 billion instead of the projected $14 billion and was completed seven years behind schedule. On the bright side, Georgia is now the largest generator of clean energy in the country. How is that for a trade-off?