Sniffles: Ray LaHood has a case of the sads over leaving the 'best job I ever had'

Awwww. The “conductor of the train to the future” is all verklempt over leaving behind his high-speed rail slush fund. Outgoing transportation secretary Ray LaHood will soon be envying the Chinese government from a less awesome perch.

Cheer up, dude. As you said in January, “You should go out while they’re applauding.”

Oh, wait, never mind …