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Train Wreck

From the title, I’ll bet you assumed that this was going to be about the train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio. Much has already been said about this train wreck, and will continue to be said in the next few weeks. Interestingly, once Donald Trump chimed in, the Biden administration changed its tune! But this piece is not about the East Palatine train wreck, but about the other train wreck, the head of the DOT, Pete Buttigieg. “Pothole Pete” is the ex-mayor of the fourth largest city in Indiana, who for some reason thought that he should run for President. Other than being a mayor of a relatively small city, he has no experience in anything related to government, and yet, Joe Biden appointed him to run the Department of Transportation. One might ask … “why?” It seems for Joe Biden appearances are much more important than qualifications. I could go on about this, but let’s focus on who the Washington Free Beacon refers to as a “train wreck.”

From the Washington Free Beacon:

Buttigieg’s actual record as transportation secretary is not great. Here are some of the scandals he allowed to happen on his watch:

• Toxic train derailment scandal

Buttigieg hasn’t met with residents, but he did go on television this week to urge everyone to calm down. “While this horrible situation has gotten a particularly high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train derailing,” he said reassuringly, several hours after another train derailedoutside Detroit.

• Airline cancellation chaos scandal—2022 was one of the worst years for (public) air travel in recent memory. The U.S. airline industry descended into chaos on Buttigieg’s watch. Delays and cancellations surged along with ticket prices.

• Vacationgate—Buttigieg went on paid leave for almost two months in the fall of 2021 before the mainstream media took notice. In August 2022, the secretary took a “personal trip” to Portugal at the height of tense negotiations with rail worker unions to avoid a potentially catastrophic strike.

• Private jet privilege scandal—While normal Americans were suffering through the chaos at commercial airports, Buttigieg was flying all over the country in taxpayer-funded private jets while lecturing common folk about the dangers of climate change.

• Electric car abomination scandal—Buttigieg has repeatedly scolded the American people for complaining about rising gas prices when they could simply buy an electric car for $70,000 and not have to worry about the price of gas. After returning from his secret paid leave in 2021, the secretary touted the department’s purchase of Ford electric SUVs that were made in Mexico. Ford recalled the vehicle model months later due to a safety defect that “could result in a loss of power” and “cause a crash.”

• Racist roads and other woke nonsense scandal—Buttigieg refuses to let his job—running a federal transportation department—distract him from his real priorities. For example, in an effort to combat America’s “racist” highway system, the department allocated $1 billion to “build racial equity in roads.”

Back to the recent train wreck in Ohio … in East Palestine a resident at town meeting this week speaking about the personalization of “train wreck.” Where’s Pete Buttigieg? Where’s he at?” 

East Palestine mayor: “I don’t know. Your guess is as good as [mine]. Yesterday was the first time I heard anything from the White House.”—via Fox News 

2/22/23

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