If a Cabinet Member disappears into the forest for two months and nobody notices, was he ever here at all?
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It’s not as though there wasn’t work to do, and duties to fulfill:
The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States, and is fourteenth in the presidential line of succession.
As of January 2021, the secretary receives an annual salary of $221,400
Railroads, ports, highways: all these would seem apt areas to address if we’re to resolve the current shortages afflicting the country, but we’ve heard nothing from our chestfeeder for over two months and until now, no one’s noticed, doubtless because no one expected anything from this former small town mayor. As I mentioned yesterday, and HotAir does today, when you don’t hire on merit and experience, you get a Buttigieg:
This is what happens in identity politics. The Democrats cater to checking boxes when making personnel decisions instead of concentrating on experience and problem-solving abilities. In this case, Mayor Pete was hired to check the identity box of the first gay transportation secretary. Buttigieg was rewarded for his loyalty to Biden, campaigning for him during the presidential campaign. Loyalty is a common qualification for political appointments but Buttigieg had only been the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and had no other experience in political office. According to reports, Pete wasn’t a great mayor. “Pothole Pete” was his nickname because of his lack of ability to address that problem in the city of 120,000 residents. If he couldn’t get the potholes filled in a small city, what made anyone think he could run America’s transportation system? Yes, he referenced his love of trains on occasion but that doesn’t make him a train engineer.
If it were not for the escalating transportation crisis at hand, Pete could still be home with the babies and no one would be the wiser. People are now talking about Christmas being ruined because toys and other items may not be available to purchase. Stuff got real, real quick. (I’ll take a moment to point out that despite a shortage in delivery of goods made overseas, Christmas will still happen. The birth of the son of God will still be celebrated, choice of presents received or not.)
His explanation for going AWOL, and the one the media’s going with?
During an appearance on MSNBC Friday night, Pete pushed back on mostly conservative criticism. He framed his defense around a “pro-family administration”.
Not your family, theirs.
