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Or, the DA for LA needs to start actually prosecuting the criminals handed over by UP instead of just letting them walk. For that matter, why does Pete Buttigi

Or, the DA for LA needs to start actually prosecuting the criminals handed over by UP instead of just letting them walk. For that matter, why does Pete Buttigieg not do something? Isn't he in charge of federal transportation? Isn't there a big transportation traffic jam? Isn't LA a really important part of that? For that matter, why hasn't the president replaced the Secretary of Transportation for lack of confidence in his ability to get anything done?

beerandt 5y ago
>Pete Buttigieg >replaced the Secretary of Transportation for lack of confidence in his ability to get anything done? Well he announced a 6 month paternity leave pretty much immediately upon being appointed to a cabinet position (where tenure tends to be 1-2 years). So between that and having roughly zero knowledge of transportation issues to begin with, his lack of "ability to get anything done" should surprise no one.
- kvetching 5y ago
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- nxm 5y ago
  - nebula8804 5y ago
    It was probably something he was forced to do. It was reported Obama and Buttigieg made a deal to drop out just before Super Tuesday and push his followers to back Biden in an effort to pull the rug out of the Bernie campaign. So I guess they gave him this role thinking it wouldn't be too bad. Bad decision. I hate the fact that this guy will be shoved down our throats in 2024.
    - namlem 5y ago
      - abakker 5y ago
        evidence?
    - CyberDildonics 5y ago
      I'm not a political science expert, but I don't think obama ran last time.
      - throwawayboise 5y ago
        But naive to think he isn't deeply involved behind the scenes.
        nebula8804 5y ago
        Obama while retired still has a lot of sway in the party. He had a lot to lose politically if Bernie ended up making Obamacare look like the joke that it is. Furthermore we know from 2016 wikileaks that the donors are very adamant that if they didn't stop Bernie then they might as well not call them ever again for money. I'll never forget the leaked voicemails that had donors literally screaming at Democratic leadership to stop Bernie at whatever cost. Looking back, while Bernie's team did a superb job in 2020, I should have realized that you cannot beat a system in which the other side controls the strings.
  - namlem 5y ago
    Pete actually was a great pick. And he was on paternity leave for two months.
- gnicholas 5y ago
  I believe it was 2 months — do you have a source showing 6? Also, the paternity leave started in August, and he started in January according to wikipedia. I would agree that Buttigieg didn't come in with much expertise, and he sure hasn't generated great results. But there's no need to exaggerate the length or timing of his paternity leave to make these points. Honestly, I think the more damning point is that the public was unaware he was on paternity leave until a month or so after he'd left. If he had been taking charge of the supply chain crisis before leaving, his absence would have been noted much sooner.
  - beerandt 5y ago
    The 2 months was before he was called out and basically forced to return. After trying to defend his absence for a couple of weeks, which I presume meant he wasn't yet ready to return. Iirc the 6 months # was from a GMA/Today show interview, but presented more as a hypothetical, before they even announced the adoption, as a comment on the process of trying to adopt and equality. >Honestly, I think the more damning point is that the public was unaware Unaware at the political peak of trying to pass the "infrastructure" bill and with the supply chain issue becoming daily national news. Ironically, said "transportation" bill included a failed provision for a paid paternity mandate.
namlem 5y ago
You think he's not busy? There are simply more pressing matters. The clogged up ports, the trucking shortage, the fact that everything is understaffed due to omicron. Not to mention administering hundreds of billions in new grants for infrastructure projects.
- wrycoder 5y ago
  Yeah, he's just completely overwhelmed. Did you ever consider that he's totally incompetent for this job?
  - shagie 5y ago
    This tends not to be a "the president will solve it" but rather "the president appoints the people who are heading agencies to solve the problems." https://ourpublicservice.org/political-appointee-tracker/ https://ourpublicservice.org/political-appointee-tracker/ In particular: > President Biden put forward more nominees in his first year than President Donald Trump and about as many as President George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But it took on average 103 days for the Senate to confirm a Biden nominee, compared with 100 days for Trump, 80 for Obama and just 48 for Bush. That various departments and agencies are taking longer to get things done shouldn't be surprising when the appointments are either being slow walked or held up.
  - khazhoux 5y ago
    The United States Secretary of Transportation is not responsible for stopping the looting of trains at the Union Pacific Terminal in Los Angeles. This is a local crime issue. Buttigeig is simply not relevant in this discussion.
    - wrycoder 5y ago
      Interstate commerce is being interfered with. The Secretary has a large organization at his disposal. He has subordinates. He has a phone and a pen. There's lots of things he could do without spending a lot of personal time. But, he has priorities, like talk shows, where he avoids discussing topics like these.
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beerandt 5y ago

>Pete Buttigieg >replaced the Secretary of Transportation for lack of confidence in his ability to get anything done? Well he announced a 6 month paternity leave pretty much immediately upon being appointed to a cabinet position (where tenure tends to be 1-2 years). So between that and having roughly zero knowledge of transportation issues to begin with, his lack of "ability to get anything done" should surprise no one.

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- nebula8804 5y ago
  It was probably something he was forced to do. It was reported Obama and Buttigieg made a deal to drop out just before Super Tuesday and push his followers to back Biden in an effort to pull the rug out of the Bernie campaign. So I guess they gave him this role thinking it wouldn't be too bad. Bad decision. I hate the fact that this guy will be shoved down our throats in 2024.
  - namlem 5y ago
    - abakker 5y ago
      evidence?
  - CyberDildonics 5y ago
    I'm not a political science expert, but I don't think obama ran last time.
    - throwawayboise 5y ago
      But naive to think he isn't deeply involved behind the scenes.
      - nebula8804 5y ago
        Obama while retired still has a lot of sway in the party. He had a lot to lose politically if Bernie ended up making Obamacare look like the joke that it is. Furthermore we know from 2016 wikileaks that the donors are very adamant that if they didn't stop Bernie then they might as well not call them ever again for money. I'll never forget the leaked voicemails that had donors literally screaming at Democratic leadership to stop Bernie at whatever cost. Looking back, while Bernie's team did a superb job in 2020, I should have realized that you cannot beat a system in which the other side controls the strings.
- namlem 5y ago
  Pete actually was a great pick. And he was on paternity leave for two months.
gnicholas 5y ago
I believe it was 2 months — do you have a source showing 6? Also, the paternity leave started in August, and he started in January according to wikipedia. I would agree that Buttigieg didn't come in with much expertise, and he sure hasn't generated great results. But there's no need to exaggerate the length or timing of his paternity leave to make these points. Honestly, I think the more damning point is that the public was unaware he was on paternity leave until a month or so after he'd left. If he had been taking charge of the supply chain crisis before leaving, his absence would have been noted much sooner.
- beerandt 5y ago
  The 2 months was before he was called out and basically forced to return. After trying to defend his absence for a couple of weeks, which I presume meant he wasn't yet ready to return. Iirc the 6 months # was from a GMA/Today show interview, but presented more as a hypothetical, before they even announced the adoption, as a comment on the process of trying to adopt and equality. >Honestly, I think the more damning point is that the public was unaware Unaware at the political peak of trying to pass the "infrastructure" bill and with the supply chain issue becoming daily national news. Ironically, said "transportation" bill included a failed provision for a paid paternity mandate.

namlem 5y ago

You think he's not busy? There are simply more pressing matters. The clogged up ports, the trucking shortage, the fact that everything is understaffed due to omicron. Not to mention administering hundreds of billions in new grants for infrastructure projects.

wrycoder 5y ago
Yeah, he's just completely overwhelmed. Did you ever consider that he's totally incompetent for this job?
- shagie 5y ago
  This tends not to be a "the president will solve it" but rather "the president appoints the people who are heading agencies to solve the problems." https://ourpublicservice.org/political-appointee-tracker/ https://ourpublicservice.org/political-appointee-tracker/ In particular: > President Biden put forward more nominees in his first year than President Donald Trump and about as many as President George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But it took on average 103 days for the Senate to confirm a Biden nominee, compared with 100 days for Trump, 80 for Obama and just 48 for Bush. That various departments and agencies are taking longer to get things done shouldn't be surprising when the appointments are either being slow walked or held up.
- khazhoux 5y ago
  The United States Secretary of Transportation is not responsible for stopping the looting of trains at the Union Pacific Terminal in Los Angeles. This is a local crime issue. Buttigeig is simply not relevant in this discussion.
  - wrycoder 5y ago
    Interstate commerce is being interfered with. The Secretary has a large organization at his disposal. He has subordinates. He has a phone and a pen. There's lots of things he could do without spending a lot of personal time. But, he has priorities, like talk shows, where he avoids discussing topics like these.

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