Biden introduces Buttigieg as transportation chief in 'historic' U.S. Cabinet

[Jingthing]

2 hours ago, Silurian said:

 

I like Pete but this feels a little bit like a token assignment. I would think his talents and personality would be better suited to a more visible role. Pete is almost made for TV. To "hide" him in the Transportation Department seems strange to me.

 

How many people can actually recall (without searching the Internet), who acted in the past as US Secretary of Transportation? Not a very high profile job. Well, maybe Pete can change that.

 

No.

It's an important job.

Its about infrastructure and infrastructure jobs.

Unlike the current shambolic reality TV show presidency infrastructure is a high priority for Biden. 

[onthedarkside]

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12 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Do you have any credible evidence to prove that after 47 years as a swamp creature biden can not change his life-long stance on everything now that he is suddenly thrust into the spotlight? People can change. But if the democrat voters really want biden to change they will have to get the press to start holding him accountable, giving the guy a free pass for literally everything and making him beyond any and all criticism will not help the guy to modernize.

What lifelong stances will he be changing? And as for not holding him accountable, aren't Democrats already seriously opposing his appointment of an ex-general to be Secretary of Defense? 

This kind of critique is particularly bizarre coming from a Trump supporter. I never saw much opposition to Trump appointing Wall Streeters to head the Treasury Dept, or fossil fuel lobbyists to head the EPA, friends of Diploma Mills heading the Dept. of Education. Instead they enthusiastically endorsed Trump's  choices, even when they gave the lie to his previous stances. Because they want  those swamp creatures where they can see them. Ya know, gunning government depts and agencies..

Which shows that Trump supporters were members of a personality cult rather than backers of any kind of reform, or, as they call it, swamp draining.

When Biden starts appointing lobbyists for industries the govt is supposed to keep on eye on, get back to us.

[Jingthing]

22 hours ago, Jingthing said:

No.

It's an important job.

Its about infrastructure and infrastructure jobs.

Unlike the current shambolic reality TV show presidency infrastructure is a high priority for Biden. 

To wit.

 

 

[xylophone]

31 minutes ago, i84teen said:

Proof:  here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.  That’s more than enough.

LOL, you have a strange idea about the word "proof", this especially coming from a blog website where just about anybody can post anything, but then again if you believed anything at all that trump said, then you would believe this rubbish as well.

 

But now you have shown your true colours with regards to your source of "fake" information and your naïveté and right wing leanings, then perhaps others can put you in ignore, just like I have done.

[Phoenix Rising]

13 minutes ago, i84teen said:

Your potential future Transportation Secretary had the following accomplishments:

There is more here: wikipedia

• He demoted the city’s first black police chief for illegal conduct and then groveled apologetically when BLM became a thing.
• He presided over the gentrification of black neighborhoods.
• He helped create a nightly laser light show, paid for with privately raised funds.
• He made a budget proposal that would have combined three separate departments into one to save costs and improve efficiency . . . but his proposal failed.
• He opposed Indiana’s Senate Bill 101 (the Religious Freedom Restoration Act), which allows individuals and companies to assert as a defense in legal proceedings that charges against them or demands on them violate their religious freedom. That’s when he came out of the closet and found his political identity: The Gay Mayor.
• He invested in city parks and leveraged federal funds to help prevent sewage overflow.
• He launched a “home repair” initiative, making funds available to residents wanting to do home repairs, especially Green repairs.

Pete Buttigieg: _{"Travel in my mind is is synonymous with growth, with adventure, even love. So much so that I proposed to my husband Chasten in an airport terminal. Don't let anybody tell you that O'Hare isn't romantic."}

Immensely qualified! 

 

Lots of rubbish and twisted half truths, but even if they were all true his is still a stellar record compared to almost all of trump's picks.

 

And is this supposed to be a negative thing??

 

"He made a budget proposal that would have combined three separate departments into one to save costs and improve efficiency . . . but his proposal failed.

He invested in city parks and leveraged federal funds to help prevent sewage overflow.
He launched a “home repair” initiative, making funds available to residents wanting to do home repairs, especially Green repairs."

 

And please do let us know what exactly you find offensive and negative about this:

 

"Pete Buttigieg: "Travel in my mind is is synonymous with growth, with adventure, even love. So much so that I proposed to my husband Chasten in an airport terminal. Don't let anybody tell you that O'Hare isn't romantic.""

 

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by Phoenix Rising

[Salerno]

4 minutes ago, Phoenix Rising said:

Lots of rubbish and twisted half truths,

 

Can't really expect much more given where he cut and pasted it from 

[simple1]

15 minutes ago, i84teen said:

Your potential future Transportation Secretary had the following accomplishments:

There is more here: wikipedia

• <SNIP>

 

Thanks for the link, some outstanding achievements. A Rhodes scholar which is the background of a number nations leaders, Worked with one of the most respected global organisations, McKinsey's. Awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his service in Afghanistan. Not a pathological liar with a silver spoon background who for decades lived off the backs of working America with repeat business bankruptcies and scams.

 

BTW one is required to link to the source of cut and paste commentary, in your case the right of centre 'The American Thinker' ugly hit piece.

[Thomas J]

This is obviously a tongue in cheek post in the USA news.  However it truly is sad when appointments to any office are done so without any regards to if the person has any expertise in the respective area.  You have the person responsible for being transportation secretary who it appears his only qualification is that he can drive a car or has ridden in public transportation.  In private industry you provide a resume of your qualifications.  Those without the requisite past experience are not hired. 

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by Rimmer
Fair use, cut and past job removed

[Sujo]

On 12/17/2020 at 4:20 PM, spidermike007 said:

Really good pick. Any administration is going to benefit from someone of Pete's smarts and ability. The astonishing thing about many of the Biden picks so far, is that most are based on actual merit, something we never saw during Trump's tenure. That administration was literally stacked from top to bottom with incompetents, and bottom of the barrel selections. 

Its also a very diverse administration. The US has diversity, so should its representatives. Not just old white men.

[Sujo]

28 minutes ago, Thomas J said:

This is obviously a tongue in cheek post in the USA news.  However it truly is sad when appointments to any office are done so without any regards to if the person has any expertise in the respective area.  You have the person responsible for being transportation secretary who it appears his only qualification is that he can drive a car or has ridden in public transportation.  In private industry you provide a resume of your qualifications.  Those without the requisite past experience are not hired. 

 

So you think he would be a better fit in the trump admin alongside the credentials of ivanka and jared.

[Jeffr2]

3 minutes ago, Sujo said:

So you think he would be a better fit in the trump admin alongside the credentials of ivanka and jared.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/opinion/trump-cabinet.html

Pick Trump’s Worst Cabinet Member

 

Vote for the absolute bottom.

[Thomas J]

4 minutes ago, Sujo said:

So you think he would be a better fit in the trump admin alongside the credentials of ivanka and jared.

Sujo,

 

I don't believe Ivanka or Jared were appointed as cabinet members.  HUGE DIFFERENCE

[Jeffr2]

1 minute ago, Thomas J said:

Sujo,

 

I don't believe Ivanka or Jared were appointed as cabinet members.  HUGE DIFFERENCE

In many way, Jared was more important than any cabinet member.  And got security clearance even though they shouldn't have.  When Biden is in, he should investigate this. 

 

And some complain about Hunter?

[Thomas J]

1 minute ago, Jeffr2 said:

n many way, Jared was more important than any cabinet member.  And got security clearance even though they shouldn't have.  When Biden is in, he should investigate this. 

 

And some complain about Hunter?

Jeffr2, 

Just like Hillary was an "advisor" to Bill Clinton even spear headed the push for universal healthcare.  Despite that there is a difference between a cabinet level position that can set policy and an advisor who can only suggest.  Again, Buttigieg was the mayor of a small.medium size town in Indiana.  He has no known expertise in transportation.  I just think it is sad that people are chosen for very important positions despite not having the requisite experience that the position should demand. 

 

[Jeffr2]

12 minutes ago, Thomas J said:

Jeffr2, 

Just like Hillary was an "advisor" to Bill Clinton even spear headed the push for universal healthcare.  Despite that there is a difference between a cabinet level position that can set policy and an advisor who can only suggest.  Again, Buttigieg was the mayor of a small.medium size town in Indiana.  He has no known expertise in transportation.  I just think it is sad that people are chosen for very important positions despite not having the requisite experience that the position should demand. 

 

You mean this Hillary Clinton?

 

High School: National Honor Society, National Merit Finalist, Top 5% of her class.

At 13 was canvassing for votes for the 1960 presidential elections

President of the Wellesley College Government Assoc

After college, washed dishes and worked in a cannery in Alaska.

On the editorial board of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action.

JD from Yale after earning her law degree.

Participated in NUMEROUS organizations supporting civil rights, women's rights, children rights, workers rights, etc, etc, etc.

Taught law classes

First woman to become full partner in Rose Law Firm.

 

Etc, etc, etc.

 

Now, please, come up with a list like this for Jared and Ivanka.  I'll be waiting...

 

[RJRS1301]

53 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/opinion/trump-cabinet.html

Pick Trump’s Worst Cabinet Member

 

Vote for the absolute bottom.

A race to the bottom, which particular version of the cabinet in what month or year?

Do we look at the detritus through the revolving door?

 

 

[billd766]

51 minutes ago, Thomas J said:

Jeffr2, 

Just like Hillary was an "advisor" to Bill Clinton even spear headed the push for universal healthcare.  Despite that there is a difference between a cabinet level position that can set policy and an advisor who can only suggest.  Again, Buttigieg was the mayor of a small.medium size town in Indiana.  He has no known expertise in transportation.  I just think it is sad that people are chosen for very important positions despite not having the requisite experience that the position should demand. 

 

Given your vast experience, do you think, using your criteria, that Trump should have become POTUS even though he had no political experience at all?

 

At least Joe Biden has 45 years of political work including the years when he was VPOTUS of the USA.

[Jeffr2]

37 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Given your vast experience, do you think, using your criteria, that Trump should have become POTUS even though he had no political experience at all?

 

At least Joe Biden has 45 years of political work including the years when he was VPOTUS of the USA.

LOL.  Vast experience.  I'm just good with Google and not afraid to use it! LOL

 

I lived in NYC for some time, so have known about The Donald for decades.  Back when his casino went bankrupt and many in NYC lost their life's savings.  I followed him through several of his bankruptcies, and actually lived next door to Trump Towers (West Side).

 

So yes, I predicted this.  Trump doesn't really run a big business.  There's not that many people under his direct control.  The US government is HUGE and extremely complex.  As has been proven, he was a horrible president.  Getting worse by the day.

 

I'm not 100% in favor of Biden, but he's a breath of fresh air compared to our current liar in chief.  What we need now is a leader that selects the best to work under him.  Let them do the job. 

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, Thomas J said:

This is obviously a tongue in cheek post in the USA news.  However it truly is sad when appointments to any office are done so without any regards to if the person has any expertise in the respective area.  You have the person responsible for being transportation secretary who it appears his only qualification is that he can drive a car or has ridden in public transportation.  In private industry you provide a resume of your qualifications.  Those without the requisite past experience are not hired. 

 

Any supporter of Trump cannot talk. Wilbur Ross? Jeff Sessions? Amy Barrett? Mnuchin? Shall I go on? He appointed hundreds of judges to the high courts who had no trial experience and no recommendations whatsoever from the bar. Nothing, except youth and conservatism. 

 

His administration was so devoid of appointments based on merit, it boggles the mind. Absolute bottom of the barrel selections, nearly without exception. 

 

By comparison, Biden is assembling some real talent and smarts. 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, Thomas J said:

Jeffr2, 

Just like Hillary was an "advisor" to Bill Clinton even spear headed the push for universal healthcare.  Despite that there is a difference between a cabinet level position that can set policy and an advisor who can only suggest.  Again, Buttigieg was the mayor of a small.medium size town in Indiana.  He has no known expertise in transportation.  I just think it is sad that people are chosen for very important positions despite not having the requisite experience that the position should demand. 

 

Hillary has had a busy life, so kind of you to give her rent free space in the comfort of your own head.

[RJRS1301]

4 hours ago, Thomas J said:

You have the person responsible for being transportation secretary who it appears his only qualification is that he can drive a car or has ridden in public transportation.  In private industry you provide a resume of your qualifications.  Those without the requisite past experience are not hired. 

So with 45 becoming Commander in Chief, his prerequite for that role was Draft dodging

His role as Presindent over seeing the welfare and the viability of a nation from national security, global intereactions, and financial management are:

No geographial knowledge of locations of countries ortheir  poltics

Many bankruptcies, and s

allegations of sexual assaults

 

Great CV for :????

[Sujo]

4 hours ago, Thomas J said:

Jeffr2, 

Just like Hillary was an "advisor" to Bill Clinton even spear headed the push for universal healthcare.  Despite that there is a difference between a cabinet level position that can set policy and an advisor who can only suggest.  Again, Buttigieg was the mayor of a small.medium size town in Indiana.  He has no known expertise in transportation.  I just think it is sad that people are chosen for very important positions despite not having the requisite experience that the position should demand. 

 

Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon in charge of housing.

 

Betsy DeVos, has children so in charge of education.

 

And you complain.

[Sujo]

On 12/17/2020 at 6:28 PM, Jingthing said:

No.

It's an important job.

Its about infrastructure and infrastructure jobs.

Unlike the current shambolic reality TV show presidency infrastructure is a high priority for Biden. 

Its an important job but doesnt come with the bells and whistles. I think he should be given something better.

 

In this day and age tv friendly is more important than knowledge. Just look at trumps knowledge.