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Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 3:41 pm
Good for him. I would have voted for him if he'd been nominated for president... Oh well......
But - bet on it - the following WILL be on late night -
President Elect Biden nominated former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Department of Transportation today.
That will make him out of the closet - but now in the cabinet.....
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 3:51 pm
Yup, continuing the trend of predictable and utterly disappointing picks and policies. I wish him well at any rate, I hope they manage to get something done that he can put as a feather in his cap for the inevitable next run at the presidency.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 4:28 pm
I was hoping he would land somewhere that would give him federal experience of some sort. It will help if he decides to run for president again, I think.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 4:33 pm
That's what sticks in my craw about this one. Pete's getting federal experience (and getting out of indiana, where he has no political future) was more important than putting a qualified person in that role.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 4:36 pm
(December 16, 2020 at 4:33 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: That's what sticks in my craw about this one. Pete's getting federal experience (and getting out of indiana, where he has no political future) was more important than putting a qualified person in that role.
At least he didn't have to prove a criminal past to get the position. Hell, he may not even need to be pre-pardoned in four years...what a concept.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 4:40 pm
Give him time..and federal experience, he's still young.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 5:05 pm
He's cute and gay; that's all that matters.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 5:09 pm
(December 16, 2020 at 5:05 pm)Eleven Wrote: He's cute and gay; that's all that matters. He spent 7 months in Afghanistan.
That counts in my book...
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Well, they needed someone who could handle a stick.
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RE: Mayor Buttigieg appointed to head DOT.
December 16, 2020 at 5:36 pm
(December 16, 2020 at 5:20 pm)no one Wrote: Well, they needed someone who could handle a stick.
But can he double clutch? And do we really know anything about his bob tailing abilities?
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