Seems like to make it to the Biden administration you have to be black, or a homo, a lesbo, a delusional LGBTQRSTUV, a female or any combo of the above.
Posted on 03/25/2023 10:08:53 PM PDT by george76
Phil Washington, Joe Biden’s embattled nominee to head the Federal Administration Aviation, has withdrawn his nomination
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Reuters’ piece .. didn’t refer to Washington’s miserable performance when questioned by Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) in which he went 0-for-7 on aviation policy.
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Nor did they refer to the exchange between Washington and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in which it’s quite possible that Washington committed perjury by claiming that a contract at the center of a pay-to-play criminal investigation in California in which Washington is “materially involved” was already in force before Washington became head of LA Metro.
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While the LA Metro corruption investigation was known by the committee, and the execution of a search warrant at former LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s home was covered in the media, the fact that Washington’s name was prominently featured in the search warrant and that the whistleblower had given investigators information that Washington himself okayed the payments even after ethical questions were raised was brought to the national attention by RedState prior to the beginning of Washington’s hearing.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, Cruz detailed his issues with Washington’s nomination. After mentioning the issues with experience and competence, Cruz went into specifics about Washington’s criminal investigation problem:
“Unfortunately, the problems with Mr. Washington’s nomination don’t end with his lack of aviation experience. There are also serious concerns regarding outstanding allegations that Mr. Washington engaged in misconduct during his time as the head of the Los Angeles Metro. He has been named in multiple search warrants in an ongoing criminal public corruption investigation, and he’s been the subject of multiple whistleblower complaints.
One search warrant was executed just last September, not very long ago. It contained allegations that Mr. Washington pushed forward lucrative no-bid contracts to a politically-connected nonprofit to run a sexual harassment hotline that was hardly ever used, and that he did so in order to stay in the good graces of a powerful politician on LA Metro’s board. The allegations are the kind of local corruption sadly we see far too often across this country, in both parties.
“But a whistleblower who exposed the details of this alleged pay-to-play contracting scheme claims to have been retaliated against by Mr. Washington. After Mr. Washington left the LA Metro the agency settled these claims with the whistleblower for $625,000. I practiced law for a long time. you did as well. A $625,000 check is not a nuisance check. It’s not a “go away” check. It’s indicative that there’s a real there, there. Whistleblowers don’t get settlements for more than a half a million dollars if their claim is baseless.”
And, Cruz revealed that the criminal investigation in California is not expected to be complete for months, that Washington is alleged to have pushed through the contract to keep in the “good graces” of a powerful county supervisor, and that the White House hadn’t even asked the California Attorney General’s office for any details or timeline information on the investigation.
“Even more amazing, when my staff spoke with the California Attorney General’s office, the AG’s office told us that at the time they spoke they were not aware of anybody from the White House, from the FBI, or from the Senate who had even contacted them to ask about Mr. Washington’s ongoing involvement in the investigation. That’s truly stunning. That is, frankly, just not caring.
“It’s inexplicable to me that a president, that a White House would choose to nominate someone who is materially involved in a current ongoing public corruption investigation. Just imagine how damaging it would be to the FAA if Mr. Washington were confirmed and then months later he were to find himself indicted for public corruption. That would do real damage to an agency that needs serious trust in leadership.”
Something tells me that Mr. Washington did not want to see the whistleblower called to testify before the Senate, and that now-Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti didn’t want to see that either, since his office was also “materially involved” in the award of the corrupt contract.
Biden knows how to pick em.
FJB picks 'em by color — the darker the better.
Qualifications? Not so much …
Denver airport CEO and FAA nominee named in search warrant .. in addition to knowing nothing about airports, aircraft, nor aviation .. the affirmative action nominee is also corrupt.
Shocked. /s
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4094128/posts
Prediction: Judge Kato will be next to withdraw his name.
Does nobody in the Biden Team prepare these nominees at all?
How about, qualifications, none at all. 😆
They just look at which boxes are checked on their resume
They look no farther than that
Apparently, he is qualified . . . to run a corrupt operation.
Biden chose him, just not with the qualifications we expect.
[in which he went 0-for-7 on aviation policy.]
A stellar performance!!
This chump can’t figure out which end of the aircraft is the front, or which end is the rear.
Biden Administration Application -
Check as appropriate:
Are you ethnic []
Are you minority []
Are you gender fluid []
Are you under investigation []
Are you totally unqualified for position []
To be nominated, you are required to check a minimum of two (2) boxes
Seems like to make it to the Biden administration you have to be black, or a homo, a lesbo, a delusional LGBTQRSTUV, a female or any combo of the above.
President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed Washington’s withdrawal in a tweet Saturday night, calling him “an excellent nominee” and blaming undeserved and partisan attacks.
Republicans were united in opposition to Washington, calling him unqualified because of limited aviation experience. Democrats and allied independents still might have pushed the nomination through, but key senators on their side balked at supporting Biden’s pick.
Sadly the undercurrent is still alive a well and the orders from the WH to assign hire and expedite hiring rules and inexperienced people based on color alone continue for corporations including aviation. The head may be gone temporarily but will soon be replaced by the same or worse. Southwest airlines CEO has happily agreed to make it his quest to follow DEI guidelines to the fullest AND ANYONE OBJECTING OR QUESTIONING ON THE JOB DECISIONS WILL BE FIRED
Another Biden crook and incompetent bites the big one.
The more qualified a candidate, the less virtuous the "signal" looks.
Take Mayor Pete for example.
BiteMe can’t toilet himself.
He isn’t picking these people.
And whoever is doing it is likely having a very good time jerking our chains with these appointments.
Unfortunately he’s gotten 596 appointees through to appointments including over 100 federal judges.
You know that.
Ya.... he picked a COCONUT!
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