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Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
Post and Courier ^ | February 2, 2021 | Hope Yen

Posted on 02/02/2021 12:09:30 PM PST by Coronal

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. He’ll be tasked with advancing President Joe Biden’s ambitious agenda of rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and fighting climate change.

Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Biden’s one-time rival during the Democratic presidential primaries, was approved on a 86-13 vote.

“I’m honored and humbled by today’s vote in the Senate—and ready to get to work,” Buttigieg tweeted shortly after he was confirmed.

Praised by Biden as bringing a “new voice” to the administration, Buttigieg takes over a Transportation Department with 55,000 employees and a budget of tens of billions dollars. He has pledged to quickly get to work promoting safety and restoring consumer trust in America’s transportation networks as airlines, buses, city subway systems and Amtrak reel from plummeting ridership in the coronavirus pandemic.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: buttigieg; pervert; pervertpower; petebuttigieg
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To: escapefromboston

Buttboy will totally screw up this one. Funny how many of Sleepy Joe and the Ho’s opponents are now in the cabinet....


21 posted on 02/02/2021 12:23:13 PM PST by southernindymom ( )
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To: SgtHooper

Driving down those city streets
Waiting to get down
Won’t you get your big machine
Somewhere in this town?

Now in the parking lot garage
You’ll find the proper place
Just follow all the written rules
You’ll fit into the space

Pull up to my bumper baby
In your long black limousine
Pull up to my bumper baby
And drive it in between
— Grace Jones


22 posted on 02/02/2021 12:23:15 PM PST by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: Coronal

Dildos sticking up on every bus seat


23 posted on 02/02/2021 12:25:35 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Coronal

I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere. Something about trains or backups on the interstate...

CC


24 posted on 02/02/2021 12:25:43 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Coronal
the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post

See how carefully they parsed that sentence to avoid mentioning that Trump's pick Richard Grenell was the first-ever gay member of a presidential cabinet.

25 posted on 02/02/2021 12:27:39 PM PST by montag813 ("Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great")
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To: Coronal

What was the final vote? I am sure that the GOPe voted for him and they wonder why we are walking away from them.


26 posted on 02/02/2021 12:28:28 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

He’s the next CIA cypher. This job is another box to check!


27 posted on 02/02/2021 12:29:04 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Coronal

Why do republicans vote to confirm these unqualified losers?


28 posted on 02/02/2021 12:29:35 PM PST by lerker
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To: Truth29

86-13


29 posted on 02/02/2021 12:30:52 PM PST by lerker
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To: Coronal

So why exactly did ANY Republicans vote for this disgusting cretin???


30 posted on 02/02/2021 12:30:59 PM PST by madprof98
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To: BenLurkin

Their entire administration is an unqualified freak show.


31 posted on 02/02/2021 12:32:35 PM PST by jersey117
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To: escapefromboston

“Well I’m sure he knows his way around interstates rest stops...”

... and public bathrooms...


32 posted on 02/02/2021 12:34:00 PM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: Coronal

Good choice, seeing as how he always has his sh*t packed.


33 posted on 02/02/2021 12:34:25 PM PST by txeagle
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To: Coronal

Subtitle: Indiana greatful.


34 posted on 02/02/2021 12:34:53 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: Secret Agent Man

“pete has zero qualifications for this.”

But even at that he is more qualified than Joe is to be prez or Kamala is the be VP(soon to be prez).


35 posted on 02/02/2021 12:35:02 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Coronal

At the very least, plowing will take a top priority.


36 posted on 02/02/2021 12:35:37 PM PST by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: Coronal

And if anyone thought for a NY minute there is not a UNIParty well...


37 posted on 02/02/2021 12:35:48 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Coronal

Guess we should expect to take it in the rear end at the pumps.


38 posted on 02/02/2021 12:36:56 PM PST by MCSETots ( )
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To: Coronal

Other than hanging around in the men’s room at the airport, what does Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater know about transportation?


39 posted on 02/02/2021 12:39:22 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Bite Me.....The Commander-in-Thief, Commander-in-Cheat, Illegitimate president!)
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To: Secret Agent Man

From fudge-packing mayor of a podunk midwestern town who maybe once rode on a city bus to transportation secretary...is this a great nation or what?

Just think! He is going to single-handedly restore our confidence in our nation’s transportation network. Maybe he needs a new title: “Chief Airplane and Choo-Choo Confidence Builder.” He should contact Boeing for advice on how to rebuild confidence in failed jet liners.


40 posted on 02/02/2021 12:39:26 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democracy Dies With Democrats)
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