Mineta was CLEARLY over his head and incompetent to a embarrassing degree.Yes, and it was so obvious that I was surprised he lasted this long. Tommy Thompson begged for the job, and Bush gave it to a nonentity from San Jose. The man had no idea what his job entailed, and he waited for Andy Card to tell him when to go to the bathroom.
Good riddance.
Mineta knows more about transportation and federal policies on aviation than Thompson. The President made a good choice in Mineta. He's doing his job... and your hearsay about his illness is at minimum cold-hearted and at most a cheap shot.