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2022-12-28 08:31 UTC

@headmold@mastodon.social Mayor Pete is very good at debating Fox News hosts but he seems like a very bad and ineffective Secretary of Transportation so far. He needs to decide whether he wants to do his job, or run for President.

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  • @osyen@c.im 2022-12-28 11:49

    @tprophet@defcon.social @headmold@mastodon.social What has he and the DOT done wrong? A few months ago, the DOT was creative and proactive in getting airlines to *voluntarily* up their commitments on compensation if flights were delayed or cancelled due to factors within their control (rather than just waiting around until new regulations are proposed and approved). And, in this situation, he quickly stepped in and firmly said that, weather notwithstanding, this was clearly a case of Southwest royally messing up those factors that are under their control. That judgment, together with DOT's earlier action to get those commitments from the airline, now forms the basis for claims, and for action by the DOT. #PeteButtigieg #USDOT #SouthwestAirlines

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  • @indri@masto.ai 2022-12-28 12:00

    @tprophet@defcon.social @headmold@mastodon.social That's a rather misguided attack. He obviously isn't thinking about running for president or anything else at all, despite being constantly asked about it. He's not only been dealing with multiple major crises, in this case without having a FAA administrator for nearly a year, but also implementing dozens of new grant programs and dealing with the additional work created by the IIJA. DOT has limited authority but he still got more results than anyone else would have.

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