{"id":45394,"date":"2025-07-31T06:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=45394"},"modified":"2025-07-31T06:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:25:29","slug":"if-you-despise-pete-buttplug-you-dont-despise-him-it-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=45394","title":{"rendered":"If you despise Pete Buttplug, you don\u2019t despise him\/it enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. As secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, aka Pete Buttplug had one job to do. Make sure the transportation infrastructure was maintained and upgraded, especially the air traffic system. Did he actually do any part of his job?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/e0\/d9\/c2\/e0d9c2f34df12aba83e2f1441b7082d7.jpg?resize=345%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"345\" height=\"294\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What that worthless failure did, when he wasn\u2019t on \u201cPaternity\u201d leave for the better part of a year, or dodging any responsibility for ships hitting bridges, and being sure he was far away when trains derailed, was waste $80 billion dollars on WOKE DEI crap. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/21\/us-news\/pete-buttigiegs-dot-spent-80-billion-on-dei-grants-delayed-air-traffic-control-upgrades-records-industry-insiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Here are the details from the New York Post<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg failed to replace outdated air traffic control systems while in office \u2014 with his agency instead shelling out tens of billions of dollars on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/secretary-buttigieg-appoints-members-advisory-committee-transportation-equity-acte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a DEI agenda<\/a>, according to federal spending records and airline industry insiders. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg?resize=416%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>In one meeting, Buttigieg \u2014 who is said to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run \u2014 told industry executives that air traffic control upgrades would just allow them to fly more planes, \u201cand so why would that be in his interest?\u201d sources said. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I hope there is a recording out there of that idiot saying this. Frankly, it would, in my completely unschooled opinion, show a depraved indifference to the safety of air travelers. As for his plans to run for president in 2028?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Money pit laugh scene\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gbp_JQ7RxqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>What his department was really interested in was handing out hundreds of diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/us-department-transportation-accomplishments-overview-january-2021-january-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than $80 billion<\/a> over four years \u2014 at least half of the DOT\u2019s entire budget for a typical fiscal year, records show. <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<b>He was definitely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/08\/biden-buttigieg-acial-equity-473928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushing an agenda<\/a>,\u201d an air industry official said, noting the transportation secretary had \u201clittle to no interest\u201d and took \u201cdefinitely zero action\u201d toward air traffic control modernization. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pushing an agenda? More like criminal fraud if you ask me. I checked my archives and <a href=\"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=37522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I found this post. It\u2019s about Buttplug threatening airlines over canceled flights<\/a>. This tells me he was just covering his own butt, well politically speaking anyway. Normally it was wide open and ready for use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Buttigieg spent his time in President Joe Biden\u2019s cabinet blaming the airlines for their delays and \u201cvilifying\u201d the industry as a whole while denying <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/14\/news\/faas-diversity-push-includes-hiring-people-with-intellectual-and-psychiatric-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his department\u2019s DEI agenda<\/a> led to any air traffic control staffing shortages or was maintaining an ailing safety system that hasn\u2019t been <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/08\/us-news\/transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-calls-for-multi-billion-dollar-overhaul-of-failing-air-traffic-control-system-by-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated since the Carter administration<\/a>, sources told The Post. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>So he basically lied. What a surprise. I seem to recall that Congress did appropriate funds to do upgrades to the ATC, (Air Traffic Control), system. I wonder how much went into his own bank accounts? In any case, this criminally incompetent fool\u2019s refusal to do his job has cost this country billions, if not trillions of dollars. It\u2019s also gotten people killed. Recall the army helicopter that hit an airliner. The ATC tower was way understaffed for the load they were handling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<b>At first, [the Department of Transportation] and he were reluctant to say there was an air traffic controller shortage or that the shortage had anything to do with flight delays or flight cancellations,\u201d the air industry official said. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of course not. It would make him look bad and the one thing that Pete Buttplug will not tolerate is anything that makes him look bad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Chris Meagher, a spokesman for Buttigieg, rejected both claims and pointed to increased air traffic controller hiring under the former transportation big, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XD16pCQWYeA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software changes<\/a> to improve efficiency at airport runways, new flight routes projected to cut up to 100 hours off travel time annually and the development of communications technology to decrease flight delays. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?resize=409%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have a suspicion that the current Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, working with the Department of Government Efficiency, is doing a full audit of what fund were spent where during to reign of error of Pete Buttplug.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>The DOT\u2019s Bureau of Transportation Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/data.bts.gov\/stories\/s\/Performance\/939q-bf5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shows<\/a> that most flight cancellations (54.3%) were caused by weather during Buttigieg\u2019s term, whereas a little more than one-third (34.7%) were attributable to air carriers. Just 10.6% were due to failures in the national aviation system. <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Nearly 80% of flights were on time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transtats.bts.gov\/OT_Delay\/OT_DelayCause1.asp?20=E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between January 2021 and 2025<\/a>. Almost 7% of delays were due to air carriers, another 7% for late-arriving aircraft, and 5% was attributable to the aviation system. Less than 1% were attributable to weather. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite what the Church of Global Warming and Climate Change preaches, you can\u2019t do anything about the weather. However, saying that \u201cJust 10.6% of the delays was due to the National Aviation System\u201d sounds more like a cover up to me. That is a very high rate of failure for, not a mission critical system, but THE mission critical system. It might be impossible to have zero failures, but 10% is atrocious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Airline industry officials acknowledged that carrier delays persisted coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic but argued that much of the infrastructure law\u2019s funding \u201cwent to maintenance\u201d of facilities and equipment, which is roughly $3.5 billion annually, not \u201cmodernization.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/50\/94\/bd\/5094bdd7d63f672aa95fe061172a3615.jpg?resize=425%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"425\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always been a problem to get the ATC system upgraded. One major issue is bureaucratic. The FAA and DOT have a bad case of \u201cNot invented here.\u201d when it comes to new ideas and features.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>They argued that while hiring improved in recent years, there was still a high dropout rate and surging retirements from veteran air traffic controllers. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>That is another issue that\u2019s come to light since the return to office of the Greatest President of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century, Donald Trump. It\u2019s been discovered that when hiring and training new Air Traffic Controllers, the first priority was not competence and ability to learn and do the job, but Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?resize=399%2C299&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Despite the requested changes to the air traffic control systems early in his term, Buttigieg seemed more interested in being \u201cgood on TV\u201d than <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/07\/us-news\/us-experiences-1000-air-traffic-control-failures-each-week-insiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fixing the archaic systems<\/a> that were flying up to 182 million passengers per year, officials said. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>And this surprises you? This has been Buttplug\u2019s modis operendi for his entire political life starting back when he was Mayor of South Bend Indiana. When he was confirmed as the Secretary of Transportation, the first order of business for him was a long vacation. Granted, the problems with the ATC system predate him, however, he did have the resources and authority to fix the system. What he lacked was the competence or the desire to do so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/26ab2e98580745272e9d121ce1f5d2fb.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/26ab2e98580745272e9d121ce1f5d2fb.jpg?resize=228%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The Federal Aviation Administration has been chronically understaffed for years, with the agency employing only around 80% of the target for certified professional controllers at least since fiscal year 2017, which airline officials argued was the main factor forcing delays and cancellations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From what I\u2019ve read, it isn\u2019t recruiting people. They have plenty of applicants. However, the training process takes a good year, and then there are other hurdles to get certified. I understand that Air Traffic Controllers are trained at private schools. During my research, I <a href=\"https:\/\/nashuacc.edu\/program\/air-traffic-control-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found one local<\/a> to the Anger Central offices.<\/p>\n<p>As I understand it, once they complete their classes, they have to be approved by the DOT, which includes a security clearance. That is one hold up. The other? DEI. The DOT didn\u2019t look at grades, test scores or anything else that would show that an applicant was what they were looking for. They were looking to fill DEI check boxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>In January 2023, the agency ordered the first nationwide grounding of flights since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that left thousands of passengers stranded. The 2023 grounding was due to an FAA system outage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I remember that. If I recall Correctly, it was the NOTAM system that collapsed. This is the system that provides the latest information to pilots, such as No Fly Zones and potential weather problems. Buttplug\u2019s people sent out a computer patch, apparently with no real testing or a rollback provision and it crashed the system.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/97\/ae\/4d\/97ae4de5c35d6b7fbff698d8c2d1e0ba.jpg?resize=450%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>In an urgent letter to Buttigieg\u2019s DOT in April 2024, air industry trade association officials warned that at the current rate of hiring, it could take as long as 90 years for the FAA to reach its targeted staffing levels in some of the critical New York air traffic control centers. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>And Buttplug\u2019s response to this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>At the same time, the focus of the department under Buttigieg also shifted, with roughly 400 DEI-related grants approved, according to a review of federal spending between 2021 and 2024. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Epic_Facepalm_by_RJTH.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15907\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Epic_Facepalm_by_RJTH.jpg?resize=403%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Epic_Facepalm_by_RJTH.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Epic_Facepalm_by_RJTH.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Epic_Facepalm_by_RJTH.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NY Post article lists several programs that money was wasted on, including the infamous $5 billion that was supposed to be spent building 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles. They built 7. As to where all the money went? My guess is to assorted Progressive bank accounts as \u201cConsulting fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>At the same time, the focus of the department under Buttigieg also shifted, with roughly 400 DEI-related grants approved, according to a review of federal spending between 2021 and 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Just 12 days before the election, Buttigieg\u2019s DOT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/dot-launches-rulemaking-protect-passengers-stranded-airline-disruptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moved to implement a federal rule<\/a> giving passengers compensation for every delay and cancellation of up to $1,000, even if it was higher than the original fare, prompting a blistering statement from a top airline trade association calling it a political stunt. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>It would have been a very expensive one if it had gone into effect. Right off the bat, every single airline would have sued. You would also have seen massive fights over who was actually responsible for the flight delay or cancellation. Finally, it isn\u2019t beyond the realm of possibility that Airlines would simply have shut down and refused to fly. I would suppose that they would have cited \u201cSafety concerns\u201d as the reason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>With the passage of President Trump\u2019s Big Beautiful Bill earlier this month, Republicans have now approved $12.5 billion in additional spending for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to revamp the old Federal Aviation Administration systems. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/ea\/23\/fc\/ea23fc317950a351b6133aa54935691a.jpg?resize=400%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have little doubt that Secretary Duffy is already getting the right people into place to start upgrading the systems. I know that he\u2019s killed all the DEI programs that blocked a large number of applicants from becoming ATC\u2019s. As for that useless idiot, Pete Buttplug? He\u2019s looking at running for president in 2028.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Money pit laugh scene\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gbp_JQ7RxqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yes, he wants to continue his record of failing miserably, upward. The only problem with that is now people can look at his track record. I think the general answer will be:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/e8\/4a\/6d\/e84a6d429d23d0dbef76596a556a468e.jpg?resize=384%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"384\" height=\"429\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thatisall<\/p>\n<span id=\"post-ratings-45394\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"b320c31223\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_45394_1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1 Star\" title=\"1 Star\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(45394, 1, '1 Star');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_45394_2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2 Stars\" title=\"2 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(45394, 2, '2 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_45394_3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3 Stars\" title=\"3 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(45394, 3, '3 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_45394_4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4 Stars\" title=\"4 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(45394, 4, '4 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_45394_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5 Stars\" title=\"5 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(45394, 5, '5 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(5, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/> (<strong>2<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>5.00<\/strong> out of 5)<br \/><span class=\"post-ratings-text\" id=\"ratings_45394_text\"><\/span><\/span><span id=\"post-ratings-45394-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image\" \/>Loading...<\/span>\n<p><i><b>~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. As secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, aka Pete Buttplug had one job to do. Make sure the transportation infrastructure was maintained and upgraded, especially the air traffic system. Did he actually do any part of his job?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100,71,115,219],"tags":[1926,94,1282,125,222,15,1074,8,413,110,34],"class_list":["post-45394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moonbat","category-news-of-the-day","category-stupidity-crime","category-the-good-idea-fairy","tag-air-traffic-control","tag-chump-of-the-week","tag-dei","tag-epic-fail","tag-good-idea-fairy","tag-incompetence","tag-pete-buttplug","tag-politics","tag-progressives","tag-scoamf","tag-stupidity"],"views":171,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39361,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=39361","url_meta":{"origin":45394,"position":0},"title":"Pete Buttplug, Secretary of Transportation, when he bothers to shows up","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"December 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. 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Following the standard Progressive hiring\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=176"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/fc\/5f\/ea\/fc5feae1de303f512765b89c765ca253.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39453,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=39453","url_meta":{"origin":45394,"position":1},"title":"Secretary Of Transportation Buttplug is now taking it from all sides","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"January 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all, In a maladministration loaded with incompetent morons, right up to the Pedophile in Chief, the Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttplug, is in a league of his own. Fresh off his latest vacation, he arrived just in time to watch the disaster known as Southwest Airlines cancel most\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=176"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/train-wreck-250x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39796,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=39796","url_meta":{"origin":45394,"position":2},"title":"Pete Buttplug once again puts his foot in his mouth","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"February 23, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. One of the major stories currently in the news is a train derailment in Ohio and the chemical spill that occurred. I haven\u2019t been following it that much, but it appears, pending the NTSB report, to have been a hardware failure. 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