We should put a brake on our headlong rush to inflate our government. Imagine, we have a sizeable chunk of our electorate who actually believe that government can, and ought to, achieve equality of result in all aspects of life. California, have you looked at your roads, schools, crime-ridden communities, rampant vagrancy, and firestorms in your forests?
Just one look at our Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, should dispel any illusion of something called “government efficiency”. If there ever was an oxymoron, this is it. Look at the months it took for the city-owned Port of Los Angeles to whittle down the 100-ship backlog anchored over the horizon? Buttigieg passes the responsibility to the Labor Secretary to avert a rail strike stoppage to add to the misery at the ports. Then, along comes a winter storm and my grandson, like thousands of others across the country, faced massive cancellations, and stranded a thousand miles from home. Can this guy think out of the box, or is he simply a blockhead, one with pedigreed credentials?
Could Buttigieg survive in the real private sector? Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) faces the fear of having to earn of living outside the protective academic cocoon, and this after the three paranormal “scientists” were thrown out on their ear by the university administration. Stantz to Venkman: “You’ve never been out of college! You don’t know what it’s like out there! I’ve worked in the private sector. They expect results.” Maybe our Secretary’s vision would be broadened by a job repairing train tracks once the rest of us are relieved of him.
Really, what did you expect? Mayor Pete’s overwhelming life experience was at a desk. From a bluestocking extended stay at elite schools to McKinsey to small-city mayor to ensign in the Navy to politics, the guy was far removed from the practical day-to-day consequences of his work. I can picture him in the emotional state of Dr. Stantz in 2024. Take a look.
RogerG