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Biden gearing up for a diverse cabinet?

TX-Beau said:
McConnell has already promised to deny Biden a government,
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What is the source of your claim?

Here is the senator stating exactly the opposite: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...there-will-be-orderly-transfer-power-n1248036

NBCNews.com said:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that there will be an "orderly transfer" between administrations Jan. 20, although he did not mention President-elect Joe Biden or President Donald Trump, who is refusing to concede, by name.

McConnell, R-Ky., has not yet publicly recognized Biden's victory, but his comments Tuesday following a Senate Republican luncheon signaled he is prepared for a Biden presidency.

Asked about the General Services Administration's refusal to ascertain Biden's victory, which triggers important components of the transition, McConnell did not push for the Trump administration to begin that process but said "we're going to have an orderly transfer from this administration to the next one."

"What we all say about it is frankly irrelevant," he said, adding, "All of it will happen right on time, and we will swear in the next administration on January 20th."

Earlier, McConnell described the next steps in the electoral process, pointing to the upcoming certification of results in key swing states.

"Once those certifications occur, if they occur based upon litigation being tried in various places, those will be final," he said. "The Electoral College will meet in December. And the inauguration will be on January 20th."
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Although the GOP certainly said one thing about delaying a Supreme Court nomination a year ago and did a different thing this fall, McConnell's clear public record is that he is not rejecting the election.

He hasn't sided with Trump on the election. The quote clearly states that.
 
NotHardUp1 said:
What is the source of your claim?

Here is the senator stating exactly the opposite: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...there-will-be-orderly-transfer-power-n1248036



Although the GOP certainly said one thing about delaying a Supreme Court nomination a year ago and did a different thing this fall, McConnell's clear public record is that he is not rejecting the election.

He hasn't sided with Trump on the election. The quote clearly states that.
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LOL nowhere does that contradict what you claim it does...

Try again
 
I think this is a good place for Buttigieg to get things done... good decision by Biden and will help Pete develop something substantive for his future career advancement as well.
 
Although I'm glad to see Buttigieg appointed a post, I'm of the opinion it will derail his ambitions for a presidential bid. The frustrations of the bureaucracy take a heavy toll.

Of course, every man is different, but Julian Castro went from being a shining star at the Democratic Convention to an embittered voice in the recent Democratic primaries. In a year that saw Latinos increase in political influence, he failed to capture their votes as their voice, and often was harsher in the debates than the more moderate voices. He frankly seemed angry. Kamala Harris suffered a similar fate, but was rescued by her check boxes when Biden went shopping for a No. 2 post.

And what happened between Castro being a rising star and an embittered-beyond-his-years figure? The stint as Housing and Urban Development Secretary.

I don't see those department heads as stepping stones to greatness, but as off-ramps for many. I hope Mr. Buttigieg is able to avoid that.

He needs at least another decade on him to be elected to highest office, but after a bad Tom Cotton administration, if he gets in as president or vice-president, Buttigieg could be a good trusted veteran response to the hard-edge conservative. And by that time, being out and gay should be less of an issue for the national votes.

Secretary of Transportation doesn't get many headlines. And I strongly doubt the Congress is going to pass some big infrastructure bill with all the trillions in debt that was incurred with COVID relief, but we will see.
 
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I've read other news sources questioning Mayor Pete's assignment to Transportation. It isn't especially his area of expertise. South Bend's bus system has lost riders in recent years, and Mayor Pete's main derogator from South Bend's Black community criticized the system's cutbacks.

On the positive side.. South Bend does have commuter rail service and I'd expect him to support rail projects. And this is a job where you need good advisors. That's one of Pete's strengths - it's who you know.
 
I doubt the mayor's experience with city transportation will even be particularly relevant. He's going to be in charge of a massive department at the federal level. His real task will be the management and leadership of a bureaucracy, and that he has good small scale experience doing on a city level.

He'll probably do well enough, but I suspect he'll be targeted by the GOP just as soon as he has any kind of failure in office on any project or initiative, as they'll want to wound him before he has a chance to come back in an even more powerful office. They'll do it as sport. Just watch.
 
I admired Pete as a good representative of gay America, even if he overstated his family's issues with his sexuality. I believe his brother contradicted him - but doesn't matter to my point.

Transportation is not a very visible position, but IF a giant infrastructure bill drops on him and he does a good job, it will increase his political currency. At least he will remain visible.

I actually believe he will be Vice President after Harris assumes Biden's presidency when he (to quote Biden) "develops some illness" and resigns. New President Harris - or the Democrat backroom poobahs - will nominate him for VP.

That way Democrats can boast about having the first 1) female 2) black president and 3) gay VP ----- and NEITHER will have been elected to their positions. It's ALL about identity politics - and the game plan from the start. That's why Harris was chosen - black female. Even though she never received even one primary vote.

She was the first candidate to drop out - no Democrats supported her so she couldn't raise any $$$. Yet SHE is the back room hustle for president. Can't claim Democrats aren't transparent.
 
Thad1527 said:
I've read other news sources questioning Mayor Pete's assignment to Transportation. It isn't especially his area of expertise. South Bend's bus system has lost riders in recent years, and Mayor Pete's main derogator from South Bend's Black communitycriticized the system's cutbacks.

On the positive side.. South Bend does have commuter rail service and I'd expect him to support rail projects. And this is a job where you need good advisors. That's one of Pete's strengths - it's who you know.
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There is a common theme here when it comes to the black community having issues with Pete Buttigieg when he was Mayor of South Bend. And when you read up on it, how can you can blame them?

He removed a traffic light from an intersection that was near a school, a child gets killed on that very same intersection and he blamed them.

https://www.southbendtribune.com/ne...cle_52259178-e259-11e6-aae3-b76ceaa745fe.html
 
ClubLevelVegan said:
There is a common theme here when it comes to the black community having issues with Pete Buttigieg when he was Mayor of South Bend. And when you read up on it, how can you can blame them?

He removed a traffic light from an intersection that was near a school, a child gets killed on that very same intersection and he blamed them.

https://www.southbendtribune.com/ne...cle_52259178-e259-11e6-aae3-b76ceaa745fe.html
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Hatchet job much?

I read the article linked and found no racial component mentioned at all. It seemed to be simply a civic affairs issue.

If I remember correctly, some 59 signals were being worked on.

The one involved with the fatality was bagged when a downtown renewal engineer concluded it needed to go as part of an elimination of one-way streets that were assessed to be hampering the downtown's appeal.

The two boys involved in the accident reportedly darted out into the street to get to a city bus at 7:00 a.m. There was absolutely no mention of them being guiltless, and there were witnesses, at least one claiming the boy who was killed was outside the crossing lane.

The driver of the SUV that killed him wasn't found to be distracted or under the influence.

What the mayor responded was that they didn't know if the signal still being operative would have made a difference in the accident or not. If the boys had darted out into traffic, they may have done it in any situation if they were in a hurry or neglectful.

That's really quite different than blaming them without cause or as a CYA move.

Unsurprisingly, the light was restored afterward, as is common practice when a traffic accident kills someone.

The truth is, Buttigieg is perceived as too much a shill for corporate money, so progressives want his disabled and out. It matters little if Black South Benders didn't like him or not.

Any mayor from a small town that got that far in the primaries has potential. I wouldn't vote for any man for being gay, but I would vote for him if he had the best policies. And now, the national post will prove whether he has the mettle or not.
 
NotHardUp1 said:
Hatchet job much?

I read the article linked and found no racial component mentioned at all. It seemed to be simply a civic affairs issue.
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This article not so much but I brought it up considering the cabinet he just got put in for. There are other examples as to why the black community has issues with him when he was Mayor. I pointed this out in a different thread but of course that point got not traction because it is inconvenient to Liberals.

The one involved with the fatality was bagged when a downtown renewal engineer concluded it needed to go as part of an elimination of one-way streets that were assessed to be hampering the downtown's appeal.

The two boys involved in the accident reportedly darted out into the street to get to a city bus at 7:00 a.m. There was absolutely no mention of them being guiltless, and there were witnesses, at least one claiming the boy who was killed was outside the crossing lane.
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They are children, crossing the street. Even if they darted in the street, that doesn't make them guilty. It was a mistake, children make mistakes. Kids do not understand the gravity of aspects of life or why adults ask them to do or not do specific things. Specifically this is why we have lots of traffic lights or crossing guards around school areas, why there are certain speed limits during school hours, why when a school bus pulls over they have a stop sign where traffic has to stop.

The driver of the SUV that killed him wasn't found to be distracted or under the influence.
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Wasn't putting the blame on the driver, unfortunately accidents happen. My post is about the callous comment Buttigieg made that he later doubled down on. It was a bad decision to take down traffic lights in a school area, instead when the worst thing actually happened he decides to double down on his position of his program was right and victim blame a child.

What the mayor responded was that they didn't know if the signal still being operative would have made a difference in the accident or not. If the boys had darted out into traffic, they may have done it in any situation if they were in a hurry or neglectful.
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I would imagine traffic lights do a lot to prevent this kind of thing. Of course it isn't full proof, nothing is, but they exist for a reason.

The truth is, Buttigieg is perceived as too much a shill for corporate money, so progressives want his disabled and out. It matters little if Black South Benders didn't like him or not.

Any mayor from a small town that got that far in the primaries has potential. I wouldn't vote for any man for being gay, but I would vote for him if he had the best policies. And now, the national post will prove whether he has the mettle or not.
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This thread is about perceived diversity, it absolutely matters when a marginalized group speaks of concerns of their Mayor. Fact of the matter is White Liberals like diversity until it becomes inconvenient.
 
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