Mayor Pete Is Blowing This

And not in a fun way

Pete Buttigieg is the type of guy who walks into a job interview and says his biggest weakness is his perfectionism. As a kid he always had an apple for the teacher, and if she forgot to assign homework that day, he was the first with his hand up. He’s a repulsive little hall monitor, so all the other repulsive little hall monitors think he’s simply divine.

Mayor Pete and his fan club are having a really bad time right now, because for once he’s expected to actually do something. Producing results simply isn’t his specialty. After spending three weeks hoping the East Palestine, Ohio rail disaster would stop bothering him if he just ignored it, he finally showed up there yesterday.

And I’m starting to understand his reluctance:

Daily Wire @realDailyWire

Pete Buttigieg finally showed up in East Palestine...wearing this

What a visual, huh? He looks like a little kid playing Bob the Builder. It’s not quite Dukakis in the tank, but it’s close.

And then it got worse: He started talking.

Greg Price @greg_price11

Reporter: "Was it a mistake not to come here sooner?" Buttigieg: "What I tried to do was balance two things: my desire to be involved and engaged and on the ground, which is how I'm generally wired to act, and my desire to follow the norm."

He’s just so gosh-darn dedicated to his job, you see. His only mistake was listening to you people. He followed the norm. This is your fault!

And then he blurted out this instant classic:

Townhall.com @townhallcom

PETE BUTTIGIEG: "Sorry, I lost my train of thought."

Now, which of those words should you try to avoid when you’re talking about a disastrous train derailment? I’m starting to suspect this guy isn’t the unparalleled megagenius the libs keep telling us he is.

And then, somehow, it got even worse:

New York Post @nypost

Pete Buttigieg rep tells ‘aggressive’ reporter to turn off camera at Ohio derail site trib.al/HKBmPtq

Seriously.

Savanah Hernandez @sav_says_

I asked Sec. Buttigieg why it took him almost 3 weeks to come and speak to residents of East Palestine. His press Secretary then told me I was aggressive for trying to ask questions on camera:

This is an attack on our First Amendment freedoms! Just kidding, that rule doesn’t apply to Democrats.

Team Pete is more concerned about reporters asking about East Palestine than about the disaster itself. The rest of us are just an abstraction to them. If they accidentally manage to help some of us, that’s fine. If not, that’s also fine. Either way, we cannot be allowed to stand in the way of their political aspirations.

Mayor Pete really did think this gig would be a cinch, didn’t he? Like, he could just do all the reading the night before the final and ace it. He’s positively resentful at being expected to do what we’re paying him to do. He thinks he’s too good for this job, which is why he’s very bad at this job.

Will Buttigieg’s tenure as transportation secretary ruin his presidential prospects? After all, that’s what this is all about for him. Maybe, maybe not. It’s not as if politics is about solving problems. All you have to do is claim you solved the problems, and your team will cheer for you no matter what.

Just look at Joe Biden’s career. He’s been in Washington for literally half a century, and the more he screws up, the more power he gets handed. At this point, I’m surprised he’s not President of the Galaxy.

And don’t even get me started on the previous guy!

What would happen if Buttigieg just quit? Like, today? “The hell with this crap. In a month, they’ll all forget I even took the job.” Would that be worse for his political career, or better?

Whose lives would be any different right now without this creep drawing a taxpayer-funded paycheck?

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jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL

Day 542 of Americans stranded in Afghanistan.

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Here’s a feel-good moment:

Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff

This is the moment OCSO deputies apprehended Keith Moses, who shot five people on Feb. 22, killing three: 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin, 9-year-old T’yonna Major and @MyNews13 reporter Dylan Lyons.

Notice how nobody is marching for this scumbag. Nobody’s chanting “I can’t breathe” and burning down the AutoZone to protest the rough treatment of a child murderer resisting arrest. Nice try, though.

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The libs are reserving all their love for another murderer:

Kathryn Varn @kathrynvarn

The convicted murderer the state of Florida executed tonight, Donald Dillbeck, used his last words to criticize Gov. Ron DeSantis. Dillbeck was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. tallahassee.com/story/news/202…

Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulb

32 yrs ago Donald Dillbeck was sentenced to death by a jury split 8-4 — a practice that's no longer legal. Last month, DeSantis floated changing the law to reinstate death sentences by non-unanimous juries. He signed Dillbeck's death warrant later that day

huffpost.comFlorida Executes Man Used As ‘Political Pawn’ By Ron DeSantis“I know I hurt people when I was young. I really messed up,” said Donald Dillbeck, who was sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury. “But I know Ron DeSantis has done a lot worse.”

Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats

BREAKING: Brutal convicted killer Donald Dillbeck uses his last words to insult Ron DeSantis before being executed, saying that he knows that "Ron DeSantis has done a lot worse" than him and has "put his foot our necks" and he can "suck our dicks."

In case you didn’t know, Donald Dillbeck was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a sheriff’s deputy in 1979. In 1990, he escaped and stabbed a woman to death in a mall parking lot. And now he’s a Democratic Party darling for using his last breath to #Resist DeSantis.

The Democratic Party: We Love Murderers

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One thing I forgot to mention while ranting about Sam Brinton yesterday: When he stole that fashion designer’s clothes — allegedly — she was in DC to present them at a fashion show. She had to cancel. So Brinton didn’t just look like the world’s worst clown, he actually hurt a black woman’s business for his own glorification. I hope she sues the hell out of that crazy prick.

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Hey, wait a minute. Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard is actually… good!

I gave up on this show after the abjectly embarrassing first season, which is by far the worst thing Michael Chabon has ever written. But now they’ve hired a showrunner who actually knows what he’s doing. The new guy might not have a Pulitzer, but he’s a lot better at writing these characters. This feels like Trek again, and not just because they’ve brought back most of the old gang.

And I do mean old.

If only this show wasn’t so dark. I mean that literally. Dark sets, dark costumes… it’s like a sea of floating heads. What, the Federation banned light switches at the end of the 24th century? Are they saving on dilithium crystals or something? Please let us see what’s going on. Make it so!

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Alright, I’m starting my weekend now. Happy Friday, and thanks for reading. If you’re a subscriber, you’re a good person and I really respect you as a human being.

If you’re not paying me for my work… well, bless your heart.