Re: Biden's FAA Nominee Absolutely Beclowns Himself When Asked Basic Av
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Agency heads OFTEN know almost nothing about what
they're supposed to be in charge of. They are
there to serve political roles ... and take blame
for The Boss. The underlings are the ones who have
to know stuff.
A SecDef does not have to be a general, but it'd be
NICE if they knew the diff between a private and
colonel and that the military sometimes has to
shoot at people.
An FAA head probably does not need to know anything
beyond "propeller spins, pretty plane flies". I'd
rec at least a minimal commercial license for purposes
of sanity, but again that's not what these "heads"
are FOR in the current American system (lots of
countries systems actually).
Next big accident, this new guy will take all the
blame, maybe resign, to protect the higher-ups.
He's a jock cup for the administration. Same for
BoodieJudge - his job is to spew whitewash every
time a train goes off the tracks. A species of
Machiavellian frontman - it's all for looks.
(took out the guns group since none of this
has to do with shooting)
Now a politically-useful promise for the next
admin would be to only use those with relevant
knowledge for cabinet and other high posts, esp
if life and death are involved. A SecEn should
have at least read a "Popular Mechanics" article
on how nuclear power plants work, maybe have a
slight grasp of where oil comes from or (horrors)
knows that windmills won't solve all problems.
The question is whether anybody that smart will
TAKE a fall-guy political job :-)
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