I was wondering if you'd write about East Palestine. From what I've read, it is unlikely that the regulations Trump undid would have saved this train wreck, but the larger point is that the derailment proves that what was needed wasn't less regualtion but MORE regulation. And on this point, I do feel the Democrats missed a huge opportunity. I understand there are 1,000 train wrecks a year, but this one clearly stood out and had the Biden Administration jumped on it right away and taken the political initiative, it could have stolen at least some of the GOP's fire. And yet, the fact that the GOP is trying to turn East Palestine into a political win confirms your observation that there is a total disconnect between reality and their actions, which their supporters seem to miss.
It's not Biden that was shamed by conservative media, it was Pete Buttigieg. He is very consistently attacked (rightly or wrongly) as being much more concerned about DEI than transportation. He admits himself that he should have visited the disaster site sooner and considering its scope, it was a misstep. As for Biden, his disdain is for white Republicans and most emphatically for Trump voters, not whites in general.
You fall into a media trap when you assign blame to Donald Trump and it is partisan and myopic to cite Kos and the New Republic. (But thank you for citing them.) These stories are easily contradicted. Most obviously this: "NTSB Chair Contradicts Posts That Wrongly Claim Trump to Blame for Ohio Train Wreck" Our emotions too easily lead us to confirmation bias.
I was wondering if you'd write about East Palestine. From what I've read, it is unlikely that the regulations Trump undid would have saved this train wreck, but the larger point is that the derailment proves that what was needed wasn't less regualtion but MORE regulation. And on this point, I do feel the Democrats missed a huge opportunity. I understand there are 1,000 train wrecks a year, but this one clearly stood out and had the Biden Administration jumped on it right away and taken the political initiative, it could have stolen at least some of the GOP's fire. And yet, the fact that the GOP is trying to turn East Palestine into a political win confirms your observation that there is a total disconnect between reality and their actions, which their supporters seem to miss.
Jonathan:
It's not Biden that was shamed by conservative media, it was Pete Buttigieg. He is very consistently attacked (rightly or wrongly) as being much more concerned about DEI than transportation. He admits himself that he should have visited the disaster site sooner and considering its scope, it was a misstep. As for Biden, his disdain is for white Republicans and most emphatically for Trump voters, not whites in general.
You fall into a media trap when you assign blame to Donald Trump and it is partisan and myopic to cite Kos and the New Republic. (But thank you for citing them.) These stories are easily contradicted. Most obviously this: "NTSB Chair Contradicts Posts That Wrongly Claim Trump to Blame for Ohio Train Wreck" Our emotions too easily lead us to confirmation bias.