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Stinky The Clown

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Tue Sep-05-06 12:04 PM
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Meet Norman Minetta's replacement

She'll be named to the post later today by Il Dunce. Click her picture for a link to her official bio.

What do we know about her? I never heard of her before

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Democrat 4 Ever

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Tue Sep-05-06 12:08 PM
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1. Well, without looking at her bio...since she is appointed by Chucklenuts

I already know she was a big contributor to the GOP, she has no experience in the area of her appointment and she will screw up the agency as soon as the confirmation hearings anoint her.

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Stinky The Clown

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Tue Sep-05-06 12:10 PM
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2. Click the Pic ..... its interesting .......

.... she has experience, buit not the kind we'll like. Her thing is to privatize the highways.

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MidwestTransplant

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Tue Sep-05-06 12:35 PM
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4. I would have figured she had a background in raising horses or something.

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Cerridwen

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Tue Sep-05-06 12:14 PM
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3. The part that jumped out at me...

she's from AZ, the state of big business and screw the worker and:

Her leadership focused national attention on expanding the private sector's role in financing, building, operating and maintaining transportation infrastructure. She created a new program that for the first time encouraged innovation in all phases of highway and bridge delivery, and she worked to remove legal and regulatory obstacles to surface transportation efficiency and creativity. (emphasis mine)

Separately, promoting private sector or removing regulatory obstacles always make my teeth itch. Together; I think I'm getting a toothache.

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Eurobabe

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Tue Sep-05-06 12:52 PM
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5. Removing regulatory obstacles

is that like saying screw you to any environmental/EPA warnings, etc.?

Another Asshat cronie that probably wore the kneepads for either McCain or *

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Cerridwen

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Tue Sep-05-06 01:04 PM
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7. She also headed AZ DOT; I've not heard good things about

AZ DOT. Cronyism, corruption, no-bid or rigged bidding. All kinds of bush-like crap.

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madfloridian

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Tue Sep-05-06 01:01 PM
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6. SAFETEA LU....gets rid of protection for historic buildings...

Edited on Tue Sep-05-06 01:05 PM by madfloridian

so roads can go through.

I suspect you should look at the Trans Texas Corridor. Wouldn't that be an example of SAFETEA?

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Eurobabe

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Thu Sep-07-06 06:38 AM
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8. As a preservationist/historian I despise these kinds of people

There were sell-out jobs available after we graduated working for various Depts. of Transporation around the country. "Evaluating" buildings that stood in the path of highway projects.

Passed on those....

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