If only the democrats held the executive and legislative branches for two years to undo the Trump administration's railway braking regulatory repeals.
If only Mayor Pete used to work for the infamous McKenzie consulting firm and could offer up an inside look at cost-cutting corporate profiteering at the expense of us plebs.
If only Mike DeWine had the authority to officially declare a disaster and receive more funding without making Northern Suffolk look negligent.
If only JD Vance felt empowered enough to lie about already working with FEMA
Nope, things are fuckin' great!
This is such a fucking shitshow: East Palestine Residents Told Water Was Safe After 'Sloppy' Testing Paid for by Rail Company Apparently Mike DeWine feels so secure in his re-election chances there's absolutely no accountability whatsoever to the people of Ohio. What an amazing hypercapitalist demonstration this entire saga has been.
Not only does Norfolk Southern need to be sued out of existence, the common folk of East Palestine should consider legal action against certainly the governor, and perhaps the mayor. DeWine obviously is a lying shitbird, but the mayor isn't to be trusted either. @5:06, speaking to MSNBC just a few days ago, the mayor says that he'd rather not have Biden come visit because of logistical considerations. I thought "OK, that makes sense". And then the fucker went on Jesse Watters earlier tonight to bitch and moan about Biden visiting Ukraine instead of East Palestine. I pity the people who will never understand exactly how wronged they've been until it's too late. Their evil leaders are laughing all the way to the bank. I have been somewhat impressed by Senator Sherrod Brown's anti-corporatism sentiments, but he also sided with Biden when it came to only temporarily appeasing the rail workers' union when it was striking for better working conditions a few months ago. Oh, and also, I am now accepting guesses as to what, exactly, Trump will be saying when he travels to East Palestine on Wednesday. What form will the grifting take? How can the derailment be tied into election grievances? I can at least assure you that he'll blame Mayor Pete (but so do I, for not pushing to re-instate the regulations Trump repealed).