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jackjjackson How is the transportation secretary responsible for that? If that had happened under Elaine Chao, you'd be blaming "liberals" in those states or the companies themselves.
The DOT is responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations Congress passes. They can only do this with sufficient staff and funding. Buttigieg is dealing with the fallout of four years of the Trump administration allowing the transportation infrastructure to deteriorate, followed by the supply chain disruptions caused by COVID.
I agree that Buttigieg's career is over after this. He's from Indiana, a conservative state that will never elect a Democrat as governor or senator. Anywhere he relocates to at this point will view him as a carpetbagger. So he's probably looking at a career as a consultant, author and commentator like Robert Reich.