Another Republican-caused disaster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why is our Transportation Secretary doing nothing to curb the 2,000 derailments since he’s been Transportation Secretary?

Link?

Pete said we have 1,000 train derailments a year, as if this one should be no big deal. Yet not one proposal to improve rail safety? What’s wrong with him? Quietly waiting for the next one, I guess.

We had a proposal. The GOP eliminated it. Why is Pete blamed for it?

News Flash:
Your people are in the WH now — for 2 years already!

[Anonymous]

The people of Columbiana County, Ohio - who voted 71% for Trump - are getting deregulation & limited government, and they're getting it good and hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mixed freight train that was carrying hazardous materials. Maybe the rules should be that the railroads should be using advanced brakes for any train carrying any hazardous materials?

Why do you think it is acceptable to hide a few hazardous cars in an otherwise non-hazardous load and think it is ok if there is an incident like this?

Shouldn't we be striving to make our trains and communities as safe as possible?

What was stated above is not my opinion.
The Obama-era law that everyone is harping about would not have applied here. That is what the NTSB chairperson is saying.

What Republican rule would have applied or helped in any way? None.

That's right, NONE! Republicans have done NOTHING to improve rail safety and in fact constantly obstruct and reverse every improvement Democrats try to make.

Yet here you a-holes are, trying to blame Democrats who at least tried, and failed, as opposed to CORRECTLY blaming Republicans, who CAUSED the problem in the first place!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mixed freight train that was carrying hazardous materials. Maybe the rules should be that the railroads should be using advanced brakes for any train carrying any hazardous materials?

Why do you think it is acceptable to hide a few hazardous cars in an otherwise non-hazardous load and think it is ok if there is an incident like this?

Shouldn't we be striving to make our trains and communities as safe as possible?

What was stated above is not my opinion.
The Obama-era law that everyone is harping about would not have applied here. That is what the NTSB chairperson is saying.

What Republican rule would have applied or helped in any way? None.

That's right, NONE! Republicans have done NOTHING to improve rail safety and in fact constantly obstruct and reverse every improvement Democrats try to make.

Yet here you a-holes are, trying to blame Democrats who at least tried, and failed, as opposed to CORRECTLY blaming Republicans, who CAUSED the problem in the first place!

How so, my dear?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Not that many of us embraced them, but I think we can all be done with libertarians after this disaster. The free market's invisible hand is currently fisting the good people of rural Ohio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why is our Transportation Secretary doing nothing to curb the 2,000 derailments since he’s been Transportation Secretary?

Link?

Pete said we have 1,000 train derailments a year, as if this one should be no big deal. Yet not one proposal to improve rail safety? What’s wrong with him? Quietly waiting for the next one, I guess.

We had a proposal. The GOP eliminated it. Why is Pete blamed for it?

News Flash:
Your people are in the WH now — for 2 years already!

So you want to blame this white house for a private sector disaster that was preventable but for the actions of the previous administration.

That....doesn't make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people of Columbiana County, Ohio - who voted 71% for Trump - are getting deregulation & limited government, and they're getting it good and hard.

That right there, folks, is the type of constructive thinking that’ll help pull this broken country together!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why is our Transportation Secretary doing nothing to curb the 2,000 derailments since he’s been Transportation Secretary?

Link?

Pete said we have 1,000 train derailments a year, as if this one should be no big deal. Yet not one proposal to improve rail safety? What’s wrong with him? Quietly waiting for the next one, I guess.

We had a proposal. The GOP eliminated it. Why is Pete blamed for it?

News Flash:
Your people are in the WH now — for 2 years already!

So you want to blame this white house for a private sector disaster that was preventable but for the actions of the previous administration.

That....doesn't make any sense.

The complaint appears to be that Biden hasn't cleaned up all of Trump's messes quickly enough. And somehow that should make us want to vote for republicans. I'm sure it makes sense in Foxspeak.

[Anonymous]

Yet ANOTHER train derailment today in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Thirty cars this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mixed freight train that was carrying hazardous materials. Maybe the rules should be that the railroads should be using advanced brakes for any train carrying any hazardous materials?

Why do you think it is acceptable to hide a few hazardous cars in an otherwise non-hazardous load and think it is ok if there is an incident like this?

Shouldn't we be striving to make our trains and communities as safe as possible?

What was stated above is not my opinion.
The Obama-era law that everyone is harping about would not have applied here. That is what the NTSB chairperson is saying.

What Republican rule would have applied or helped in any way? None.

That's right, NONE! Republicans have done NOTHING to improve rail safety and in fact constantly obstruct and reverse every improvement Democrats try to make.

Yet here you a-holes are, trying to blame Democrats who at least tried, and failed, as opposed to CORRECTLY blaming Republicans, who CAUSED the problem in the first place!

How so, my dear?

DP

1) incentivsing bonuses and stock buybacks rather than investment in safety and R&D
2) by holding and then eliminating rules around modern braking systems
3) by poisoning the public to believe the government has no role in everyday lives

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The people of Columbiana County, Ohio - who voted 71% for Trump - are getting deregulation & limited government, and they're getting it good and hard.

That right there, folks, is the type of constructive thinking that’ll help pull this broken country together!

You broke it, you fix it. You leave the Dems to fix it every time and yet throw roadblocks to limit any positive impact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The people of Columbiana County, Ohio - who voted 71% for Trump - are getting deregulation & limited government, and they're getting it good and hard.

That right there, folks, is the type of constructive thinking that’ll help pull this broken country together!

You broke it, you fix it. You leave the Dems to fix it every time and yet throw roadblocks to limit any positive impact.

Do you have your own source of food? Or would it surprise you that this was a massive farming area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yet ANOTHER train derailment today in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Thirty cars this time.

Out of how many cars total moving across the country this week? If there's like 100 then that's terrible. If there are more like 1 million, then nobody's perfect.

But, in general, we need to raise taxes and spend a good chunk of them improving our infrastructure -- rail included. Our rail system is old and unloved. Go to other countries, and you'll marvel at how much better their rail facilities are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The people of Columbiana County, Ohio - who voted 71% for Trump - are getting deregulation & limited government, and they're getting it good and hard.

That right there, folks, is the type of constructive thinking that’ll help pull this broken country together!

You broke it, you fix it. You leave the Dems to fix it every time and yet throw roadblocks to limit any positive impact.

Do you have your own source of food? Or would it surprise you that this was a massive farming area?

With a huge percentage of land owned by a very few landowners who donate to Republicans promising to shrink government.