Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
This is a crock of $hit.
First, the elimination of the rule would not have impacted this train. Even the head of the NTSB said that.
Secondly, no Republican will tell you that the government has no role. They have a limited role... which they have overstepped wildly. Public safety is indeed the role of the Fed. Govt.
And, as for bonuses and buybacks....... these can happen as well as investment in safety.
Anonymous wrote:GOP has no issue taking blue taxpayers money when natural disasters hit in red states like Florida or Texas or the gulf state (Hurricanes) or tornado alley.
GOP has no issue complaining about a lack of federal response in this case even though the governer specifically told the Feds he didn't want their help.
IOW, GOP complain about everything but want the freebees.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
This is a crock of $hit.
First, the elimination of the rule would not have impacted this train. Even the head of the NTSB said that.
Secondly, no Republican will tell you that the government has no role. They have a limited role... which they have overstepped wildly. Public safety is indeed the role of the Fed. Govt.
And, as for bonuses and buybacks....... these can happen as well as investment in safety.
Anonymous wrote:GOP has no issue taking blue taxpayers money when natural disasters hit in red states like Florida or Texas or the gulf state (Hurricanes) or tornado alley.
GOP has no issue complaining about a lack of federal response in this case even though the governer specifically told the Feds he didn't want their help.
IOW, GOP complain about everything but want the freebees.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Better question: why did republican appointed (TWICE) Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao leave such a huge mess to be cleaned up?
Related question: why did Chao's husband Mitch McConnell fast-track Trump's nominee for DoT Inspector General rather than allow a Biden pick?
Question: A nominee that is nominated in June and voted on in Dec. is considered fast tracked?
Anonymous wrote:
Secondly, no Republican will tell you that the government has no role. They have a limited role... which they have overstepped wildly.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
That’s not how Amish farmers operate.
Anonymous wrote: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 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?
Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous wrote: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?
Calling it a massive farming area is a massive over statement
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?