By Kelly O'Connell ——Bio and Archives--October 19, 2021
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In an unintentional comedy masterstroke, Transport Secy Peter Pan spent the last two months home with a newborn child he adopted with his husband -- and nobody noticed. Of course, one can assume it's a newborn, but neither could be pregnant, and therefore could not verify its birth date. This just so happened during one of the nation's worst transportation crises as thousands of ships pile up overflowing with shipping containers in our harbors. But anyone who moved faux conservative Bill Kristol to label one critic a ‘Repulsive Bigot' -- must be special indeed.
Is Peter at home with aprosthetic breast cinched on, feeding the child while listening to Kenny Loggins' Return to Pooh Corner? Is he fantasizing he'd just given birth? Or, maybe he's reliving cult classic adoption film Born Free. Did Pete develop psychosomatic stretch marks? In any event, it's not clear why a non-birthing cabinet secy would need several months of home rest.
But this fits the motif established by Nancy Pelosi, who refused to return during the Kabul crisis, preferring Northern California's fundraising harvests. None of AOC's 21 bills ever left committee for a vote. Neither Secy State Blinken, Gen Milley Vanilli, nor Def Secy Austin reported for duty in Afghanistan. Border Czar Kamala showed up one day in 6 months to the actual border -- for a photo op. And Joe Biden hasn't showed up a single day in his 10-month presidency.
But Secy Peter Pan gets no special commendation for his completely self-indulgent and frankly obtuse decision. He took “maternity leave” for a child he arbitrarily chose to adopt with another man after becoming US Secy Transport. Peter was not convalescing after birth, unless he suffered a psychological pregnancy -- Pseudocyesis.
Further, how could Secy Peter Pan be so cavalier about a genuine US crisis having so recently attained the position to not rush back to problem solve on this disaster? The best guess is that Peter saw all the disasters of his administration and simply decided bed sounded better than the failures of the White House. Especially if he still harbors political ambitions after being tied to the administration equivalent of Waiting for Godot. One can't blame Secy Peter Pan here, but if he had any integrity, he'd resign his position instead of milking the system for months while dithering on the homefront. The ball's in your court here, Peter!
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Kelly O’Connell is an author and attorney. He was born on the West Coast, raised in Las Vegas, and matriculated from the University of Oregon. After laboring for the Reformed Church in Galway, Ireland, he returned to America and attended law school in Virginia, where he earned a JD and a Master’s degree in Government. He spent a stint working as a researcher and writer of academic articles at a Miami law school, focusing on ancient law and society. He has also been employed as a university Speech & Debate professor. He then returned West and worked as an assistant district attorney. Kelly is now is a private practitioner with a small law practice in New Mexico.