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Didn't realize that Pete B. is also an airframe and powerplant mechanic. Sure, bust 'im for the bolts.

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Given his many skills, I wouldn't be TOO surprised if he knew his way around an airplane engine. But either way, as Transportation secretary, he has oversight of the regulatory regimen that's supposed to catch this stuff and there's been a fair -- or maybe unfair in some eyes! -- amount of reporting on regulatory issues, which I suspect will become a bigger issue for Buttigieg even while he's still at DOT, let alone if he runs for higher office again. But we'll see!

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