U.S. News & World Report Contributing Editor Peter Roff has called on U.S.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to resign to “apologize for the damage
he did to Toyota by running his mouth before making sure his brain was in
gear.”
In an opinion column in the magazine titled, “Ray LaHood Should Resign Over
Toyota,” Roff noted that more than “a few eyebrows” were raised when LaHood
in February responded to media questions about the safety Toyota vehicles
by saying anyone who didn’t feel safe behind the wheels of a Toyota should
“stop driving” them.
“La Hood later apologized for making the suggestion—but his apology was a
little like locking the garage door after the car has been stolen and
chopped up for parts,” Roff said. He pointed out that the most recent
report by the government on the situation pins much of the problems on
“operator error.”
The column added that it would be a bad idea to turn a significant amount
of the $50 billion in proposed infrastructure spending over to LaHood’s
department. “Based on how he (LaHood) handled the Toyota business, at least
in public, he can’t be trusted with the money.”
To read the full column in U.S. News & World Report, please visit:
http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2010/09/09/ray-lahood-should-resign-over-toyota.html
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to resign to “apologize for the damage
he did to Toyota by running his mouth before making sure his brain was in
gear.”
In an opinion column in the magazine titled, “Ray LaHood Should Resign Over
Toyota,” Roff noted that more than “a few eyebrows” were raised when LaHood
in February responded to media questions about the safety Toyota vehicles
by saying anyone who didn’t feel safe behind the wheels of a Toyota should
“stop driving” them.
“La Hood later apologized for making the suggestion—but his apology was a
little like locking the garage door after the car has been stolen and
chopped up for parts,” Roff said. He pointed out that the most recent
report by the government on the situation pins much of the problems on
“operator error.”
The column added that it would be a bad idea to turn a significant amount
of the $50 billion in proposed infrastructure spending over to LaHood’s
department. “Based on how he (LaHood) handled the Toyota business, at least
in public, he can’t be trusted with the money.”
To read the full column in U.S. News & World Report, please visit:
http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2010/09/09/ray-lahood-should-resign-over-toyota.html
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