(Source: MIRS.news, Published 11/30/2023) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg concedes he will not be in that post forever, and so it was only natural to ask him about his future now that he is a legal resident of the state of Michigan.
How about running for elective office from his Traverse City base?
After all, there are two major vacancies on the state's political horizon -- one in the U.S. Senate in 2024 and one in the governor's office in 2026.
During a one-on-one exchange with TV-2 Detroit and TV-6 Lansing, the first question was: When you learned that (U.S. Sen.) Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) was not running again, "did you think about it?"
"It crossed my mind and people asked me about it,” Buttigieg answered. “I know the job that's on my plate right now (so) it didn't take me long. As much as I know that seat has to be in the right hands, those hands aren't mine," he said.
So, when it crossed his brain what were his thoughts and did he talk to his husband about that?
"I'm not going to talk about" private discussions, he brushed aside the inquiry, but he admitted, “It's flattering to be asked a question like that (but) I thought about it for about a minute."
Well, what about a bid for governor in 2026?
Question: "How does Gov. Pete sound to you?"
"You know, I've got a job with two titles that mean a lot to me. One is father. The other is secretary and both of them keep me busy," Buttigieg said as he got out the brush again.
But have you ever thought about it?
"Not in a serious way," he said.
"Not in a serious way . . . That's a great line. You didn't seriously think about it. So, in your unserious moment, what did you think?"
Watch this.
"It's not a serious answer because it's not a serious question," he said again.
He goes on, "I don't know if this is the last job I will have, but what I do know is that my future and things more important, depends on how I do in this job, which is why I don't sit around and think" about all that.
If that was the case then, he was asked, "Say for me you do not want to be governor of Michigan."
"I don't think about how much I want or don't want besides the job I've got right now," which, of course, was not an answer to the question.
