We Ain't Diggin' It: Larry O'Donnell Wants To Honor Joe Biden With A Named Tunnel … In New York

Posted • December 27, 2024: It's not uncommon for American presidents to have buildings, roads, or even monuments named after them once they leave office. Of course, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson all decorate the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. Nine U.S. aircraft carriers have been named after presidents. Countless schools and libraries bear presidents' names. Maybe the funniest troll of all time -- before people knew what trolling was -- was giving National Airport in Washington, D.C., Ronald Reagan's name after he fired all of the air traffic controllers in 1981. (We still love that one every time we fly out of or into there.) But usually, presidents have to, you know, accomplish something significant to have their name memorialized by a building or road. The only buildings we can think of that should bear Joe Biden's name are a few nursing homes in Delaware and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Don't tell that to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell though. This week, the host sat down with Pete Buttigieg (easily the worst Transportation Secretary the United States has had since the position was established in 1966) to demand that Biden should have a tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey named after him. We're not sure what Biden has to do with either state, but tunnels are notorious for making people traveling in them feel miserable, so maybe it makes sense. Just when you think MSNBC couldn’t get any dumber, we have Lawrence arguing Biden should be honored with a New York tunnel. The planned tunnel, known as the Hudson River Tunnel Project or the Gateway Tunnel Project has already started planning and has received more than $10 billion from the federal government. The estimated completion date is 2035, so it should be operational by 2060 or so (and a budget overrun of at least 100 percent).

Umm, someone should probably tell O'Donnell that this tunnel is being built for rail only and that there are no plans for any other vehicular traffic lanes. But what the heck? Both Biden and Buttigieg love their choo-choos, so why not name the tunnel after Joe? They could call it the Dementia Rail Express. Twitter came through with some hilarious features of the new Robert L. Peters… err… Joseph R. Biden Tunnel. -- Enter the Joseph R. Biden Tunnel and by the time you come out the other side your car’s been stripped for parts that have been sent to Zelenskyy. Hey, don't forget the 10 percent kickback to 'The Big Guy' on those auto parts sales. -- In honor of the press and his handlers the Biden tunnel should charge an excessive toll that rises 5-10% per year, have leftover equipment strewn throughout and keep all users in the dark. Will the tunnel contain the Karine-Jean Pierre Rest Stop for the trains? That would be fitting, given all of the BS she emits at every press briefing. (…)

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