In what Transdef calls the “speech of his life”, Senator Simitian explains his No vote on the high-speed rail construction. Ten years ago, Simitian co-sponsored the bill that had put the HSR bond measure on the ballot, but has now soured on the project’s mismanagement.
Simitian’s an idiot.
You can always use “mismanagment” as an excuse for not doing what needs to be done.
There is always mismanagment.
A competent government representive deals with it. Perhaps he actually makes some attempt to improve management.
An incompetent elected official grandstands like Simitian.