Kamala Harris really, really likes electric school buses. In fact, they seem to be the only thing that excites her more than talking about Venn diagrams.
For years now, the vice president has given public speeches extolling the wonders of the completely unremarkable vehicles. It doesn’t matter that public buses in general are often an inefficient waste of taxpayer money, nor does it matter that spending hours a day commuting on buses constitutes a waste of human productivity. Harris loves those big long things, and she wants you to know it.
Besides, did you know that you can charge your phone on them?
Why does she sound like she’s about to burst out into full-blown laughter? Does she really find her spill about charging one’s phone on an electric bus that hilarious? I often wonder exactly who is writing these speeches and whether they are purposely trying to make her look ridiculous because when I watch that, I have to do my best to not cringe. Read more…