Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” Well, Top Men Joe Biden and John Fetterman were in Pennsylvania today, offering the might of the federal government to fix the interstate.

If you missed what happened, there was a tanker truck fire on I-95 in Philadelphia last Sunday, which caused part of the interstate to collapse.

Early this AM a vehicle fire under I-95 in Philly caused part of the highway to collapse.

While this is still an active scene, I completed an aerial view of the site and was briefed by first responders, law enforcement and transportation experts on the ground with @PhillyMayor. pic.twitter.com/g4rHy5NTMM

— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) June 11, 2023

The tanker truck was carrying gasoline, and the initial reports indicate that the driver, who apparently died in the crash and fire, lost control of the vehicle.

In the first official accounting of a wreck that threw hundreds of thousands of morning commutes into chaos and disrupted untold numbers of businesses, state Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said the driver was northbound “trying to navigate the curve, lost control of the vehicle, landed on its side and ruptured the tank.”

The driver was feared dead, and a relative of a New Jersey truck driver who has not been heard from since Sunday told The Philadelphia Inquirer that investigators had contacted the family in an effort to identify human remains recovered from the wreckage.”

Pennsylvania State Police said a body was turned over to the Philadelphia medical examiner and coroner, but did not identify the remains or respond when asked if they belonged to the driver.”

Gov. Josh Shapiro, speaking of those on the roadway and not the trucker, said he “found myself thanking the Lord that no motorists who were on I-95 were injured or died.”

Interstate 95 will be closed in both directions for weeks as the summer travel season kicks into high gear. The elevated southbound portion of I-95 will have to be demolished, as well as the northbound side, Carroll said. Motorists should avoid the northeast corner of the sixth-largest city in the country, transportation officials said.”

Obviously, this is a tragedy for the family of the driver, and a logistical nightmare for the Philadelphia area.

The damaged I-95 segment carries about 160,000 vehicles daily, Carroll said. State police don’t know if the driver was speeding, and no other vehicle has been found. Officials said they had been in contact with the trucking company, but they did not identify it.”

Carroll said the highway span was 10 to 12 years old, had appeared sound, and officials blamed the damage on the heat of the fire, which took about an hour to control.”

Shapiro signed a disaster declaration Monday, saying it gives state agencies the ability to skip normal bidding-and-contracting requirements so the span can be repaired faster.”

But this is a federal interstate highway, which means that it gives federal officials the perfect opportunity for – wait for it, wait for it – a photo op!!! And that means that Joe Biden, who could not be bothered in the least to visit East Palestine, Ohio, when a train derailed and poisoned the area (along with derailing the future political aspirations of Pete Buttigieg), was in Pennsylvania today to stand alongside his fellow Democrats to pledge that the road will be fixed!

Of course, if Pennsylvania Democrats are coming, that means Senator John Fetterman was also on hand, looking like he had just rolled out of bed. This is an official event with the current president of the United States, and a sitting senator showed up in a hoodie and shorts, and it’s supposed to be okay because if he has to wear a suit and tie anywhere but the Senate floor, he’s going to become depressed again. Brace yourselves for what you’re about to hear.

FETTERMAN: "[Biden] is here to commit to work with the governor and the delegadation to make sure that we get this fixed quick, fast, as well, too. This is a president that is committed to infructure, yeah, and then on top of that the jewel kind of a law of the infration." pic.twitter.com/9kBdp9MKK7

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 17, 2023

I especially liked the moment when Fetterman said “and now, I’m standing next to the president again, next to a collapsed bridge here.” Did… did Fetterman just call Biden “a collapsed bridge”? *cough* TOP MEN, EVERYONE.

It’s really a contest between Fetterman and Biden to see which man is cognitively functioning better from moment to moment.

What is the worst thing in this clip?
A) Biden not knowing where he's going.
B) Biden's humorless "joke" and explanation.
C) Fetterman standing there in his gym clothes with his arms folded.
D) Other. pic.twitter.com/4SwH2QMSei

— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) June 17, 2023

If I were the average Pennsylvanian voter after watching both Biden and Fetterman address the I-95 collapse, I’d be very concerned that the interstate would ever be rebuilt at all. Which is probably why Governor Josh Shapiro is making every effort to appear professional and competent as possible, pledging to have I-95 open again within two weeks, after officials had initially estimated that the interstate would take months to repair.

Shapiro probably has future political aspirations himself and is likely resume-building for the future. Which makes the speech and cognitive abilities of John Fetterman and the mental and physical decline of Joe Biden just that much more obvious – and yet it is these two that the media keep talking up as the present and the future of the Democrat party. Both men are being abused by their wives and by the Democrat party machine, and events like this only make it apparent for the public to see.

Featured image: composite collage image of President Joe Biden (official presidential portrait, cropped, public domain) and Senator John Fetterman (official Senate portrait, cropped, public domain)