Calling himself a pale shadow of his storied predecessor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx admitted to reporters Friday that he often worries whether hell ever be able to live up to the monumental legacy left by Claude S. Brinegar. I try my best everyday to ensure a safe and efficient nationwide transportation system, but there are days when I just stop and think, Who am I kidding? Im no Brinegar and I never will be, said Foxx, adding that the legendary third chief of the U.S. Department of Transportation set an impressive and humbling standard for administering the nations transportation policies that no subsequent transportation secretary has ever been able to match, let alone best. Were talking about Claude Stout Brinegar here, for Gods sake. The man who tackled price gouging in the fuel industry, expanded commercial air service between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and navigated this country through the 1973 oil embargo. I mean, what chance do I stand against a legacy like that? Foxx added that he can at least take consolation in the fact that hes already kicking the shit out of [14th Secretary of Transportation] Norman Mineta. 