With that said and thank you for the backdrop, as many have reported ( especially CTH ) we have Kerry-Clinton and State involved in the "Collusion" story. How will that effect morale, careers, and will it take someone who is not afraid to have people walked out because of their involvement and more downsizing's etc. I would have thought Rex could handle it, perhaps Pompeo is not afraid to step on toes and from the interviews I have seen of him it seems to be the case.
I wonder if we need someone who will really get it done, i.e. a culture change. No one got the dynamics of saving face and mocking little-nuke-boy and getting him to the table.
What the heck did we pay these people for all these years? Pres. Trump could and they couldn't?
You don't change organizational cultures overnight, especially in the government where it is next to impossible to fire someone. The best political appointees can hope for is to make a few significant changes. I was in charge of making a major change across all agencies having a presence abroad at our diplomatic missions. It took three years from conception to roll out, which is lightning fast for the government.
What the heck did we pay these people for all these years? Pres. Trump could and they couldn't?
The conventional wisdom is more often than not wrong. I was in Berlin when Reagan made his speech at the wall. The State Department advised Reagan not to include the "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall" because it was too confrontational and might frighten the Berliners. Reagan left it in and history was made.