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I didn’t mean to suggest prior public office. But any experience getting things done in the federal government bureaucracy would be good—rather than having to get up to speed on all that from zero.

Priebus has just been a party guy. And of course is a Ryan/Pence/GOPe guy—rather than loyal to Trump and Trump’s agenda.

One of the primary duties of the chief of staff is to manage relations between the White House and Congress. This role is more critical in the Trump administration than in most others because Trump is not a politician and had almost no relationship with anyone in Congress before he was elected.

A former party chairman is probably better suited for this particular role than almost anyone else.

There may be other reasons why Priebus isn't the right guy for the job, but this isn't one of them. His work in 2016 -- when the RNC managed to successfully straddle a fine line between a presidential candidate who was running as an outsider and candidates in close swing-state Senate races who had to keep a distance from Trump -- may go down as one of the greatest political juggling acts of modern times.