If the federal government needs an enema, that's where you stick the nozzle. I'd go so far as to suggest that State presents a more classic profile of the genuinely dreaded "Deep State" than Langley or Greenbelt. The Humanities have become a nightmare because of post-Modern, neo-Marxist nihilism, and because not every humanities graduate can find a home where at least some real talent is necessary, they can always drift along in the Foreign Service without any merit whatsoever.
If you want to understand why Europe is committing suicide and who the people are who hate the United States for a living, head on down to Foggy Bottom. I'll wager three out of five employees at State really would like to transform the United States into Brussels, they hate you and I and don't care whether we know it. Trump simply has to get a handle on State or America will never recover its greatness in our lifetime.
You echo my opinion. This effort to drain the swamp cannot be half hearted. At this point it would seem to be more than half hearted. Now I want to know why anybody on Trump’s staff who had anything to do with the Russians is still on Trump”s staff. He does not need anyone spouting the NYT lines of mantra...it’s always present. He does need people who are implacable about supporting Trump in draining the swamp.
Where are they, the “Implacables”?
I recently saw Sec. Tillerman, in the context of justifying President Trump’s budget cuts, pointing out that the State Department has some 110,000 employees.
Doing what? Besides damage?