It's not that he wasn't savvy or has gone full tilt. He is a very driven and intelligent man, but he was also part of the deep state... Just in a wing that appealed to conservative tendencies more frequently.
Bolton has been part of the deep state dead set on pushing America into a hot war with Iran for decades. (The war in Iraq was partly about bracketing Iran)
While it's not a position without merit, war on that scale is something that should be entered into with the consent and approval of the American public. Bolton would rather wield the levers of power to draw us into war than to convince the public of the legitimacy of the argument and gain legitimate approval through legislative and electoral actions. This too is the deep state.
Breaking the deep state mindset, the mindset that important decisions should only be pondered upon and decided by experts inside the DC beltway because the rubes are too simple to understand, is utterly important to the future of the nation. If your policy argument isn't strong enough to be made in the light of day, it isn't strong. If your reaction to a policy loss is to call up a trusted media source and deliver a scathing report on background rather than being exposed to the sunlight.
Yeah I seem to agree with your thoughts there.
Subpoena now likely to be issued to The Walrus within the next 24 hours IMHO. And, he will want to testify and cooperate with Congressional investigators considering him being rushed out the door last month and he will want pay back big time. This is how DC works. He’s the John Dean in all of this, very likely. If that happens POTUS be probably more than not going down big time and say hello to President Pence. I think it’s very possible now. Too much is already out there and it can’t be walked back. The Hill 10-hour testimony today, Yovanivich, Sondland coming up, the arrest of those two shady mafia type Ukrainians Lev and Igor, at Dulles Airport, its all there. Sheesh They must be in crisis mode at EOB and West Wing.