[EternalVigilance]

I meant #19 to be addressed to you too, my friend...I would love to hear your take on Paul O'Neill, for good or ill.

[ancient_geezer]

What I have seen of O'Neill is that I agree with your assessment.

I will also note he is one of the few high level bureaucrats that I have written to that has responded with a personal letter addressing issues and questions directly, rather than sending out a useless form letter that ends up saying nothing at all.

[Taxman]

The fact that the WDC "Insiders" are calling for Lindsey and O'Neill to resign means they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing.

After all, both of them are, essentially, thinking of the country and the people first.

That is High Treason to the "Inside The Evil BeltWay" crowd, who dislike any plan which disempowers them and empowers us. Ergo, they intensely dislike anyone who supports such heretical ideas and will ruin them, personally and professionally, at the drop of a hat.

I expect they will stay, and when the new tax proposal is dropped next month, you will see a lot of leadership from the both of them.

But the ITEBW sharks are circling.