I was going to start this off by saying that we are not a meritocracy. But that is so obvious to pretty much everybody in Kosland.
Amidst everything else that makes this administration an utter disaster compared to the last one, one of the things that disgusts me is how qualifications have been thrown out the window in favor of loyalty to Trump and contempt for what is good about America.
We used to have Steven Chu at Energy. Hillary Clinton and John Kerry at State. Yeah, there were a few exceptions, but most people in the Obama administration were both competent and of high integrity.
Now? Oh my goodness. Betsy DeVos? Jefferson Beauregard Sessions? Steve Bannon?
But here’s the thing: Without going into too many details, let’s just say that here in Michigan, the lack of emphasis on doing a job well is, sadly, not limited to Rick Snyder’s party. I’ve been reminded of that quite a bit in the past eight days or so.
Let’s do better at that!