ZMan mentions part of the Current Problem:
...The Ukraine war is becoming a microcosm of the crisis of competence. It is not just the scarcity of talented people in the ranks. They still exist in sufficient numbers to keep the system operating reasonably well. The issue is the selection pressure at the top is for true believers and sycophants. The only way to get in the room to discuss the Ukraine war is to be fully on board with the dream of destroying Russia or be willing to humiliate yourself by telling these people what they want to hear.
Imagine the tag team of Victoria Nuland and General Milley replicated throughout the managerial system. Nuland is the maniacal imbecile in charge for no other reason than zealotry, while Milley is the oleaginous flunky with the credentials to provide legitimacy to the rantings of Nuland. The competent are driven from the room, leaving this combination to chart public policy....
Leaving aside the Paste-Eater recently installed in the White House, we can name other similar horrors: Energy, FEEBS, Education, State, Transportation, and Homeland. The Incompetent Ideologues lead, sycophants surround them.
Then there's McCarthy and McConnell.....................
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