Alex Wagner

Literally, the way that we conceive of the civil service protections that happen starting in the late 19th century under the Hayes administration and continue that turned the federal government from a spoil system machine to what we have now. is a merit system. The incredible thing is what they are doing is they are attacking the merit system.

Literally, the way that we conceive of the civil service protections that happen starting in the late 19th century under the Hayes administration and continue that turned the federal government from a spoil system machine to what we have now. is a merit system. The incredible thing is what they are doing is they are attacking the merit system.

The merit system is what we have that protects the civil servant because what replaces that is flunkies, lackeys of the president, like political apparatchiks. So what they are doing is destroying the merit system.

The merit system is what we have that protects the civil servant because what replaces that is flunkies, lackeys of the president, like political apparatchiks. So what they are doing is destroying the merit system.

The merit system is what we have that protects the civil servant because what replaces that is flunkies, lackeys of the president, like political apparatchiks. So what they are doing is destroying the merit system.

Forget the fact that there are other accusations of essentially misconduct. Right. hostile workplace environment, forget the fact that he like appears to by the accounts of multiple people, including his ex sister-in-law in a signed affidavit, have a genuine and wrenching, frankly, drinking problem. Put all that aside. Okay. Let's say none of that is true. And the guy was totally upstanding.

Forget the fact that there are other accusations of essentially misconduct. Right. hostile workplace environment, forget the fact that he like appears to by the accounts of multiple people, including his ex sister-in-law in a signed affidavit, have a genuine and wrenching, frankly, drinking problem. Put all that aside. Okay. Let's say none of that is true. And the guy was totally upstanding.

Forget the fact that there are other accusations of essentially misconduct. Right. hostile workplace environment, forget the fact that he like appears to by the accounts of multiple people, including his ex sister-in-law in a signed affidavit, have a genuine and wrenching, frankly, drinking problem. Put all that aside. Okay. Let's say none of that is true. And the guy was totally upstanding.

He ran two little nonprofits and ran them into the ground. And he's a weekend cable news host who is now going to run the most powerful military in the history of human civilization. Is that bad? It is a ludicrous. His resume, I assume you've done some hiring before. His resume comes in the door. It gets a half a second look and is put in the pile to not interview.

He ran two little nonprofits and ran them into the ground. And he's a weekend cable news host who is now going to run the most powerful military in the history of human civilization. Is that bad? It is a ludicrous. His resume, I assume you've done some hiring before. His resume comes in the door. It gets a half a second look and is put in the pile to not interview.

He ran two little nonprofits and ran them into the ground. And he's a weekend cable news host who is now going to run the most powerful military in the history of human civilization. Is that bad? It is a ludicrous. His resume, I assume you've done some hiring before. His resume comes in the door. It gets a half a second look and is put in the pile to not interview.

He is a absolutely ludicrous pick. And the idea that Republicans... who presumably genuinely do in their hearts care about, for instance, American military strength, dominance, and protection of the American people. Some of them. I mean, they don't, though. That's the thing. If you voted for Hegseth, you don't.

He is a absolutely ludicrous pick. And the idea that Republicans... who presumably genuinely do in their hearts care about, for instance, American military strength, dominance, and protection of the American people. Some of them. I mean, they don't, though. That's the thing. If you voted for Hegseth, you don't.

He is a absolutely ludicrous pick. And the idea that Republicans... who presumably genuinely do in their hearts care about, for instance, American military strength, dominance, and protection of the American people. Some of them. I mean, they don't, though. That's the thing. If you voted for Hegseth, you don't.

Fundamentally, the Hegseth vote is a test, because if you voted for him, you genuinely do not care about that.

Fundamentally, the Hegseth vote is a test, because if you voted for him, you genuinely do not care about that.

Fundamentally, the Hegseth vote is a test, because if you voted for him, you genuinely do not care about that.

They're like public corruption people.

They're like public corruption people.

They're like public corruption people.