Peter Keisler
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I have these particular political values which coincide with some aspects of his program, and my only chance to serve in the government would be in a Republican administration. What do you think I should do? And my general view there was that look, the only alternative to good people being in government was more bad people being in government.
I have these particular political values which coincide with some aspects of his program, and my only chance to serve in the government would be in a Republican administration. What do you think I should do? And my general view there was that look, the only alternative to good people being in government was more bad people being in government.
I have these particular political values which coincide with some aspects of his program, and my only chance to serve in the government would be in a Republican administration. What do you think I should do? And my general view there was that look, the only alternative to good people being in government was more bad people being in government.
And so that we all had an interest in having good people be in government. But I would say, look, that's what the country's interest is. For you, I would just look for roles that don't have you directly with the eye of Sauron gazing upon you in the White House.
And so that we all had an interest in having good people be in government. But I would say, look, that's what the country's interest is. For you, I would just look for roles that don't have you directly with the eye of Sauron gazing upon you in the White House.
And so that we all had an interest in having good people be in government. But I would say, look, that's what the country's interest is. For you, I would just look for roles that don't have you directly with the eye of Sauron gazing upon you in the White House.
Find something that's a little distant from that where most of the government is functioning normally and you can engage in public service in a wonderful way. in the second term, I just don't think there is a part of the government where you can say that anymore. I think at this point, that baleful eye is kind of much more pervasive and trying to turn everything in its direction.
Find something that's a little distant from that where most of the government is functioning normally and you can engage in public service in a wonderful way. in the second term, I just don't think there is a part of the government where you can say that anymore. I think at this point, that baleful eye is kind of much more pervasive and trying to turn everything in its direction.
Find something that's a little distant from that where most of the government is functioning normally and you can engage in public service in a wonderful way. in the second term, I just don't think there is a part of the government where you can say that anymore. I think at this point, that baleful eye is kind of much more pervasive and trying to turn everything in its direction.
I mean, one thing that is just striking about this administration, whether you talk about law firms or universities or the media, they are systematically trying to use every available lever of government power that exists in order to punish their enemies and discourage people from speaking out against them.
I mean, one thing that is just striking about this administration, whether you talk about law firms or universities or the media, they are systematically trying to use every available lever of government power that exists in order to punish their enemies and discourage people from speaking out against them.
I mean, one thing that is just striking about this administration, whether you talk about law firms or universities or the media, they are systematically trying to use every available lever of government power that exists in order to punish their enemies and discourage people from speaking out against them.
And I think it's very hard to find a corner of the government today where you can feel good. So I think on that, my advice has changed.
And I think it's very hard to find a corner of the government today where you can feel good. So I think on that, my advice has changed.
And I think it's very hard to find a corner of the government today where you can feel good. So I think on that, my advice has changed.
Well, I think, you know, it's a it's a classic prisoner's dilemma, which is that some individual I mean, the way the president's attack on law firms works again, this is about using all the levers of government power.
Well, I think, you know, it's a it's a classic prisoner's dilemma, which is that some individual I mean, the way the president's attack on law firms works again, this is about using all the levers of government power.
Well, I think, you know, it's a it's a classic prisoner's dilemma, which is that some individual I mean, the way the president's attack on law firms works again, this is about using all the levers of government power.
They're trying to ruin the law firms by threatening the clients by saying, you know, you'll lose your government contracts if you're a client of this law firm in the hope that the clients will flee. The lawyers representing those clients will flee and the law firms will crumble.
They're trying to ruin the law firms by threatening the clients by saying, you know, you'll lose your government contracts if you're a client of this law firm in the hope that the clients will flee. The lawyers representing those clients will flee and the law firms will crumble.