Job Interview
I’ve never had a pre-employment “job interview”. All I got from the Army in 1969 was “You’re breathing? OK! We’ll take you.” All I got from Air Products in 1972 was, “We didn’t have to spend money to recruit you. If you don’t work out, so what? We’ll take you.”
“Grilling” before a Senate committee is a required “job interview” for, most notably, prospective Supreme Court justices and Attorneys General. Those are the ones that are televised anyway. Donnie’s prospective Justices and A-Gs promise great things:
“I will respect previous Court decisions as established law (until overturning Roe v. Wade comes up when I will forget I ever promised this.)
“I will keep the Justice Department independent of the Executive Branch (until Donnie posts that we should prosecute James Comey, Letitia James, and Jerome Powell for no apparent reason).
Todd Blanche promised an independent Justice Department in his “job interview” before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate took him at his word and approved his nomination. The joke’s on you, Senate.
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Interviewed on “Meet The Press” last Sunday, Todd said, “Will I take the president of the United States’ view on something into consideration? Yes, of course. And I hope every attorney general in history would not answer that question differently. The president has a “right” and a “duty” to offer opinions on criminal prosecutions. President Trump would never ask me to do something unethical or illegal.”
Sorry, Todd. NO Attorney-General in history would fail to prosecute the January 6 “patriots” that Donnie pardoned on his first day in office. NO Attorney-General in history would prosecute a former FBI Chief for arranging seashells in an “86–47” pattern, or a NY State A-G for claiming a second home on a mortgage application, or the Federal Reserve Chairman because building renovations ran over budget because Donnie posted that they should.
Todd continued, “I would feel comfortable disagreeing with Donald Trump if needed. The president appreciates hearing dissent.”
Ask your predecessor Pam Bondi or Kristi Noem how much Donnie “appreciates hearing dissent”, Todd.
In the unlikely event that I am ever before the Senate for a “job interview”, I will follow the lead of Donnie’s Justices and A-Gs. I will promise great things and, once approved, do whatever Donnie wants.
By Ed Dufton
