Off with their heads

 

  Alice in Wonderland tea party. Photograph: Print Collector/Getty Images

 "Mr. Trump believes he has the power to fire anyone in the executive branch, though aides say they have learned to ignore many of his private rants, unless the president brings up the subject repeatedly and appears on the precipice of making a move they feel could be damaging."

 "Mr. Atkinson’s dismissal on Friday night, a time often used by a White House to bury news it prefers not to gain widespread attention, was disclosed in a letter to Congress but not announced by the White House press office. While it had been anticipated, it still sent waves of concern among lawmakers and intelligence veterans"

 "People close to the president believe the political consequences of firing Mr. Atkinson could be devastating, especially when Mr. Trump needs all the Republican support he can get for a potential impeachment trial in the Senate."

 "Mr. Atkinson’s handling of the anonymous whistle-blower’s complaint was a major factor in the decision by House Democrats to initiate an impeachment inquiry."

 “To think I signed the Whistleblower Protection Act!” Mr. Trump tweeted on Monday, misstating what he had signed."

When the highest position in the land can be parodied with a child's fantasy no matter

how well written, fantasy takes the place of responsibility.  A mind we depend on for leadership  has gone amuck and is wasted in denial and personal hostility.  These damning words are best laid in a novel of self destruction not in the crucial reality of the present. blogger

Source article   nytimes.com