The U.S. State Department employees may not be very good at their jobs but they do focus on their “mental well-being.”
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA, demands answers following taxpayer-funded “crying session” held in Foggy Bottom after Donald Trump’s victory. Well, I’m assuming they were held at Foggy Bottom. It’s possible that some or all were conducted remotely, given the current state and the fact that federal employees only have to report once a week.
Foggy Bottom has never been accused of being overly masculine, courageous, or having a lot of common sense. But this is beyond anything I could imagine, just like the time I discussed the Air Force in front of my daughter. If someone is so fragile they need mental health treatment when their candidate loses a campaign or they don’t receive their way, then they should be removed from power and sent to something less demanding.
Issa released a second statement about the matter, after initially sending a letter to ask for more details.
Issa wrote in a letter to Antony Blinken, the outgoing secretary of state: “It’s disturbing that seemingly nonpartisan officials would have a meltdown about the results of an election free and fair. The United States is a champion of this around the globe.” It is unacceptable that this behavior is tolerated by the Department and subsidized with taxpayer money.
You can find a good reason for the inefficiency of the federal government by looking at its employees. They need to scream after every election. Remember that these civil servants are supposed to remain impartial. They are emotionally unstable, and so wrapped up in partisanship that they cannot function or show up to work. I was disappointed that Joe Biden had won the 2020 election, but I did not cry over it. I also didn’t expect my employer to pay for me to be coddled.
The fact that this was done with taxpayers’ money is even worse. Families are struggling to make ends meet and yet their hard-earned money is being used for “crying sessions” by entitled, spoiled government bureaucrats. Issa has every right to ask questions. The Pentagon is bad enough that it can’t pass an audit. The State Department must be able to account for the money it spent on such foolishness.
As Issa points out, it raises serious questions as to whether or not these employees will submit to the wishes of the electorate in voting for Trump.
He wrote: “The mere act of hosting these sessions by the Department raises serious questions about its willingness to implement the legal policy priorities the American people have elected President Trump for,” If foreign service officers are unable to follow through with the American people’s wishes, they should resign or seek a position in the next Democrat Administration.
Some will hopefully resign. But those who refuse to resign should be removed. The State Department is one of the longest-standing bureaucracies in the United States, and it has always considered itself immune to the wishes of Americans. If wasting taxpayer money on such idiocy wasn’t a good enough reason to rip it apart, I don’t know what would be. If real change is to occur, many of the careerists must be thrown out.
It’s going to be difficult. The bureaucracy’s most successful accomplishment over the years has been to create a system that protects itself. There are ways around the difficulty of firing government employees, such as Trump’s Schedule F Executive Order. Biden’s actions may have delayed its implementation. However, the new heads of these agencies can reclassify their employees and do some housecleaning. This must be a top priority.
The State Department is one of the few agencies that has the power to influence policies. It cannot function with partisan hacks that cry over elections. For my money, I would shut down any agency that has to have a “crying session” about Trump’s victory. Or, move it somewhere in the middle of South Dakota. In either case, I’m sure the worst offenders within the department will be unemployed.
