Never. Or…not never, but not until it’s really worth it. Noem absorbs flak for Trump, Bovino absorbed it for Noem. Homan is just Senior Manager playing Middle Manager until they get some new idiot in there to do the job and absorb flak for both of them.
Homan knows enough to stay in DC and out of the way of televised action. He’s been an appointee for 22 years. He’s not stupid, he’s not a MAGA appointee chud, and he’s not naive. He knows the politics of his job and knows that as an Obama-era appointee, even if he looks like he slipped up, he’s out with that mark on his record to blame. He might be loyal, but he can never live down that original sin and so he goes on TV to slur his way through a Meet the Press interview and defend Trump to extend his worth one more week at a time.
Never. Or…not never, but not until it’s really worth it. Noem absorbs flak for Trump, Bovino absorbed it for Noem. Homan is just Senior Manager playing Middle Manager until they get some new idiot in there to do the job and absorb flak for both of them.
Homan knows enough to stay in DC and out of the way of televised action. He’s been an appointee for 22 years. He’s not stupid, he’s not a MAGA appointee chud, and he’s not naive. He knows the politics of his job and knows that as an Obama-era appointee, even if he looks like he slipped up, he’s out with that mark on his record to blame. He might be loyal, but he can never live down that original sin and so he goes on TV to slur his way through a Meet the Press interview and defend Trump to extend his worth one more week at a time.
Agreed – they do seem to have a higher bar in 2.0 for the level of absurdity they can get away with without tossing acolytes under the bus.
Interesting about Homan, I haven’t been following for that long. Didn’t realize his history.