January 14, 2019

Anonymous Oped Shakes Up Washington Talks

The Daily Caller took an unprecedented step by publishing an anonymous oped by a high ranking official in support of President Trump’s shutdown. Here’s an extract of the story:

As one of the senior officials working without a paycheck, a few words of advice for the president’s next move at shuttered government agencies: lock the doors, sell the furniture, and cut them down.

Federal employees are starting to feel the strain of the shutdown. I am one of them. But for the sake of our nation, I hope it lasts a very long time, till the government is changed and can never return to its previous form.

The lapse in appropriations is more than a battle over a wall. It is an opportunity to strip wasteful government agencies for good.

On an average day, roughly 15 percent of the employees around me are exceptional patriots serving their country. I wish I could give competitive salaries to them and no one else. But 80 percent feel no pressure to produce results. If they don’t feel like doing what they are told, they don’t.

The shutdown will hurt a lot of federal workers, but this could be an opportunity for conservatives to start slashing wasteful government spending.

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