Hello jbrenner,
A good start... thousands of statist bureaucratic tyrants to go.
Regards,
O.A.

As usual with the media, the headline is written as far more alarming than warranted.

It was only 6 people total, from 3 layers of management. Also fairly standard when administrations change.

If it were 600 or 6000 from State THAT would be news, and a good start.

Don't go away mad. Just go away.
Stay away.
Leave We The People alone.

What took them so long? :)

Just my thoughts too, jbrenner you can't drain a swamp without getting rid of a the first drips.

My response to them? Good riddance!

I think the media twisted this. The way it often works is that the appointed positions change out at a change of administration anyway. The Trump team gave notice a while ago (which probably isn't very unusual) and the media reported that Trump "asked them to resign". Then, Trump got sworn in and these leftist appointees had a little powwow in the office one day and left in a manner to make it look like they were resigning with gross prejudice. (sorry, is that a legal term - I'm winging it). It's just a political, grandstanding method of vacating a position we all knew would be vacated anyway.

Awesome. Want to see the same at the EPA and many more!

Elections have consequences, as they should.

The rumor is that nearly a third of all agencies' bureaucrats plan to leave. How much is enlightened self interest, since the President has floated the idea of a 20% reduction in the Federal workforce (except for the military, ICE and Border Patrol), how much is simply part of the flood of boomers retiring, and how much is really because they don't want to work with this President really doesn't matter.

This is a gift. As I've expressed on this forum before, even throwing out every elected official wouldn't get to the real problem, which is the unelected mandarins. If they're leaving the swamp before it gets drained, so much the better.

I've seen subsequent reports that they were actually fired. Specifically, it's customary for all high level bureaucrats and appointees to submit letters of resignation to an incoming administration. Trump just chose to accept them.

When the entire bureau is then I will be glad. Getting rid of a few is like taking your hand out of a bucket of water, noticeable for only a moment then it is the same.

Good: That many fewer Obama hangers-on.

Hello J,

It is my understanding that the senior managers in the State Dpt. are political appointees, subject to Senate approval ("consent and advice") and that all are expected to submit their resignations to a new president. The new president then decides which resignations to accept and which not.

I have seen in the press the current resignations described as if they were anti-Trump protests. As so much of the stuff you can read in the press, It is not true.

Just for the record.

All the best to you.
Maritimus

Anyone that worked over, with, or under, Secretary John Kerry needs to be removed, period. The majority of American's have never read "Unfit For Command" which basically summarizes his demeanor. Clean the swamp, the whole swamp. I'm sure a lot of deeper cleaning will also be required. Somehow that stuff rubs off on people that get too close to it and then do nothing about it.

We'll be hearing about a lot more "resignations" of people not even being asked to resign. Many will go just to get out before they are investigated further and prosecuted for their actions and/or inactions. I just hope I live long enough to see the movie, "Trump, Make America Great Again".

Remember the old addage: When you are up to your ass in aligators, its hard to remember your initial intent was to drain the swamp.

Good riddance i wondered why we were spending money that we had to borrow on these people anyway.

This swamp was chock full of the worst of the worst...we might need to have the EPA supervise the draining. Many behavioral and cultural poisons that need to be disposed of safely.