I Quit / You’re Fired / No, I Quit / Yeah, After I Fired You
Okay, to be honest, I am not comfortable with the military running my government, even if the keys to our survival are in the hands of a raving lunatic with an itchy self-gratification finger.
However, at least General John Kelly did one good thing.
It made me giggle when I heard that Kelly revoked Sebastian Gorka’s security clearance while he was on vacation. It’s pretty funny that Gorka thought it was safe to take a vacation while sitting in a snake pit.
The conservative web site The Federalist reported on Friday that Gorka resigned with a scathing letter accusing “forces” in the White House of working against Trump’s agenda. However, a White House official told Yahoo News that Gorka did not leave of his own accord.
“Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works at the White House,” the official said.
According to the Washington Examiner’s Sarah Westwood, Gorka said it was “disappointing” that the White House said he was fired, because “I resigned.”
A source with knowledge of the situation said Gorka did indeed resign—but only after being informed on Friday by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly that his security clearance had been revoked, which would have made it impossible for him to continue in his White House job.
Good rule of thumb: if they take away your keys to the building, it’s too late to resign.
About the generals: I remember Al Haig. Those guys scare me.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.