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Crotty reveals the key to success on Capitol Hill and why the Trump Administration's demand for absurd levels of fealty will be its undoing.
One of the hardest lessons I had to learn in DC was to become small to become big. In short, keep your head down and do your job well and rigorously, and you will get noticed. You will rise. Of course, that takes an office able to discern excellence.
That is not the case in today's world of Trump. Those who excel in their craft, such as I do in writing, communications, and high-level policy analysis, often go unnoticed. Look at the President’s cheery, attractive 27-year-old Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Very good at rehashing the President’s talking points and combating disinformation, but when it comes to astute and nuanced policy analysis, she’s out of her depth. Not that the predecessor was any better. I have not even received a callback from this Administration. And that’s, I suspect, because it prioritizes absolute fealty, including to the President’s batshit crazy 2020 election narrative, instead of truth.
In Washington, you must align your perspective with that of the member. That’s only natural. You won't agree on everything. On issues like abortion and gay rights, I softened my view. But I also came to understand Congresman Fortenberry’s position. I didn’t always agree with it, but it was always within the bounds of reason. So, I respected it.
That is not the case with President Trump. Even though I cheerlead almost all his positions except tariffs—cracking down on illegal immigration, shrinking the size of government, keeping us out of disastrous wars of choice, tax cuts, and crime, to name just a few–-I cannot in good conscience abide his views on the 2020 election. That is outside the bounds of reason.
As a result of this absolute demand for fealty, mediocrity is rewarded in this Administration, and eventually, that will become apparent. Everyone nominated in this Cabinet should have been asked, “Do you support the President’s view that the 2020 election was stolen?” Their answer needed to be yes or no. If yes, it should have been a delimiter.
When chased by a passion for excellence, becoming small to become big can be a ticket to success in Washington, but only in an environment properly guided by reason and intelligence.
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By @CrottyOne of the hardest lessons I had to learn in DC was to become small to become big. In short, keep your head down and do your job well and rigorously, and you will get noticed. You will rise. Of course, that takes an office able to discern excellence.
That is not the case in today's world of Trump. Those who excel in their craft, such as I do in writing, communications, and high-level policy analysis, often go unnoticed. Look at the President’s cheery, attractive 27-year-old Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Very good at rehashing the President’s talking points and combating disinformation, but when it comes to astute and nuanced policy analysis, she’s out of her depth. Not that the predecessor was any better. I have not even received a callback from this Administration. And that’s, I suspect, because it prioritizes absolute fealty, including to the President’s batshit crazy 2020 election narrative, instead of truth.
In Washington, you must align your perspective with that of the member. That’s only natural. You won't agree on everything. On issues like abortion and gay rights, I softened my view. But I also came to understand Congresman Fortenberry’s position. I didn’t always agree with it, but it was always within the bounds of reason. So, I respected it.
That is not the case with President Trump. Even though I cheerlead almost all his positions except tariffs—cracking down on illegal immigration, shrinking the size of government, keeping us out of disastrous wars of choice, tax cuts, and crime, to name just a few–-I cannot in good conscience abide his views on the 2020 election. That is outside the bounds of reason.
As a result of this absolute demand for fealty, mediocrity is rewarded in this Administration, and eventually, that will become apparent. Everyone nominated in this Cabinet should have been asked, “Do you support the President’s view that the 2020 election was stolen?” Their answer needed to be yes or no. If yes, it should have been a delimiter.
When chased by a passion for excellence, becoming small to become big can be a ticket to success in Washington, but only in an environment properly guided by reason and intelligence.
Crotty Farm Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Thanks for reading the Crotty Farm Report! This post is public, so feel free to share it.
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