Loyalty Valued Too Highly

In the early days of DJT's campaign, there were two voices from the 'establishment' that endorsed DJT and his 'platform.' First was Gen. Mike (Capt. Queeg) Flynn and the other was Jeff (the Travelocity Gnome) Sessions. After winning the election both were rewarded with plum jobs. One was jettisoned and the other recused. The morning after the Comey sacking, I heard something about a 'loyalty oath.' Loyalty is a good thing, if it is the only thing, we have a problem. When Adolph Hitler came to power in 1934, he demanded a 'loyalty oath' from all military and civil servants. History tells us how blind obedience worked out. Is this what the American people want? It appears some on the right that there is nothing that will cause them to waver in their support. Take a look and debate the difference with civil discourse. Screaming won't do it. Worrying only about your 'dandelions' won't cut it either. Get involved, with civility!

Rant over!

Speaking of loyalty: Comey firing puts Trump's most cherished trait on center stage: Loyalty - CNNPolitics.com

President Donald Trump is obsessed with loyalty.

Trump fumed last week when FBI Director James Comey told senators that it made him "mildly nauseous" to think he tipped the balance in the 2016 campaign. A longtime Trump friend told CNN it made the President "white hot."

Another source close to the now-former FBI director said Trump fired Comey because he never provided the President with any assurance of personal loyalty.

That explanation tracks with the businessman-turned-politician's decades in the private sector, where he wrote and spoke repeatedly about the importance of loyalty, casting the trait as something every leader must demand from their employees.

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Placing loyalty above competence and allowing your inferiors to say in private, "No, Mr. President, that won't work, and here's why" is a sure-fire recipe for disaster.