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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i hate the term deep state - but there is a group of 'uniparty' institutionalists that hew to the status quo in this town.

Ben Rhodes didn't use the term 'deep state' but he was referring to this set as 'the blob'.

If Bernie was potus, the uniparty institutionalists would be on his butt as well trying to box him in.

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In which case thank goodness.  
I don't really buy the whole deep state conspiracy but it is true that we have a professional civil service with a lot of institutional knowledge and experience and that does and should temper the impulses of any populist.  This is why we are different from most countries and very different from authoritarian states where the ruler puts their minions into all the various govt departments and everybody just does what the ruler wants.  
We saw a little of this in the beginning of the administration when there were mass firings at the State Department and we heard lots of stories about foreign governments dealing with the President's children and son in law rather than with career diplomats.  
The model that has worked well for the US is to have a highly professional civil service which is paid well and where experience and expertise are valued.  Each department has an Inspector General to ensure that ethical standards are adhered to.  
There are disadvantages to this especially when people stay beyond their "best by date" but the disadvantages of having a "spoils" system where the ruling party purges government agencies and stuffs sycophants and flunkies in them instead is much worse.

Having said all of this, this is a senior administration official which means they were appointed by the President.  This is not a career civil servant but rather a political appointee.  [/quote]

were you happy when they were shitting on obama for syria policy?[/quote]

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