Personnel is Policy. Incompetence Squared.

You are the head of government. Who do you call when you want to stuff up a policy matter? Who do you call when you want to pour kerosene onto a dumpster fire? Who do you call if you want to make the world a poorer, more dangerous and harsher place.

You call the guys who have a track record of calamity, incompetence, and ignorance.

You call the guys wh…