Two top Trump advisers asked why they dont quit

[struggle4progress]

By Aaron Blake
September 2 at 7:30 AM

... Neither .. disagreed with the premise that they are disillusioned or said they love serving Trump ...

... First off, Mattis notably doesn’t answer the question about whether he has considered resigning. Second, he suggests it’s one’s duty to serve, no matter what you think of the person in charge (even if you think the guy is a real jerk, apparently). And third, he suggests he can influence Trump ...

Cohn does nothing here to dispel that “gossip.” In fact, he seems to have largely confirmed it, arguing that tax reform is just that important to get done. He basically suggests that the opportunity is so big and the reform would be so historic that he can’t leave his job, no matter what he thinks of Trump ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/02/two-top-trump-advisers-were-asked-why-they-dont-quit-their-answers-speak-volumes/?utm_term=.036d1883dc7e

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Why they don't quit Trump:

There's a very old joke that goes like this:

A man took a job with the circus. The only position available was to follow the elephants around with a shovel. He hated his job and complained about it every night at dinner. One night, his brother-in-law couldn't take any more of the kvetching and asked the man, "If you hate your job so much, why don't you quit?"

The man answered, incredulously "What, and give up show business?"

That more or less explains the situation in the above post.

[struggle4progress]

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[UTUSN]

2. (Mildly curious about their answers: ) - Did they say, "I'm *CRAVEN*/cowardly/amoral?!1