Bottom of Barrel

Submitted by ub on

One year in and during holy week, its beginning to look more like holy cow, with a nation appearing to lose faith in itself with increasingly conflicting and misleading statements followed by signs of a sinking ship, which is running out of replacement crewmembers, after choosing the wrong ones, then followed by questionable decisions, allegations of thuggish behavior, cover-ups and the list grows... etc.

US Administrations used to attract qualified public servants, but it feels like we've been scraping the barrel with the applicants being fired, resigning or not interested in jumping into the bottom of the barrel.

The term bottom of the barrel-derived from the historical practice in our early days of storing food in barrels, when supplies ran low, only what was on the very bottom of the barrel remained and had to be removed by scraping.

Top GOP attorney who rejected an offer to join Trump's legal team rips White House "turmoil" http://hill.cm/BIbWp6n

President Jimmy Carter says John Bolton as national security adviser is "worst mistake" Trump has made https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-trump-john-bolton-national-se…

Meanwhile, the administration insists it is smooth sailing, but the GOP appears to be abandoning ship. There is a wave of Republicans leaving Congress https://cnn.it/2zxqYso

The Republican majority is in trouble. Does the GOP want Trump's help saving it? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/republican-majority-trou…

Trump's legal team remains in disarray as a new lawyer will no longer represent him in Russia probe http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-legal-…

John Dowd’s resignation sets Trump up for trouble in Mueller probe http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/379802-john-dowds-resignation-se…

Follow the money? Stormy Daniels could be trouble for Trump https://www.msnbc.com/hallie-jackson/watch/follow-the-money-stormy-dani…

Trump talks tough. But his toughness is phony, just like everything else about him. https://usat.ly/2GbacUt

Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump, brought to you by Mike Pence and the religious right https://usat.ly/2G92gD9