Six months into the second Trump administration, and after four years of sustained rest, we have returned to the sweeping crescendos and vibrant movements of the legacy media’s symphony of sympathy. Now, the tune has been adapted for departing federal employees as President Trump moves to streamline the federal government — and fast-track its firings for those who abuse their roles as stewards of the taxpayer.
First, the strings were played as the firings began, their delicate timbre of manufactured sympathy resounding as a siren’s song for those uninitiated into their melancholic melody. A woodwind harmony whispering of domestic and global danger joined the tune around the same time, while the brass began bellowing its repetitive — and overused — accusations of lawbreaking and other headline sleights-of-hand against a duly-elected president. And, of course, the drums of wanton legal recourse and accusations of racism over federal reductions-in-force are prevalent in the composition.
Contrary to the snake oil the legacy media is pushing, this fast-tracking of firings is a good thing. Power is being handed back to the people by expediting the departure of federal employees who engage in misconduct, as it ensures our federal employees work to advance the football the way the American people want it taken down the field.
This may seem like an obvious thing to do — and it is, as firing those who don’t perform or harm the shareholder economically or otherwise is prevalent throughout the professional world — but, sadly, the government doesn’t work that way.