From tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors:
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, James Millar, someone with some core beliefs, actually stood up and resigned rather than be used: “A letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper”,
“Anyone who takes the oath of office must decide where he or she will draw the line: What are the things that they will refuse to do? Secretary Esper, you have served honorably for many years, in active and reserve military duty, as Secretary of the Army, and now as Secretary of Defense. You must have thought long and hard about where that line should be drawn. I must now ask: If last night’s blatant violations do not cross the line for you, what will?
As has been noted forever, the Republican playbook is:
- Find the line
- Step over it
- Dare anyone to push you back
- If no one does, that’s the new line
- Rinse and repeat