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kevwaffles posted...

Most everything they've done that isn't foreign policy related can be fixed virtually instantly by another administration.

Yes and no.

For some things, even if another administration can fix them, the precedent set that you can just get away with doing things the way this administration has is damaging itself. Like I noted in the Press Secretary blurb, yeah, in theory this could be fixed with a new administration that simply holds press conferences and tells the truth. But the precedent that you can do this with no consequences is pretty chilling for the future when someone more competent tries it.

But for others I'd disagree straight-up. Take Tillerson's hollowing out of the State Department and this would also apply to other agencies where career public servants are being pushed out (I forget which one did this, but there was a story where they didn't explicitly fire anyone, but moved the office like 1500 miles away and were quoted as the natural consequence of many quitting because they can't just upend their family on a dime like that was seen as a goal of the move) is that you not only lose their experience in the moment, but they're people who have to move on with their lives and find other jobs and whatnot so you can't necessarily expect to be able to go, "Hey guys, we have sane management again, come on back!" and refill that void that was created. That damage will persist.

Though yes, there certainly are things were the damage can be reversed fairly completely and fairly quickly simply with a new President - some Executive Orders, for instance.
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