(American Greatness)—Mr. Andrew C. McCarthy, Esq., has been unequivocal in both his condemnation of the machinations regarding the deceitful weaponization of government known as “Russia-gate” and his conclusion that there is likely no recourse to criminal law to hold accountable two of its key perpetrators: Mr. John Brennan and Mr. James Comey.
In my heart, I hope he is wrong, but in my head, I know he is right. Why? Because the federal bureaucracy and its Deep State are designed for insularity, not accountability. After all, not only has the father of the Deep State never been unmasked for that unconscionable act, but he has also been praised for being a “reformer.”
Following the assassination of President John Garfield by Charles Giteau, who (irony of ironies) was a frustrated office seeker, Chester A. Arthur assumed the presidency. The new president, nicknamed “The Gentleman Boss,” was well versed in the ways of political patronage—er, “administration.” Writing for the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, Dr. Justus Doenecke, Professor Emeritus of History at the New College of Florida, explained:
No president ever came to power who was better equipped to handle the management of a federal bureaucracy than Chester Arthur. His service as quartermaster general for New York and as the collector of the New York Customs House had provided him with a wealth of administrative experience. Those who knew him understood that few men in public life could match his administrative skills.
Consequently, having risen through the school of spoils and on the public record as wary of civil service reform, it caused much surprise and consternation by his Republican contemporaries and, later, much acclaim by historians when, in 1883, Mr. Arthur signed into law the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. Again, Dr. Doenecke:
Written by the Democratic Ohio Senator George Pendleton, [the act] established a bipartisan five-member examination board. The law banned salary kickbacks, apportioned federal appointments among the states, and ruled that new employees must begin their service at the bottom of the career ladder, advancing only by merit exams.
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