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This yet more complete incompetence from the White House.
First, this morning I just learned Admiral Jackson was set to retire in six months. What? Why in the world would you promote someone to run such a large and important government agency when they are going to be there only six months?
Second, there seems to be some confusion about the current status of Admiral Jackson. The White House released a statement saying there was "no personnel changes" at the White House, but clearly this not true. The moment Jackson was nominated someone else was quickly moved into his position. This makes perfect sense - they expected Jackson to move up and out of the White House, so they quickly filled his spot. Now Jackson isn't moving up, his job position has been filled (he's been replaced), and Jackson still seems to have a job in the White House but no one is sure what it is. This is a very simple matter but it's simple stuff like this that constantly bogs down the White House. What they should have done is announced the new guy's promotion when it happened (which would be both routine and expected), and then when Jackson's nomination was canceled make a quick announcement about his status. This would have cleared everything up, and while it might have raised some eyebrows it's nothing compared to what looks like complete incompetence and yet another cover up from the White House.
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