In government, a first rate civil servant, besides being good at their job, understands the importance of following rules.<\/p>\n
A third-rater?<\/p>\n
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows hosted a lavish wedding for his daughter in Atlanta this May, despite a statewide order and city of Atlanta guidelines<\/a>\u00a0that banned\u00a0gatherings of more than 10 people<\/a>\u00a0to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.<\/p>\n
The wedding took place May 31 at the\u00a0Biltmore Ballrooms<\/a> in Midtown Atlanta. The 70 or so guests, including U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, donned tuxedos and ball gowns for the indoor affair, but no masks, as Meadows walked his daughter, Haley, down the aisle through a path of soft white flower petals.\u00a0[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The rules don’t apply to them if they’ve achieved a position of power. It’s a mindset deriving from how they see their position: not as a position of service, but as a position of command and power.<\/p>\n
Hopefully, this recounting of recent poll results<\/a> by Steve Benen will remain accurate up to Election Day:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In government, a first rate civil servant, besides being good at their job, understands the importance of following rules. A third-rater? White House chief of staff Mark Meadows hosted a lavish wedding for his daughter in Atlanta this May, despite a statewide order and city of Atlanta guidelines\u00a0that banned\u00a0gatherings of \u2026 Continue reading