I think it's such a dangerous position to take because these are professionals -- most of these people I would guess all of these people are people who are career professionals within the State Department.
David Axelrod warns against dismissing dissent from State Department employees.
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There's no doubt about that. But I also want to say this. You know, all presidents sort of feed off of perceptions of the person who came before and they want to position against what people found lacking in the person that came before.
I mean, he's president of the United States. He was elected. They should be there.
Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly.
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