Proximity to power is one of the most powerful drugs known to man. It's like a shot of B12 to the ego. Men will seemingly go to any length to achieve it.
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But as you note: it is an ironic paradox in this case because to agree to work for trump is to permanently destroy your own credibility and honor. A stink that cannot ever fully wash off.
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It's one of the best ongoing examples of human frailty. Everyone who works for him knows how it'll end, but their greed and ego drive them to it anyway.
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Actually for Jackson, it's a monetary loss to take the VA position vs the promotion track he is on in the USN. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ronny-jackson-trumps-pick-to-lead-veterans-affairs-could-pass-up-1-million-to-join-the-cabinet/2018/04/08/e60372cc-385a-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?utm_term=.bbbf795fa099 …
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The greed for power is an amazing thing to see.
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The chance to get a job that would be impossible in any other administration, which can then be leveraged into speaking fees and media jobs because "former <title>" opens a lot of doors.
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They all watched GoT and identified with Littlefinger
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Maybe he is confusing VASecretary with a small operation?
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