900 State Department officials who need to go

I'm so glad that Rex Tillerson is on the job as the new secretary of state because there are 900 officials in his department who are asking to be fired.

Those would be the 900 who signed an internal dissent memo protesting President Trump's travel moratorium on seven countries characterized by two things – terrorism and lawlessness.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer saw it just like I did, saying, they need to "get with the program or they can go."

But maybe they need a little push.

The memo made the same old argument that the Obama administration had made for the last eight years: If we took precautions to protect American lives by keeping potentially dangerous people out, it would only serve to enflame anti-American sentiment in those countries. (Keep in mind, the seven nations affected by the travel moratorium – Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Iran – were actually designated by Obama. He even ordered his own temporary ban on Iraq, at one point.)

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But just ask yourself this question: Did eight years of Obama's policies create any love for Americans in any of those countries? I don't think so.

The 900 State Department officials also said Trump's policy "runs counter to core American values of non-discrimination, fair play and extending a warm welcome to foreign visitors and immigrants."

Does that mean we should just let in everyone who wants to come to America – no questions asked? Even Obama didn't suggest such a policy. A recent Government Accounting Office report found that in 2015, the small amount of screening of potentially dangerous travelers done under Obama resulted in the apprehension of more than 22,000 people – terrorists, murderers, rapists, jihadis, you name it.

If a little bit of screening is a good thing, isn't more better?

The 900 officials also fretted about what they saw as a "power vacuum" left at State when four top Obama appointees, including Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy, tendered their resignations.

But there's no longer a power vacuum. Rex Tillerson is on the job.

I'm hoping he wastes no time firing all 900 – now that they've been thoughtful enough to sign their names to the petition.

For whatever reason, President Trump decided to allow one federal judge to shut down his moratorium even though the lawsuit he entertained was filed by two states that clearly do not have standing and even though the action by the White House was clearly legal and well within the authority of the executive branch.

There are a couple lessons to learn from this experience:

• President Trump needs to make every appointment of federal judges in the next four years really count. He can't afford to make any mistakes – as George W. Bush did. Obama packed the judiciary with appointments that will plague the country for another generation. Trump certainly showed he knows how to find great judges through his appointment of Neil Gorsuch. But he needs to find hundreds more like that in the years ahead.
• The Trump administration should waste no time cleaning house throughout the federal government – including that big stinky swamp at the State Department.

I say, let these protests continue in Washington.

Let the enemies within identify themselves so they can be removed from power and influence.

And let's get the new team in place so we can give Trump's ideas a chance to be tested.

Go nuclear on confirmations.

Make every appointment count.

Hire only the most loyal foot soldiers

And don't worry about breaking a few eggs along the way.

A good place to start the housecleaning is with the State Department's 900 self-identified dissenters.

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