The clock keeps ticking for the WHCOS (first among sequels)

Campos noted on Monday that the latest White House Chief of Staff’s days were likely numbered. I agree. And in addition to the leak suggesting he has spoken out against Pres. Dick a l’Orange, this article from Axios contains two more reasons why Kelly shouldn’t get too comfortable:

The door to the Oval Office used to be wide open, with favored officials drifting in and out — even in the middle of meetings — to kibitz with Trump.

Now, the door is closed. Gen. John Kelly, the new White House chief of staff, has taken control in dramatic fashion, and is already imposing unmistakable signs of order after just a few days on the job:

• Even POTUS appears to be trying to impress his four-star handler, picking up his game by acting sharper in meetings and even rattling off stats.

All the time the needles flick and rock.

Leaving aside the sort of stats Dump is firing off – I assume they were fired in conjunction with the words Electoral College – control and order are anathema to the #StupidestPresidentEver. This is why the belief that a 70-year-old man, one who has been richly rewarded for being an obnoxious ass, just needs the guidance of a few wise counselors to become a real live president, has never not been laughable.

But the ultimate boss has no plans to really change. (Yesterday he tweeted: “Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop using Social Media (110 million people). Only way for me to get the truth out!”) And the new internal order will remain only as long as he plays along.

Exactly. And that’s how long Kelly will last.