“Be careful what you wish for” is something I routinely think when mulling over political strategy. Whenever you want a certain politician or appointee removed, you have to be sure that the replacement won’t be worse. For instance, when I was writing about LA County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, someone asked me, “What if you succeed in having her removed, but they bring in someone who’s just as much of a True Believer as Ferrer but easier on the eyes and with better speaking ability?” Unfortunately we haven’t yet succeeded in getting rid of Not-a-Doctor Ferrer, so we don’t know who would be foisted upon us in that scenario, but the warning stayed with me.

It’s something Sen. Thom Tillis (R-RINO) should have thought about when obstinately and publicly dissing President Trump’s selection for US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin. While taking questions from reporters Thursday, Trump signaled that he would be naming someone else for that office since Martin’s nomination wouldn’t be able to get out of the Senate Judiciary Committee due to Tillis’ opposition, which seemed to be a Tillis victory.