In the second hour of Monday’s CBS Mornings, the crew hawked a new book edited by longtime liberal author Michael Lewis based in part on a series of Washington Post stories about federal workers and lamented “truly inspiring work” is being axed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and too many refuse to see “who these people are, and they’re being treated kind of indiscriminately as one giant, you know, amorphous, faceless, you know, group.”
And the real issue with the federal workforce? Lewis proposed those pesky political appointees — including cabinet secretaries selected by the President, who actually answers to voters — don’t truly have the leeway they deserve. It’s a fact many do live-saving work. But if they’re paid by we, the people, how then should they be held accountable based on merit?
Co-host Tony…
