Believe it or not, it is possible to simultaneously hate and love the DOGE cuts. Once again, Peggy Noonan explains. … I’ve definitely been a harsh critic of the cuts, probably crossing the line into a brief bout of TDS. But I’m a harsh critic largely due to the sloppy, chaotic, dishonest and arguably unconstitutional way they’ve been implemented. USAID desperately needed change, but not an effective closure that raises constitutional questions about which branch of government controls the power of the purse. The NIH and CDC cuts make no sense to me at all. But the IRS cuts sort of make sense if you view them in the context of the recent funding and hiring surge at the agency under Biden. … 

Bottom line: I get what Noonan says when she notes there’s something exhilarating about seeing someone finally cutting federal spending. But there’s also something profoundly foolish, reckless and insane about the way they’re doing it.

Update – Here we go again, another highly questionable power grab, via the Post: “Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say.”