So there is a news story floating around that is really tickling me.  And I have to say upfront that I have no idea how true the crux of it is.  The gist of the story is that John Kelly, the White House Chief of Staff, has been on Donald Trump’s bad side, but Trump is just not sure how to fire him.  Indeed, the article notes that at one point Trump did “try” to fire him, but for all in intents and purposes, it just didn’t take, with Kelly effectively ignoring Trump.  Which is just hilarious.  Now again, this is one of those stories where I couldn’t tell you how true to life it is.  The story was broke by New York Magazine, and I have generally found them to be fairly reputable, but again, there is always a question of veracity when it comes to uncorroborated, nameless administration officials inside the West Wing.  But the story has a wonderful kind of poetic irony, where the man who is so famous for firing people that he turned it into his catchphrase, can’t seem to fire an actual employee.  Indeed, according to the story, Trump seems to be looking for a surrogate who can effectively give Kelly the boot.  But true story or not, it’s certainly a fun story to think about.