He's brought back the old political patronage system that civil service tried to replace. It's all the same sh--t different decade. Politicians don't mind those who do their bidding taking a little more than they're entitled to. They only slam the mallet on the people who don't play ball for violating the same rules. They're a lot like the thugs in the west end too. The snitches get targeted for retribution for scare everyone else into compliance. When Conrad was a young officer that system worked