Exactly. When I first those facts about Pfauci, and that he had entered this career track immediately out of school, I began to have serious doubts. (My default position to not trust a government bureaucrat tends to shape my point of view!) At no point during this dumpster fire have I heard him speak and not thought, "This guys pulls stuff out of his butt. Why is *anyone* listening to him?" And yet, here we are.