my thought is (if they get fired), if this is the way he treats people in the face of adversity, how can we believe he'll protect ANYONE?  i always get annoyed with the "how can he protect america if he XYZ" argument, but in this case it kinda applies.

I don't think this means he's incapable of being a strong leader, but any democrat is gonna get attacked right and left.  he's gonna be out of staff real quick unless he actually hires malkin to run everything for him.