President Trump has gone about trimming the size of the federal bureaucracy like a berserk butcher on the loose with a meat cleaver.

A wise old adage, they say. Well, I don’t know what Q’s are, but I know a lot about minding peas.

Me: I was thinking that it’s high time I gave you a roast. Stomach: Whoa, I thought we had sworn off… Me: No. it’s not that kind. Yes,...