Is There a Deep State Within the Regime?

To suggest that the regime does not suffer, because it puts fools in charge is pretty clearly inaccurate. I doubt very much of Anthony Blinken or Janet Yellen is actually competent. Neither can set the agenda for the regime, or make or execute plans. All they do is tuck and at least in Yellen's case, grubbly line her pockets by accepting what are in effect bribes for speaking engagements. Tellingly, Astral doesn't mention the Secretary of Defense. The latter controls a $2 trillion budget. If that does not offer a path to exercise power, nothing does.