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The resignation letter from the acting chief of the National Archives should be brimming with gratitude and respect. Instead, it serves as a cry for help from yet another relic of the Biden administration. After decades spent on the government gravy train, it appears that William J. Bosanko is riding into the sunset with an emo farewell fit for a teenager leaving high school—a striking contrast to the rock-solid accountability that conservatives demand from government employees.
Bosanko’s retirement announcement coincides with a significant shakeup at the National Archives—a long-overdue change that appears to send a signal to the swamp-dwellers still clinging to power. With the dust barely settled from the Trump administration, the incoming leadership is ready to clean house and restore integrity to an agency that has become marred in partisan bickering and scandal. The urgency of this shift cannot be overstated, especially given the National Archives’ past behavior during the Mar-a-Lago raid, which was as underhanded as it was politically motivated.
“Good Riddance: Acting National Archives Chief Retires With Emo Farewell Letter to Remaining Staff”
🎶Nah nah nah … hey hey, bye bye🎶 Another individual decides to retire rather than wait to be fired by Trump. This time it's long time NARA veteran Deputy Archivist William J.…— Gray Wolf (@graywolf442) February 17, 2025
In an e-mail filled with self-indulgent sentimentality, the departing deputy archivist waxed poetic about the years he spent at the National Archives, positioning himself as some noble custodian of history. He instructed his team to focus on their mission, perhaps oblivious to the fact that their mission was obscured by the very partisanship that he now laments. The agency has strayed drastically from its original purpose, allowing itself to be weaponized against political adversaries under the aegis of the Biden administration.
The title of Bosanko’s letter, “Littera Scripta Manet,” translates to “the word remains,” but it rings oddly hollow when one considers the agency’s role in the long-running saga of political persecution against Trump supporters. His emotional farewell resonates more like a farewell to unchecked government power rather than a heartfelt goodbye to colleagues. Reverence for the past does not change the fact that the archives were complicit in a scandal designed to tarnish the reputation of a former president whose biggest crime was daring to challenge the status quo.
The recent actions from the National Archives serve as a reminder that the agency has been adversarial when it should have been neutral. Conservatives see the shakeup not as a loss but as a necessary step toward reclaiming integrity. The departure of figures like Bosanko is viewed not as a tragedy, but rather as progress—a cleansing of an institution that strayed too far into the murky waters of partisanship. After decades of operating under the presumption of unassailable authority, the remains of the last administration’s practices are finally facing the rightful backlash.
For anyone who revels in the decline of liberal bureaucrats wringing their hands over the loss of influence and power, Bosanko’s letter is the cherry on top. Let it be known that those who stood in line during the Democrats’ witch hunts, conspiring to undermine democracy all in the name of political gain, have no claim to sympathy. Good riddance to yet another defender of the status quo. The tide is changing, and it’s about time.
