Imagine feeling so strongly about something that you took time out of your busy schedule of being 100 years old to sit down and write a letter to the United States Senate about it.

That’s where William Webster found himself the other day, saddled with the unfathomable knowledge that Donald Trump wants Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard to lead the nation’s two biggest intelligence agencies.

Those are the two agencies, by the way, that Webster is the only person in history to at one point run both of. Not at the same time, of course, but with a rich history and knowledge of both institutions.

Webster had plenty of nice things to say about Patel as a “patriot” (even if your humble author disagrees), but took issue with his uniform and consistent adherence to specifically the wishes of Donald Trump.

“His record of executing the president’s directives suggest a loyalty to individuals rather than the rule of law — a dangerous precedent for an agency tasked with impartial enforcement of justice,” Webster declared.

As for Tulsi Gabbard, it seems he doesn’t think much of her at all. Citing her “profound lack” of intelligence experience, he wrote “Effective management of our intelligence community requires unparalleled expertise to navigate the complexities of global threats and to maintain the trust of allied nations. Without that trust, our ability to safeguard sensitive secrets and collaborate internationally is severely diminished.”

In other words, both of them are seriously unqualified for what are very, very important jobs.

“I urge you to weigh the critical importance of nonpartisan leadership and experience,” Webster went on. “The safety of the American people — and your own families — depends on it.”

Webster was appointed to run the FBI in 1978 by Jimmy Carter. He served in that role until 1987, when “Reagan” (who already had Alzheimer’s and was deferring to George H. W. Bush for staffing decisions) appointed him to the CIA. And that latter role was almost the more prestigious, although he served in it half the time he spent at the FBI, mostly because if GHW Bush signed off on him, Republicans were good with the selection — because GHW Bush himself used to run the CIA.

We’ll see if Senate Republicans still trust that judgment.