[QUOTE=Bucking Bar;1501003]Hitmefurl,
You might be overcomplicating things a bit. I don't think anyone went "rogue." There are simply different ideas on how to manage.
If the POTUS had named 4 cabinet members who campaigned hard for Romney, but brought them in anyway as an olive branch, and then he found out they were secretly working with congress to destroy him, and doing things that lead to a "do nothing congress" in attempt to further point fingers, all so someone from the opposing party could ride in on a white horse, would the firings be justified or not?
Of course on the other side, those cabinet members would also beleive that they were doing what was for the ultimate good for the country and they would certainly still have a lot of support from the congressman in their party and may even push for an impeachment of the POTUS.
The above is just a made up example of course, but you can see where there would be a lot of emotion on both sides, and firings, recalls etc could take place.
I don't care if it is union, school board, anything where people are elected, these situations will occur if they are around long enough.