Without imputing any actual intention to the author, I agree with your points on tone. It feels focused on optics, not outcomes. It's one thing to say that yo

Without imputing any actual intention to the author, I agree with your points on tone. It feels focused on optics, not outcomes. It's one thing to say that you want to get things done. It's another to say you want to be _seen_ as someone who gets things done. Again, I don't intend to mind read here, and I think the author actually has some really good data gathering ideas. But the language definitely smacks of political motivation, which some folks (myself included) find off-putting.