So who is Jane Roe?
And Greta fooled people in the age of instant information. Imagine how easy it was 50 years ago.
>muh pentagon says
The Pentagon doesn't have control over state legislatures. They can sit and spin, or hey better yet maybe lose a couple more wars on the taxpayer's dime.
>Jim generally comes off as incompetent and aloof
Possibly intentionally. Better to have everyone assume you're a fat retard so that you can carry out whatever it is you're trying to do in peace. Not saying he isn't one, but "haha I was just pretending to be retarded" is a viable intelligence gathering tool.
The most mundane answer I could think of is that they're being appropriately cautious when dealing with such an insane beast like the Q phenomenon. But again, who really knows.