The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Obama should remove Comey

    By Flavius on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 10:59pm |

     from supervising  the Huma  email investigation.Tomorrow.

    He should tell Joe Biden tonight that he'll be officially given responsibility at 8 am tomorrow and

     should direct his staff to use tonight to  recruit the assistance he needs .

    And at 8 15 he should be sitting in Comey's chair.

    Comey should be ordered to support Biden .Which he will probably do.

    If not he should be temporarily barred from returning to the FBI and Obama should  draft an announcement

    to that effect.

    Biden (and Comey?)should be told that by Sunday night there  should be a factual assessment

    issued stating  how many possibly incorrect  email there were, how many have been read to date - which should be all. How many, if any, seem possibly incorrect in the  first impression  of former FBI director Mueller who will  be given whatever assistance he requires.

    Comey should be told he'll  given his job back on Tuesday if he wants it.

    If not it should be given to someone competent. And loyal.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    And somewhere  in Heaven Harry Truman will smile.

    If he doesn't it should be given to someone competent.

     

     

    Comments

    Nope, Nov 9th Comey finds a horsehead in his bed. Or sleeps with the fishes. Don't take a knife to a gunfight - the Chicago way.

     


    by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 10:24am

    Hmn.


    by Flavius on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 12:01pm

    Almost forgot - hey Maiello, who played Luca Brasi?

     


    by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 12:28pm

    The whimsicallities above duly noted, and embracing the reality that the political fallout at this point of a forced recusal can only be understated as "catastrophic", it may be more useful to ask why in the name of your deity of choice did he re-appoint him?

     

    We can certainly see here the power of the position, (and no one who ever served as President over Hoover was in doubt...).

     

    The paradigm should be JFK/RFK, and if you don't have a sibling to spare, than go to a cousin, but keep the top law enforcement jobs in the family.

     

    Or, if not, at least your own fuckin' PARTY!!


    by jollyroger on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 2:18pm

    Josh adds context:

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fbi-more-out-of-control-then-we-knew

     

     


    by jollyroger on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 2:21pm

    Comey's  political contributions

    • August 30, 2008 / $2,300 / John McCain, Republican candidate for president
    • September 29, 2011 / $2,500 / Susan Brooks, Republican candidate for Congress
    • August 22, 2011 / $2,500 / Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president (primary)
    • May 31, 2012 / $2,500 / Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president (general)

    by Flavius on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 2:19pm

    That would backfire by generating sympathy for Comey and inviting accusations of a cover-up. Comey should certainly be "encouraged" to resign--but not before the election.


    by Michael Wolraich on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 5:20pm

    My comment above actually meant he should receive his pink slip Nov 9. Garroting optional.


    by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 6:10pm

    I'd prefer that Obama didn't fire him for several reasons .Just  put someone in charge

     of concluding the Huma email circus before  Nov 8. His incentives are the opposite. 

    His worst outcome would be having to announce in the few remaining

     days whether or not he reaffirms last July's   no-indict position. Either way will create

    an uproar. And BTW be bad for the Bureau's reputation.Deservably.

    His (not our) best option is to slow roll the investigation and cross

    that bridge a month from now.

    If  the trend of Hillary's decline continues to Monday  538's election eve

    forecast is going to be " too close to call" . And the actual result will be worse.

    Conversely if Comey announces on ,say, Saturday that he chooses  not to make an 

    announcement until after the election that will be taken as equivalent to a decision to

    indict. She'll  lose.

    Summarizing, from best to worse her chances rank as follows

    1.An announcement prior to Nov 8 reaffirming his decision not to indict. She'll win.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2.One saying that he projects not completing the examination for many weeks. A toss up

    3.One saying it's been completed  but it will take him some time to reach

    a new decision. See above.

    A million years ago I went to Army  Officer Candidate School. The mantra there was  "Do something

    even if it's wrong".  I agree.

     

     

     


    by Flavius on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 7:00am

    Case 1: Front page: GOP screams "It's rigged!"

    Case 2: Front page: GOP screams: "see, we told you, it's serious.... and it's rigged!"

    Case 3: Front page: GOP screams: "see, we told you, it's serious... and it's rigged!"

    Case 4: No news, GOP screams: "It's serious... and it's rigged!

    We are where we are. Forget it, Jake - it's Chinatown.

    (Go watch Mystic River if you want to see our political version of happy endings. Can always be worse).


    by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 7:44am

    The FBI is pro-Trump. Military leadership and the CIA are fearful of a Trump Presidency.  Comey is not in control of the FBI. The rogue agents are stirring the ship.

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fbi-more-out-of-control-then-we-knew


    by rmrd0000 on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 9:36am

    Every Government Agency including the Weather Bureau should  be abolished  every 15 years and restarted.

    Maybe.

     


    by Flavius on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 12:06pm