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| Why Is James Comey Still Around? |
| 2017-05-07 |
| [American Thinker] James Comey epitomizes a lot of what is wrong with Washington and the elite culture of which he is a part. The question Americans ought to be asking after his recent testimony before Congress is not "What happened?" with Hillary Clinton, the election, or the Russians but "How the hell is this guy still running the FBI?" It’s a question for the president too. Comey is a creature of Washington and the self-interested hypocritical elites that President Trump excoriated on his road to the White House. And yet there was Comey the other day, preening before Congress in his "ah shucks I’m just a big tall guy trying my darndest to do the right thing" act, balancing attacks from the left and right with a complacent disregard for any notion of what is right, other than his take at the moment on any particular issue. Comey’s survival owes in part to some basic qualities. In many respects he is the type of guy who typically prospers in a hierarchical environment. He is tall and imposing, while being technically smart and basically competent. Comey always appears calm and has the knack to look slightly exasperated when fielding questions or criticism, as if those inquiring are barely worthy of his intellect or attention, but he deigns anyway. In an attempt to buffer his obvious condensation he offers up that occasional "Aw shucks" moment, as when at the recent hearing he exclaimed "Golly!" to explain how he felt about the slings and arrows sent his way. Comey is very much like his bete noir Hillary Clinton, the woman with whom he is now historically entangled -- don’t try to imagine it literally. Like Hillary Clinton, he won’t go away, can’t admit to mistakes, nor does it appear he has a good sense of self-awareness. It’s like inspector Javert investigating Torquemada, or vice-versa, it really doesn’t matter. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 To loosely quote 'Analyze This': Doc:"What's the note gonna say? Life's f***ed up, I can't take it anymore, signed the dead guy?" Vinnie:" Hey, I like that. You got a talent for this, Doc." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-05-07 21:09 |
| #5 have him dropped in Ft. Marcy Park Vince F. sez: "you mean commit suicide" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-05-07 18:08 |
| #4 Mike K., I share the same thought: "What does Comey have on everybody?" However, I don't think HRC would hesitate for a minute to have him dropped in Ft. Marcy Park if it suited her purpose. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-05-07 17:36 |
| #3 He sweats profusely? Spell Czech is not always your friend. |
| Posted by: JHH 2017-05-07 12:47 |
| #2 obvious condensation? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-05-07 11:10 |
| #1 ...Wonder if he's gone full J. Edgar Hoover, with a little office with some little filing cabinets in a little corner of a basement, where all kinds of amazing things concerning members of both parties can be found.... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-05-07 08:01 |