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2017-01-27 Home Front: Culture Wars

About the State Dept. managers who resigned

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Posted by trailing wife 2017-01-27 00:06|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Excuse me whilst I enthusiastically embrace the 'overblown' resignations.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-27 00:32|| 2017-01-27 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Does 'overblown' mean we are heading back into Madonna territory?

Posted by SteveS 2017-01-27 01:51|| 2017-01-27 01:51|| Front Page Top

#3 'Find the quiet man' theory. Or, whom are we not hearing from of late ?

If I were Congressman and Benghazi Investigation Chairman Trey Gowdy, I'd have a prime suspects list. Some of these Foggy Bottom fellows may be on it.

Remember a few weeks back when the Trump Campaign discreetly notified former Congressman and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) chair Mike Rogers, that his services to the campaign were no longer needed? Newly confirmed CIA Director Mike Pompeo served, and Gowdy still serves on the HPSCI.

POSTUS is likely reading the Gowdy list.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-27 02:23|| 2017-01-27 02:23|| Front Page Top

#4 if they had remained govt employees they would have to testify, under oath, about their role in the obstruction of the response to the FOIAs issued regarding HRC correspondence.

As private citizens, they can take the 5th.

Posted by lord garth 2017-01-27 06:10|| 2017-01-27 06:10|| Front Page Top

Spot on your Lordship. And they fear a subpoena may soon be headed their way. The IRS Lois Learner episode was not wasted on them.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-27 06:34|| 2017-01-27 06:34|| Front Page Top

#6 I can speak w/first hand knowledge of Greg Starr. I, and many others, had dinner w/him in mid-Oct. 3 weeks BEFORE the election he said he was resigning effective 20 JAN 17 no matter what. RV was bought and paid for and him and the were going for a drive.

As for the other 4 - so what?? The machine will still grind on. In 6 weeks someone new will be in the role. In six months folks will forget the previous one. In six years some of them will be dead.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2017-01-27 09:14|| 2017-01-27 09:14|| Front Page Top

#7 You travel in interesting circles Billy.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-01-27 09:55|| 2017-01-27 09:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Kennedy is addition by subtraction. He should've been fired in 2012

Posted by Frank G 2017-01-27 10:28|| 2017-01-27 10:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Were they asked to resign or did they voluntarily do so?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2017-01-27 11:00|| 2017-01-27 11:00|| Front Page Top

#10 @#9: It would have been nice had they arrived at work and found their mag strips were no longer accepted, but that's just me.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-01-27 11:30|| 2017-01-27 11:30|| Front Page Top

#11 As Billy indicated, I suspect Starr in DIPSEC had simply had a gut full. The others, probably left under their own power as well.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-27 11:31|| 2017-01-27 11:31|| Front Page Top

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