2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIf Hillary wins her first move should be to fire Comey
Progressives can be great at law enforcement.
And Comey is a charlatan right winger.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)He has a term limit of ten years, and assumed office in 2013. Unless he leaves voluntarily, he will be there along time.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Comey serves at the pleasure of the president.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)We are looking at eight years of You-Name-It-Gate investigations. It would be a bad idea to even create the appearance of retaliation. That is just giving Republicans ammunition. We will see a lot of this stuff. Best not give the enemy ammunition to throw back.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)This is the second time Comey has crossed the line regarding the neutrality and confidentiality of FBI investigation regarding Hillary.
This is political, and unprecedented - days before the election.
Obama can end this now.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Obama will not fire Comey. It would be seen as political retaliation by him. He is fighting for his legacy, which Trump will destroy.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Comey has gone rogue, and has sullied the name of the FBI - from both political spectrums.
Smugly unprofessional and blatantly political. Untrustworthy.
Should he be allowed to pick his next boss?
I don't think so.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)The fact that remains that firing him would create a political firestorm. It is going to be bad, anyway. We should watch for his possible resignation.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Firing Comey doesn't make good political sense.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)maybe humiliating him in public would be better, publicly undercutting him etc.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Either he does it, or he resigns.
DURHAM D
(32,596 posts)mercuryblues
(14,491 posts)the fuckers will hold hearing on that. Good grief we need to give her enough dems to shut them down.