McCain: I shouldn't stay up so late watching baseball

[DonViejo]

By MADELINE CONWAY 06/08/2017 03:14 PM EDT

Sen. John McCain had a quick explanation for why his line of questioning at fired FBI Director James Comey’s hearing on Thursday didn't make much sense to some people — he was up late watching baseball.

Observers reacted to the awkward back-and-forth between McCain and Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee with confusion and in some cases concern. McCain asked Comey about what he described as a “double standard” between the FBI’s treatment of investigations into Hillary Clinton and Trump’s campaign, but he appeared flustered at various points, and it was unclear what his point was.

“I get the sense from Twitter that my line of questioning today went over people’s heads,” McCain said in a statement Thursday afternoon. “Maybe going forward I shouldn’t stay up late watching the Diamondbacks night games.”

“What I was trying to get at was whether Mr. Comey believes that any of his interactions with the President rise to the level of obstruction of justice,” he continued. “In the case of Secretary Clinton’s emails, Mr. Comey was willing to step beyond his role as an investigator and state his belief about what ‘no reasonable prosecutor’ would conclude about the evidence. I wanted Mr. Comey to apply the same approach to the key question surrounding his interactions with President Trump—whether or not the President’s conduct constitutes obstruction of justice.” Comey declined to offer such an assessment during the hearing, saying that it was not his place to make such a judgment.

“While I missed an opportunity in today’s hearing, I still believe this question is important, and I intend to submit it in writing to Mr. Comey for the record,” McCain concluded.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/john-mccain-comey-hearing-baseball-239307?lo=ap_a1

[shraby]

1. McCain forgot the sarcasm tag.

[bettyellen]

2. So he was half asleep and thousands too stupid to grasp his brilliance? Including Comey?

[dalton99a]

3. Bullshit. Too late, Grampa

Time to retire

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. First pitch was 8:40 p.m. Eastern

The game was 3:48, finishing at 12:20 ish. It was 5-2 D-backs after 3, a comfortable enough lead a person with a big meeting the next day might feel justified in going to bed.

[DK504]

5. Time for Cindy have a chit-chat with Grampy

it's time to retire.

[Les Cowbell]

8. They lead separate lives

Even when he comes back to AZ, for the most part.

[PJMcK]

6. Hey, Senator: explain your references to President Comey (n/t)

[GallopingGhost]

7. Won't fly, McFly. I mean McCain.

The greatest night in baseball history happened November 2, 2016.

Followed shortly after by the darkest day in American history- the installation of an illegitimate puppet prez by Russia.

[delisen]

9. The choice to show up not in condition to work was made by McCain.

The people's work, the country's work was less important than his personal enjoyment of a baseball game.

Quite a contrast to the clearly well-prepared Comey.

[Initech]

10. Swing and a miss!

[Jim__]

11. "What I was trying to get at was whether Mr. Comey believes ..."

<excerpt>“What I was trying to get at was whether Mr. Comey believes that any of his interactions with the President rise to the level of obstruction of justice,” </excerpt>

You didn’t get anywhere near that. I figured you had missed your nap.

[jmg257]

12. His line of ??? weren't in the same ballpark as whomever wrote that statement

said he was driving at.

Did he even mention obstruction??

[defacto7]

13. So which is the worst...

being unable to do his job due to incompetence
or due to negligence?

Either way, McCain didn't do his job and both make him unfit for his office.