Senate approves James Comey for FBI Director

[Tx4obama]

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Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate approved President Obama's nomination of James Comey to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Senate voted 93-1 Monday to confirm Comey, who will succeed Robert Mueller in the post. Two senators voted present.

His nomination received bipartisan support after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., withdrew his hold on the nomination after the FBI responded Monday to Paul's questions on domestic use of surveillance drones.

Comey, 52, served as deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush but earned support on both sides of the aisle for his 2004 role in scuttling efforts in the Bush White House to pursue a domestic surveillance program that the Justice Department deemed illegal.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/29/james-comey-fbi-director-senate-vote/2596761/

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Roll call list here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00188

[think]

1. Waterboarding promise: "If I were FBI director, we would never have anything to do with that,"

[Tx4obama]

2. A couple DU OPs regarding Comey

7 Really Awesome Reasons to be Happy about Comey's Appt.

DU OP here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022920529

Comey: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

DU OP here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022924526

[Archae]

3. Who was the one who voted against?

Ted Cruz?

[Tx4obama]

4. Rand Paul - list below

Here's the roll call list: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00188

[Ash_F]

5. Why did not 100% of pubs vote against him?

That draws suspicion.

[Ash_F]

6. Oh wait he is a registered Republican who donated to both Romney and McCain.

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[Spirochete]

7. Well, that explains why

Obama nominated him, i guess...

[Fumesucker]

9. At least he's not one of those horrible liberals

Everyone knows only conservatives can really be trusted to handle power like being head of the FBI.

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

[sofa king]

10. The good news is....

... if your surname begins with a "B" or a "C," all records the FBI kept on you from 2001-2009 will be forever lost....