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Thanks, H20 Man. ucrdem May 2013 #1
I just read H2O Man May 2013 #3
I don't think the ACLU memo accurately characterizes Comey's role in the DOJ signoff. ucrdem May 2013 #6
Except that Comey, despite his reservations, ultimately did endorse torture. Luminous Animal May 2013 #10
No, he did not. Read the memos. Here's the full context for that quotation: ucrdem May 2013 #11
That's not how I'm reading it... dreamnightwind May 2013 #24
There were 2 DOJ opinions. The second was the torture green light. ucrdem May 2013 #26
Interesting. H2O Man May 2013 #28
Weird. Yes, that helps dreamnightwind May 2013 #29
It is weird, isn't it? ucrdem May 2013 #32
Greenwald was clear then that Comey signed off on the use of torture and he is clear now: Luminous Animal May 2013 #39
Wrong. Comey signed off on analysis of individual techniques. ucrdem May 2013 #41
Hahahaha!!! Yes. Analysis. Luminous Animal May 2013 #42
Yes indeed. Forget GG, he can't keep his story straight for the length of one column ucrdem May 2013 #47
Comey signed off on the use of all 13 methods of torture when used individually... Luminous Animal May 2013 #37
The memos are classified. Read the emails. nt ucrdem May 2013 #40
Thanks, I have read this (after I made my post) dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #63
I respect your opinion in this. CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #2
Thanks! H2O Man May 2013 #4
Kick n/t Tx4obama May 2013 #5
Thanks for this Post...You were out there then posting...so you know what went on. KoKo May 2013 #7
Comey did his job when the rubber met the road, is it time for looking back by any shraby May 2013 #8
Mediocre Republicans are the best we can expect Obama to appoint Bluenorthwest May 2013 #9
+1000 forestpath May 2013 #14
k&r... spanone May 2013 #12
Well written informative OP, and a k&R for the term "necroconservatives" Dragonfli May 2013 #13
I believe that H2O Man May 2013 #56
Jaysus, Obama Has Gone And Picked Another Damn Republican Me. May 2013 #15
PS Me. May 2013 #17
"Because of the limited options" I don't buy that. bahrbearian May 2013 #16
For sake of discussion, H2O Man May 2013 #19
I have no way of knowing any short list or of any possible candidates. bahrbearian May 2013 #34
Solid answer. H2O Man May 2013 #35
To cross to the other side you have to swim against the current sometime. Swimming with the current bahrbearian May 2013 #38
The culture of the FBI itself needs also to be taken into account. scarletwoman May 2013 #49
Interesting. H2O Man May 2013 #50
It is in the upper levels of the bureaucracy where the power games are played. scarletwoman May 2013 #51
Exactly right. H2O Man May 2013 #53
very tiny point of order grasswire May 2013 #18
Great OP! What gets me is that this is the freakin' FBI we're talking about. One of the foundational scarletwoman May 2013 #20
Right. It would seem H2O Man May 2013 #21
Arlo Guthrie is a Republican, last time I heard him talk about it Bluenorthwest May 2013 #43
that sounds impossible. any link? nt tomp Jun 2013 #57
PLEASE don't let THAT be true ... brett_jv Jun 2013 #62
Angela Davis! n/t malthaussen May 2013 #46
I only wish H2O Man May 2013 #54
I respect your opinion on this, H2O Man. I am soo sick of the lesser of two evil choices, but Mnemosyne May 2013 #22
Yep, good, bad, and ugly all wrapped up in one neat package rocktivity May 2013 #23
Good post until last paragraphgh dreamnightwind May 2013 #25
Perhaps I am confused, H2O Man May 2013 #27
Not sure about the confusion dreamnightwind May 2013 #31
The problem with that conclusion is that anyone can apply it to any issue and thus Bluenorthwest May 2013 #44
An activist has to H2O Man May 2013 #45
I did not suggest some 100% devotion to anything, I simply noted that the concluding Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #61
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Cool Story, Bro: And One Damned Funny Letter You Wrote There.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #65
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Evidently, Sir, Your Fantasy World Contains A Great Deal.... The Magistrate Jun 2013 #69
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"But as for the real men, like me, we can't afford that luxury. We can't afford to mock." The Magistrate Jun 2013 #71
Hollingsworth v Perry H2O Man May 2013 #30
Really? But he also donated to Mittens for President, so what sort of 'favoring' is that Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #60
morning kick (nt) scarletwoman May 2013 #33
This is concurrently well-written, informative, and highly depressing. bullwinkle428 May 2013 #36
Thanks. H2O Man May 2013 #55
Once he got paid, Angel Eyes always saw the job through. Octafish May 2013 #48
I'd like to think H2O Man May 2013 #52
I fully support Comey. He PHYSICALLY stood up to the bastards in 2003, which is more than.... PassingFair Jun 2013 #58
A Good Rule of Thumb warrprayer Jun 2013 #59
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