2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Comey has royally screwed up! He should be standing at attention in Lynch's office. Check this out: [View all]DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)Being right wing. I wasn't. I actually had to rewrite that post 4 times because my electronics were acting up. My piece actually started as long as yours, but was cut down so I could get it out. However, it is true that Trumps surrogates are saying that Comey MUST have something. When it was clear to me that the letter was much too tentative. Now, I am not like the other posters here who as you have stated rush to judgement and said he was partisan and should be fired. In fact, I don't know if he knew the letter would be released. Although, I do believe and take him at his word, that he's trying to protect FBI reputation that it's is not partisan. But by doing that he was substituting his own protocols, procedures etc for the bureau's own protocols. In other words, his judgement was better than the judgement of Loretta Lynch, his female boss, and the judgement built into fbi's own protocols. These protocols are there for a reason. Such beliefs smack of arrogance and maybe even sexism. I think your "spank" terminology is right on the money. I don't think he would done the same to a male candidate. And I don't think he is politically savvy, i think he's trying too hard to be independent. At the first hearing when he was called to the Hill he was trying very hard to convince repubs in that commitee.