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Comey's Overdue Departure
NRO Corner ^ | 5/10/17 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 05/10/2017 8:39:18 AM PDT by aspasia

Edited on 05/10/2017 12:29:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

If a FBI director is doing his job, we probably should neither see nor hear of him much on television.

The FBI director by his very office holds enormous power. And like the IRS director, by definition he or she must show restraint given the vast resources at his discretion and thus the potential for abuse. In other words, we want a FBI director to exude coolness, stay dispassionate, and remain professional. I don

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comey; comeyfired; fbi; nro; vdh
Is VDH the only sane one left at NRO? He's swimming against the tide with all those youngins over there.
1 posted on 05/10/2017 8:39:18 AM PDT by aspasia
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To: aspasia

I do not forgive Comey for Martha Stewart and Scooter Libby. A person with a “boy scout’s heart” would not have done what he did.


2 posted on 05/10/2017 8:47:06 AM PDT by Savage Rider
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You gotta stand for something or you won’t stand for anything!! Comey knew that Hillary was breaking the law and guilty as sin but wouldn’t go all in to investigate her until after the election. Now after the election he still couldn’t fully commit to action for fear of Shumer. He deserved to be fired. He obviously can’t stand on principal and was swayed by politics.


3 posted on 05/10/2017 8:48:06 AM PDT by BobinIL
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To: aspasia

Jonah and Mccarthey were sure twisting and spinning last night and today to try to somehow excuse Comey and blame Trump while still acknowledging this needed to be done.


4 posted on 05/10/2017 8:54:22 AM PDT by digger48
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To: aspasia

Excellent...Thanks for posting.


5 posted on 05/10/2017 8:56:48 AM PDT by MEG33 (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLC***DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: aspasia

You see gang even NRO can get its head out of its collective ash and acknowledge Trump has done something right.


6 posted on 05/10/2017 9:01:02 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: aspasia

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/finney-dag-letter-on-comey-lifted-text-from-hillary-campaign-doc-940137539662


7 posted on 05/10/2017 9:07:33 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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direct link http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/447471/james-comey-overdue-departure


8 posted on 05/10/2017 9:11:27 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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