2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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16. Exactly. It's an abscess that needed to be lanced

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 09:20 AM

Nov 2016

anyway bursting open on its own. Most FBI personnel are no doubt appalled by these betrayals of every institutional and democratic principle, though. Clean out the abscess, put the FBI on antibiotics to clear up the infection, and move on.

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Charles P. Pierce: The FBI. Giuliani. Of Course. [View all] babylonsister Nov 2016 OP

K&R!! Cha Nov 2016 #1

Watch this & tell me Giuliani didn't know. Comey political conspiracy evidenced!!! Coyotl Nov 2016 #24

Kick voteearlyvoteoften Nov 2016 #2

The FBI is becoming what it used to be famous for fighting, an organized crime family. Augiedog Nov 2016 #3

Makes perfect sense. K&R. Paladin Nov 2016 #4

Rudy and his minions The Wizard Nov 2016 #5

K&R trof Nov 2016 #6

I wonder if those FBI agents and Comey are Christian Dominionists? vlyons Nov 2016 #7

Wouldn't that mean they subjugate US law to their OWN "law"? Beartracks Nov 2016 #25

This needed to come to light PunksMom Nov 2016 #8

Exactly. It's an abscess that needed to be lanced Hortensis Nov 2016 #16

Well put! PunksMom Nov 2016 #19

This isn't just garden variety corruption, IMO. This is a NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE. MADem Nov 2016 #9

Precisely. dalton99 Nov 2016 #22

It's absolutely amazing how foreign slush funds can corrupt erronis Nov 2016 #35

Barrett deserves a Pulitzer prize. rec, nt. Mc Mike Nov 2016 #10

There are several journalists who deserve the Pulitzer this year (Eichenwald, Fahrenthold, . . ) ColemanMaskell Nov 2016 #52

David Cay Johnston, Julia Ioffe. Mc Mike Nov 2016 #53

K&R HurricaneWarning Nov 2016 #11

This is a fucking nightmare! lillypaddle Nov 2016 #12

Yes daylight has a sanitizing quality...it also limits the damage these Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #15

Comey didn't want to interfere with Russia's interference with our election. Koinos Nov 2016 #13

Yeah Comey to Russia: "As you were" Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #41

Lock him up and soon... Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #14

Some FBI employees seem to be attempting a coup d'etat Cassidy Nov 2016 #17

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 #18

Hillary's administration is going to clean house at the FBI. oasis Nov 2016 #20

President Clinton better clean house or she will find workinclasszero Nov 2016 #27

Obama made the colossal mistake of reaching out to the GOP when oasis Nov 2016 #29

I'm sad to say but yes workinclasszero Nov 2016 #30

No, not at all. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2016 #39

Plural of "assholes"? calimary Nov 2016 #50

Stephanie Miller put it best 47of74 Nov 2016 #51

That's too slow. Obama and Lynch... Safe as Milk Nov 2016 #37

Well in a perfect world I would agree with you but workinclasszero Nov 2016 #42

He's already pulled the knife out already... Comey's done... really done uponit7771 Nov 2016 #40

True he got the first strike in but workinclasszero Nov 2016 #43

Yeap, I pray this is done in a way that sends a really big freaking message to those in the FBI... uponit7771 Nov 2016 #44

I think it has to be Obama. bmpbmp Nov 2016 #32

Barrett's article is a must read dalton99 Nov 2016 #21

Thanks for the link. It is a damn fine piece of journalism. Native Nov 2016 #26

Obligatory Keith Olbermann commentary. Oh! And is he pissed! longship Nov 2016 #28

Lynch needs to summarily and immediately fire Comey and any leakers, like yesterday! lark Nov 2016 #31

Firing is not enough...arrests need to be made NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #33

NOW! Not after the election. Safe as Milk Nov 2016 #38

KnR. Cleaning out these stables is going to be a Herculean task. Hekate Nov 2016 #34

whow. Thank you Charles and a big REC riversedge Nov 2016 #45

Wolf: right now. Rep Cummings. Thinks Comey made a big mistake. Wants investigation of riversedge Nov 2016 #46

Now Cummings talking of July decison saying Comey said 20 experienced FBI agents and riversedge Nov 2016 #47

Hard K & R. VOX Nov 2016 #48

Time for Obama Ccarmona Nov 2016 #49

A private lobbying arm bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #54