"President Barack Obama plans to nominate James Comey to replace Robert Mueller as FBI director"

[applegrove]

CNN Breaking News email:

"President Barack Obama plans to nominate James Comey to replace Robert Mueller as FBI director, officials familiar with the nomination process said.

Comey is a former prosecutor who served as a deputy attorney general in President George W. Bush's administration."

[bunnies]

1. .

sigh

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Wait! He was also a hedge fund manager!

Awesome!

[zbdent]

3. Gonna be fun watching the Repugs filibustering one of their "good guys" ...

[G_j]

4. Comey

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/05/29/james-comey-fbi-director_n_3355558.html


NPR cited two sources saying that Comey, who served as Deputy Attorney General under former President George W. Bush, is in line to be Obama's choice. The Times added one source, noting that Comey will be chosen over top White House top counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco.

Back in March 2011, Comey was in line for the same FBI post. The Associated Press detailed how he threatened to resign from the Justice Department over Bush's warrantless wiretapping program. That stance placed him as a revered figure among Democrats who were against the practice, the wire service reported.

Politico adds that Comey, 52, left the Justice Department in 2005, and has since worked as a general counsel for defensive contracting firm Lockheed Martin and investment firm Bridgewater Associated.

Their report also notes that Federal Election Commission records have him donating to Obama's two Republican election opponents: John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.

[Tx4obama]

5. Before everyone pre-judges, see the info on the link below

Comment #4 here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014495379#post4

And there are a couple other comments on that thread with info too.

[MrSlayer]

6. Everyone knows there are no qualified Democrats.

I don't give a fuck if he "stood up to Bush" or any of that crap. He's still a Republican and a scummy hedge fund guy. Why this Obama has to lick their boots all the time is beyond me. Surely there must be many qualified Democrats to choose from and yet he does this.

Why not just appoint Republicans to everything? It's not like he won in a landslide or anything. People obviously wanted Republicans in important positions.

[Safetykitten]

7. No there are not. Amazing is it not?

[Octafish]

8. +1

He'll keep warm until Jebthro's coronation.