Firing Comey is one of the only competent things Trump has done.

[NCTraveler]

Yet we all know it's been done for corrupt reasons. The cover-up will continue. Problem is, if you have to go all of the way to the Director of the FBI for cover, your cover is already blown.

Fuck Comey.

[virtualobserver]

1. No. Fuck us all.

[NCTraveler]

2. I'll stick with fuck Comey...

And keep fighting for us all.

[liberalmuse]

3. This isn't about Comey.

It's about abuse of power. Welcome to the coup. I'm no fan of Comey, but Trump firing him is not a good thing.

[NCTraveler]

5. I don't see how firing Comey could ever be bad.

He is a rogue FBI Director who used his position to get Trump elected. But her emails....

[liberalmuse]

9. This is bad. Comey isn't exactly rogue.

You must be young. This is worse than Watergate. Much, much worse!

[StevieM]

23. I disagree. What Comey did was worse than Watergate.

OK...maybe what Trump did was too.

But let's not ignore what Comey did. It was horrifying.

[liberalmuse]

35. No, what Trump has just done is worse than watergate.

Comey did throw the election, however, he did it because he is spineless and caved to pressure. That Trump did today was thumb his nose at our laws in a big way (he's done this before, but this is BIG). What Comey did does not even compare to Watergate. It was bad, and will hurt our country for years to come. We are in the midst of a coup - c'mon, we all knew this was coming. Republicans finally stopped at absolutely nothing to subvert our Constitution for their own gain. I stand against this, and all of them.

[NCTraveler]

42. "Comey did throw the election, however"

Wow. That says it all.

[StevieM]

43. I understand your contempt for Trump but it saddens me that Democrats don't see how evil

what happened in the last election was. The FBI Director was not incompetent, he was thoughtful. He trashed HRC over and over again.

Comey and Chaffetz put Trump in the White House. Their actions were also a threat to our democracy.

[liberalmuse]

59. Oh we saw it!

But abuse of power and obstruction of justice by the most powerful leader of the free world vs a spineless FBI Director releasing information because he is afraid of someone like Chafftez...This was bound to happen. Anyone who was outraged by Nixon or has been watching Republicans their entire fucking life isn't surprised, and we know which is the greater threat. I can despise Comey, but he is gone, yet Trump is still in power, doing what he chooses without any checks and balances. He's essentially shit on our Constitution and has complete disregard for our laws. You won't see me patting that orange piece of shit on the back for a completely self-serving decision. Trump scares me more.

[NCTraveler]

39. "Comey isn't exactly rogue."

Yes, he did go completely rogue during the election.

[liberalmuse]

61. Republicans went rogue.

They will do anything to get power. Comey was just their spineless pawn.

[OliverQ]

52. Because now Trump gets to put his stooge in as FBI

Like Giuliani who will end the Russia investigation and Trump gets away with treason.


This is NOT a good thing. Stop applauding it.

[BannonsLiver]

14. +1

It's so odd to me that people can't have contempt for Comey while also understanding this is 100 percent about Russia and corruption on Drumpf's Part.

[liberalmuse]

20. Thank you!

Comey is spineless...weak, but Trump needs to be thrown out of office. By firing Comey, he's shown total disregard for our laws. He's the one who has gone rogue, and Americans are just sitting on their hands watching this shit. This fucker needs to be tossed out on his ass - he is destroying our nation.

[triron]

4. Are you mad? That statement is insane to me. sorry

[NCTraveler]

8. I don't think I'm mad.

But that is a possibility. I will never forget how big of a role Comey played in the election for Trump.

[progressoid]

6. It wasn't competence that made him do this.

[LibraLiz1973]

7. You're BEYOND wrong

[NCTraveler]

12. I really don't think so.

Comey should have lost his job already. This will only escalate things for Trump. I'm not say Trump actually did it for competent reasons.

[triron]

19. You interpretation then is far different than mine.

[hatrack]

10. This is a "legal" (so to speak) coup d'etat

Get a grip.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. I love the OP but Trump fired Comey because he was closing in on him.

[NCTraveler]

24. I appreciate your kind words...

And agree with the point you have made. Even stated it was for corrupt reasons.

[maveric]

62. That's it!

He's afraid of what Comey knows and may divulge.

[NCTraveler]

21. Can you tell me...

How the Director of the FBI going rogue and working to elect a Presidential candidate doesn't fall into the same category. I remember when we were all comfortable calling that a coup

[Imperialism Inc.]

11. Sorry, but you're off your rocker.

Whatever Comey may have done in the past the question going forward is what is best for the integrity of ongoing investigations. The answer there is clearly Comey being in charge vs whoever will Trump replace him with.

[NCTraveler]

17. He went rogue as FBI Director and helped Trump get elected.

No moving past the Director of the FBI working for a Presidential campaign.

[dmr]

15. I totally disagree.

IMHO, this is all about Trump & his corrupt gang legally obstructing justice.

Congress better get their ass in gear, & get an independent counsel with full powers.

[NCTraveler]

18. I agree with you.

This is about obstructing justice.

[PA Democrat]

16. No. He will appoint a lackey to obstruct the FBI investigation into his links with Russia.

I am not celebrating.

[NCTraveler]

29. I don't disagree with you.

Nor can you find celebration in my post. Saying "fuck Comey" is simply a reasonable statement.

[blogslut]

22. You are wrong

[NCTraveler]

26. That Comey should be fired?

That Trump did it for corrupt reasons?

That I think it would show competence if not for the corrupt side?

[blogslut]

30. This is bad.

Really bad.

I don't think what you posted was clever but you're the captain of your own ship. I will not post anymore in this thread.

[NCTraveler]

36. Yes, it's bad.

It's the result of Trump being elected. Of which, Comey was a major player.

Have a good evening.

[StevieM]

25. Agreed. Obama's biggest mistake was appointing him. (eom)

[JNelson6563]

27. lol He will regret this so deeply.

I can't think of a move more monumentally stupid that Trump could have done.

[NCTraveler]

32. That is what I'm currently thinking.

I don't think Trump is competent enough to provide cover for himself. He will try.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. No. Comey will be replaced with someone far worse,

who will try to kill the investigation.

[NCTraveler]

33. Yes, he will. Nt

[ucrdem]

31. Bingo.

[SummerSnow]

34. Benghazi

[countryjake]

37. Edward Snowden Tweet...

"This FBI Director has sought for years to jail me on account of my political activities. If I can oppose his firing, so can you."

Edward Snowden, who has been targeted by the FBI, criticized the firing, saying: “every American should condemn such political interference in the Bureau’s work.”

[ucrdem]

38. Bwahaha.

That's irony for you.

[countryjake]

46. You're not saying Trump is right, are you?

[ucrdem]

47. Broken clock eh?

Seems we just had this discussion...



p.s. that entire bureau needs to go TBH but one less snake in the grass is good no matter what the circumstances.

[LenaBaby61]

58. Better hope that the puppet ....

That tRumputin's puppet installs to head the FBI doesn't try to find grounds to prosecute Hillary on something else. tRumputin DID promise his deplorables that he'd jail crooked Hillary. Yes, the counter terrorism wing will continue on with the tRumputin/ruskie investigation. However, tRumputin doesn't CARE about how things look.

Finally, I hope I'm completely wrong on tRumputin going back after Hillary again in trying to cover up all things russia. At the very least, the new FBI head will start closing down russia investigations where it can be shut down.

Rotten and messy crap tonight.

[ucrdem]

60. Clinton is as clean as a whistle. If Comey could have gotten her indicted he would have.

He's a snake and getting rid of him is a good thing.

[LenaBaby61]

63. Hillary very well may be clean as a whistle ...

This is bigger than Comey now.

Also, do you think that tRumputin would stop at nothing to try to stall, stop or draw attention away from russiagate? If that weasel tRumputin can find any way to take the heat off of him, the ruskies and his immense ties to russia .....

This mentally-declining, scared, old man installed in the White House--with the help of russia--will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He owes russia, the oligarchs, putin his puppet-master, fellow lovers of Kleptocracy a LOT. How do we know that putin didn't tell his puppet "Get rid of Comey, or I'll release your federal income taxes." We know that tRumputin is black mailable.

The rule of law is done for now. tRumputin's all about power, self-preservation and paying back russia--OR ELSE.

[ucrdem]

64. Trump acted within the law. As for Russia, do you think Comey was clean?

He needed to go and Trump had cause to fire him so that's the way it goes.

[LenaBaby61]

65. As for Russia, do you think Comey was clean?

tRumputin may have technically acted within the law, but for him to fix his lips to say that he got rid of Comey because of how unfair he was to her in releasing Hillary's emails 11 days from the election is the biggest whopper ever told in history. tRumputin ran on Comey butting into the GE, but more recently Comey et all were getting too close, and you best believe putin told his puppet to get rid of him.

As for Comey himself, I believe that there was a reason he did what he did in bringing up Hillary's emails 11 days before the GE which was the final cherry on top amongst other things that lead to her losing to putin's puppet. Hell, I've always and still believe that Comey was being blackmailed by "someone" who had something big on him, and who also didn't want Hillary to win the presidency.

Finally, I surely don't trust thuglicans to object WHEN tRumputin installs his very own puppet to head the FBI. This bunch values party over country. Like I also said, tRumputin is mentally declining, and was scared and knew Comey was getting close to him, but he's cognizant enough still to want total and complete power at any cost being the raging, raving, megalomaniac that he IS no matter how it looks to anybody, plus, he owes a lot to that other part of his Kremlin Klan and has to pay up or else.

[NCTraveler]

49. Is that a quote from Snowden a week before the election?

“every American should condemn such political interference in the Bureau’s work.”

[countryjake]

53. Nope.

3:17 PM - 9 May 2017

[NCTraveler]

57. .

It fits perfect as a pre-election quote.

[Warren DeMontague]

40. It seems pretty obvious he's trying to stop the investigations.

The only question is, if it will work.

[countryjake]

66. You would think, right?

Oh well, Trump and his minions "have their story" now and they're stickin' to it, fascism be damned.

This morning's presser made it very clear what he assumed the response to firing Comey would be, as tho such a move could ever please anyone who is worried about preserving democracy in our country.

That he's now claiming he'd considered getting rid of him ever since the Election...what a friggin' joke...or that his new director will be "more competent" ...the spin is getting so fast, we're all gonna drown.

Smoke 'em while you got 'em!

[yodermon]

41. Align yourself with Trump and be summarily banned from my sight.

Goodbye.

[NCTraveler]

67. Agree. They are all enemies. nt.

[catsudon]

44. where are all the DU members

who wanted him gone....

[ucrdem]

56. right here

and that's the best news I've read in weeks.

[Kingofalldems]

45. Now Justice can start indicting Democrats--Hillary Clinton

and Susan Rice for beginners. What or who will stop him?

[countryjake]

50. Exactly. If Gowdy is the replacement, it'll be BENGHAZI!!!

all over again.

Dogs help us all!

[Kingofalldems]

48. Here:

Link to tweet

[tallahasseedem]

51. I'm sorry, but I think you're wrong.

A few weeks ago, yes. Now? Coverup.

[ucrdem]

54. Sometimes people do the right things for the wrong reasons.

This is one of those times.

[BeyondGeography]

55. Hooray for fascism?

Lame.

[LanternWaste]

68. One must know Trump's motive in this particular to determine competency.

One must know Trump's motive in this particular (in addition to other relevant factors) to determine competency.

[TeamPooka]

69. I don't think you understand the definition of the word "competence" if you are using it to describe

this action.
This was not an example of competence.