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2016 Postmortem

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6. Obama didn't reappoint him. He comes from a prosecutor background, not law enforcement. No

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 11:19 PM

Oct 2016

one would take the job, and the Republicans weren't going to confirm anyone decent. He had to talk the previous guy into staying an extra two years.

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I know I'm in the minority about Comey but [View all] Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 OP

LOL still_one Oct 2016 #1

I just posted a similar conclusion in another thread Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #2

doesn't say much for obama's judgment, reappointing him Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #3

For some reason Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #5

I hope Hillary listens to some old FDR speeches! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #14

No he isnt Cosmocat Oct 2016 #4

you are exactly correct Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #11

No question that the announcement was stupid BeyondGeography Oct 2016 #7

Lol -- and yet ananda Oct 2016 #8

it's a fair cop Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #13

I disagree...the first time he broke FBI protocol Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #10

He knows exactly what he is doing and deserves everything coming to him. AgadorSparticus Oct 2016 #12

I'm with stupid Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #15

You very well may be right. BigDemVoter Oct 2016 #16

you got it...you don't get where he got by being stupid Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #17

I think he gave a non-answer to feed the flames with plausible deniability sweetloukillbot Oct 2016 #18

Perception is reality. dalton99 Oct 2016 #20

He is a moron but he is a partisan hack duffyduff Oct 2016 #19

He didn't get that position by dumb luck geek tragedy Oct 2016 #21