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It will further cripple the administration and further hinder its ability to carry out its agenda. I'm ok with that.

 

People love political masturbation.

 

Bold play by the Trumpistas - Comey is a liar, except when he says Trump wasn't personally being investigated. That's the God's Honest Truth, but otherwise he's lying liar.

 

No. It also has the honorable goal of figuring out what happened. But with regard to Trump's potential consequences, I am correcting you on the relevant framing.

 

I've been of the position that I don't want to see Trump impeached because I don't want to fathom what he could have done to force Republicans to finally break ranks. I doubt the Dems are retaking the House, so this will have to come from the Republicans.

It is interesting how much Nixon's resignation still resonates. It would have been interesting what Congress would have done with Iran Contra had Nixon not happened. And especially after Clinton's impeachment proceedings ended with the vote to remove him from office failing, it's going to really take a lot for someone to be removed by impeachment.

Again, I don't want to see how bad things have to get for politicians thinking they have no choice but to go for it.

 

This is all correct. I'd say the line of questioning on Sessions and Comey's responses were kind of ominous for the administration, too.

 

Flynn will be served a polonium milkshake by the Russians long before he flips.

 

Meanwhile, in Australia ...

Saudi Arabia footballers ignore minute's silence for London attack victims

 

I think it was NPR where I heard this, but it sounds like Flynn really wants to cut a deal to roll on Trump. It sounds like the FBI won't bite.

 

Hmmm ...

 

Trump hoped that Comey could see his way clear to let Flynn off the hook. When it became clear that Comey wasn't going to do that, he fired him, and publicly said that he fired him over the Russia investigation. In what world is this not obstruction?