BREAKING: Trump Fires Comey

[GeorgiaModerate]

Comey is done no matter who wins.  Clinton would think he did too much; Trump would think he didn't do enough.

I will now accept my accolades.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Somewhere, the ghost of Richard Nixon is smiling.

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The 'Maverick' chimes in:

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However:

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https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/862083263845871616

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From Rep. Justin Amash:

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https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/862089192603607041

[GeorgiaModerate]

I want preet bharara to be nominated as FBI director

I'd be in favor of that.

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It's good to know democrats love James Comey now, pathetic hacks

I don't think people are defending Comey. They're questioning the timing.

Better late than never, but why right after Comey gave that testimony?

Yes.  Both of these can be true:

1. Comey has made some serious mistakes over the past year, and probably needed to go.

2. Trump's firing of Comey at this time reeks of conflict of interest.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Rand Paul is a no on special prosecutor. Tells CNN: "I think a lot of the uproar is concocted," "still sour grapes over the election"
https://twitter.com/davidjoachim/status/862358806453518339

As I've said before: Never ever count on Republicans to do the right thing. They know they wont pay in 2018 so their going to carry on being reckless

Another possibility is that many of them believe they're not likely to have full control after 2018, so they might as well push through everything they can before then.  If they already think they're likely to lose control, there's not much downside to that strategy.

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What if there is only one valid side?

There's no evidence to be 100% sure the reason was the FBI investigation into Russia. Therefore I'd like to also see a different side, that it is in fact because of Clinton scandal. However CNN has immediately made up their minds (not only them, NBC is equally terrible if not worse). This is not about facts, this is about their political preferences.

Wanting to see all viewpoints is laudable and is something I endorse.  But in this case, the idea that the firing was because of the Clinton investigation doesn't hold up well.  If nothing else, the timing simply doesn't make sense. 

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From Mark Salter, John McCain's speechwriter:

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https://twitter.com/MarkSalter55/status/862370152553349123

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I'm reading so many responses here from Trump voters who are trying to defend the firing with an argument about Hillary Clinton.

Stop it.

Hillary is not president.

You can't keep using her to defend the actions of your guy.  His actions are now your ideals; defend them with intellect or don't post anything at all.

Well said.  To extend this further (and this is addressed to both sides):

You can't condemn the other side for something that they did, let alone something you think that they MIGHT have done -- and then say it's OK for your side to do it because the other side did it or would have done it.  If something is wrong for one side, then it's wrong for both sides; if it's acceptable for one side, then it's acceptable for both. 

If you're not sure whether some behavior X is OK, then answer these two questions:

1. It's acceptable for Trump/Republicans to do X.

2. It's acceptable for Clinton/Democrats to do X.

If you answer Yes to both, you're OK with that behavior.

If you answer No to both, you're not OK with that behavior.

If you answer the two questions differently, you're choosing partisanship over principle.  If that's your choice, fine; it's a free country.  But if you do choose partisanship, at least have the intellectual honesty to admit it.

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SHS is roasting Democrats alive during her briefing today........lol. 

How? Every other word out of her mouth is inconsistent to what she said yesterday. Media is ripping her apart on twitter.

She's consistently inconsistent.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Yeah the FBI really hated Comey http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fbi-agents-james-comey-change-profile-photos-a7730496.html

The FBI is probably not the best organization to make into your enemy.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Can this thread become the 'Russiaism is the new Birtherism' thread? (Gass might want to edit it)

Not really, considering Obama made it through his 8 years without being impeached.   We can't say the same for Trump.

Also, there weren't any FBI investigations of Obama's birth certificate.  One obvious reason: HE PUBLISHED IT.  If you believe that the Russia story is just a conspiracy theory, then surely you're for Trump producing some documentary evidence to debunk it -- like his tax returns?