My previous post about James Comey was perhaps too succinct; perhaps too flip. We’re all getting tired of this. I understand.
But, I’d like to elaborate just a little on Comey and others.
James Comey: Maybe
many in the public don’t see it; but Comey appears chokingly sweet. Whoa, what?
Listen to him. He projects this
little boy wide-eyed innocence – ‘feel sorry for me’ – ‘don’t be so mean.’ It just goes on and on. He never stops. Yes, Trump was unprofessional in the way he terminated
Comey. That’s Trump. OK, but please Mr. Comey stop whining about
it.
Robert Mueller: Didn’t
think it at the time, but former (perhaps current) FBI Agents must now wish
that the ‘Special Counsel,’ investigating the so-called ‘Russian Collusion
Probe,’ was anyone but a former FBI Director. Mueller reportedly had a remarkable
career in the FBI. But, presently, he is
getting too much, often negative, exposure; and this does not bode well for the
Bureau’s reputation. His dead-pan countenance. Has anyone ever seen him smile? The plodding, directionless nature of this
Russian Collusion inquiry. Please Mr.
Mueller just get on with it. How about
just a formalized statement of what you’re investigating, and where you’re
going? A prima facie case perhaps. Yes, you’ve got a couple of indictments. But, explain the relevance. Is it just to get one person to ‘rat-out’
another? When Director of the FBI, you
would have chewed-out any Agent who morphed into some kind of dream state with
no discernable end-game in an important case.
When I was in the FBI, we had to post active investigations on a monthly
basis – with stated progress. What about
your guys? Are you pushing hard
enough? Can you give us a hint where you
are going with this?
Andrew McCabe: Well,
he was ‘fired’ as we all know – for ‘being less than candid’ (lying) during an
FBI official interview. And, yes his FBI
retirement will be somewhat impacted; but he will still get a federal
retirement; and he will be better off in that regard than most of us. Some media giant or major corporation will
give him a top, exceedingly overpaid, corporate security position. It will be interesting to see if the Former
Agents' Society will accept his application.
That may depend on whether or not he spends time in prison – usually a
reason for rejection.
Peter Strzok and Lisa Page:
I’m sorry to say that their names, thanks to the internet, will live in
infamy – much like Monica Lewinsky. If I
was Mr. Strzok, I would already be at my local courthouse applying for a name
change. Lisa will marry someday, maybe,
and have her name changed – but certainly not to Strzok. All I can say is what were you two thinking
to be communicating, in the manner you did, over a government system?
Can the rarified air of top management in the FBI give one the
impression that they are above the mundane; and therefore immune from criticism,
from consequences? Sorry, just bad luck that
Trump was elected. Of course, Hillary would have
let it slide. Trump, damn, who would
have thought?
