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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf I'M HRC the first order of business has to be gutting the FBI
Comey and his cronies all need to be giving walking papers.
niyad
(113,628 posts)or just send them to russia. . .
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)NastyWomen
(119 posts)And many others should be tried for treason along with Drumpf. If these fucks love mother Russia so much they should GTFO of the great US of A.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)GP6971
(31,226 posts)With everything I've read about him I'm surprised he made it up to 3 stars.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)There is no reason why we should wait 10 weeks to root out corrupted and compromised members of the FBI.
Stuart G
(38,453 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Ilsa
(61,707 posts)Starts an investigation on the leakers.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)even with it being Hillary and the same party. The media will claim its reckless to not have a director in place when the country is most vulnerable
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)I say, screw them, Obama is in the, don't give a shit phase of his mandate.
I think its time for the Dems to kick butt and take names.
relayerbob
(6,561 posts)Obama can handle the criticism, and it will come, regardless. He can reduce at least a little of the startup and transition to Hillary by starting the cleanup there.
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Peaches999
(118 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)BRILLIANT!!!!!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)what.
In the meantime, you have unprecedented use of a powerful government institution for brazenly political ends. It's time to clean house.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)... in February.
Her credibility should not be considered a lost cause. A clear majority does not trust her. She needs to try and rebuild her persona if she is going to get anything done.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)...I am open to suggestions.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Mayhaps it's time to change that, for good reasons.
dalton99
(781 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)As for the OP's "gutting" the FBI, since we are Democrats, maybe identification and appreciation of the good people and surgical excision of the renegades where possible and transfer to undesirable positions counting files or whatever where not.
Upin
(115 posts)Comey will 'resign' and be replaced but a mass gutting would look vengeful and petty.
Dorian Gray
(13,503 posts)that this is scary as hell, but it also needs to be done. I'm shocked by what's coming out in the news media, especially right wing news media, about the FBI and what they think of her. It's horrible.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Second, even hinting at such a move will destroy her presidency before it begins.
Peaches999
(118 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)He has 7 years to go.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)former9thward
(32,097 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,347 posts)tritsofme
(17,413 posts)I think it is very unlikely that Hillary will fire him, but she could.
Ace Rothstein
(3,194 posts)As appetizing as it is for her to fire him, I think Obama doing it is the better move politically.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)Gut the place, and give Hillary a clean slate to start over.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Isn't that what dictators do?
Yeah, Im sure that will unite the country....
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)...gutting one which develops intel on domestic terrorism and anti-government activities wouldn't be the wisest move.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)CK_John
(10,005 posts)to the west and all west of the Mississippi River to the east.
relayerbob
(6,561 posts)He can't do much before he election, and afterward he has all the ability and authority and will be able avoid handing that off to Hillary
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)REFORMING THE NEWS MEDIA!
Desert grandma
(804 posts)Obama should appoint a special investigator to ferret out all of these leaks and potential Hatch Act violators. He should do that after the election, before Hillary is sworn in. Then Hillary can deal with the results of that investigation. It may take months, but this way neither Obama nor Hillary are taking heat for "revenge". If the independent investigation shows illegal or even unethical behavior by the FBI, then Comey should be encouraged to resign and the house cleaning can begin! The FBI needs to be impartial and the American people need to have faith in that institution. Some of us remember what it was like under J Edgar Hoover and we cannot allow this institution to sully its reputation again IMO.