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2016 Postmortem

Stargleamer

(1,989 posts) Thu Jan 19, 2017, 10:10 PM Jan 2017

The Achilles' Heel - Obama "reaching across the aisle" and appointing Comey [View all]

(Republican) as FBI director. This was really an unforced error; there were numerous Democrats he could have appointed instead. I never get why he felt he had to "reach across the aisle"--this just seemed rather dumb to me.

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The Achilles' Heel - Obama "reaching across the aisle" and appointing Comey [View all] Stargleamer Jan 2017 OP

And the irony is that this gave us Trump. Cattledog Jan 2017 #1

And although it is never mentioned, he also appointed Republicans to the Inspector General's office StevieM Jan 2017 #2

His main weakness.... apcalc Jan 2017 #3

Correct you are. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #4

The first thing he did when coming into office was to retain republicans in enough Jan 2017 #5

'What Obama should have said at the press conference" red dog 1 Jan 2017 #6

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #8

+1, I know damn well in the future for a position like this NO.. NONE dem prez should trust KGOP uponit7771 Jan 2017 #7

The only way you make peace is by trying to make peace. randome Jan 2017 #9