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2016 Postmortem

StevieM

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2. And although it is never mentioned, he also appointed Republicans to the Inspector General's office

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Thu Jan 19, 2017, 10:15 PM

Jan 2017

at the State Department They did a lot of damage and in some ways were more partisan than Comey. And more dishonest.

The O.I.G. report was scathing--and deliberately deceitful. It did a lot of damage, even if it is largely forgotten due to Comey and the FBI overshadowing it.

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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

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

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