maybe, but does the GOP congress have the balls to impeach? if not, it's all academic.

At some point, JL, I think they'll be left with no choice.

extreme vetting. i wonder if that's like extreme kayaking in a convenience store...

Too funny! :)

I wouldn't exactly hold my breath waiting for a comprehensive MidEast policy from this bunch...

Kick [4] -

Good point about Kennedy. All the conservatives seem positive that the court will rule for them in any number of different cases, but it's still really a 4-1-4 split, with Kennedy swinging in the middle.

Paula [9] -

Looks like the only thing everyone can currently agree on is seeing Comey exit the scene. Different sides of the aisle have different reasons for being glad to see him go, but nobody seems to want to speak up for him at this point...

Instead, it's a chorus of "good riddance!"

Balthasar [10] -

France: Do you believe that coffee should can served in a bowl?

OK, now THAT was funny! [Although I think there's an extra coffee "can" in that sentence...]

As for Ireland...

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/08/stephen-fry-blasphemy-ireland-twitter/

They dropped the probe, but still...

Paula [12] -

Special proscutor time indeed! I think it might even be half-past-Special Prosecutor...

:-)

I also hasten to point out I have already posted my snap reaction column on Comey's firing, if anyone hasn't read it yet...

-CW

giving a mountain lion a vasectomy while skydiving.

whoa, now that really IS extreme vetting!

dude, on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being not so extreme and 10 being extremely extreme, i give it a 9.5!
~harold and kumar go to white castle

When I first heard the term extreme vetting, I pictured it as what veterinarians called things like giving a mountain lion a vasectomy while skydiving.

HARDCORE VETS RULE!

This firing is actually tantamount to obstruction of justice. Seriously.

maybe, but does the GOP congress have the balls to impeach? if not, it's all academic.

JL

And now Trump fires Comey. Time for Special Prosecutor.

I joked in a meeting just this morning that Trump would fire Comey by the end of the week. Now my phone is ringing off the hook. I was KIDDING!

Yes, it's time for a Special Prosecutor. Does anyone actually think that Trump is firing Comey over the things from last year and not the Trump/Russia investigation?

This firing is actually tantamount to obstruction of justice. Seriously.

Response is up in FTP.

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Britain: Do you believe in Monarchy?

France: Do you believe that coffee should can served in a bowl?

Canada: Do you believe healthcare is a human right?

Mexico: Do you believe in Machismo?

Ireland: Do you dislike the Catholic Church?

And so on...

According to two sources familiar with the matter — including one in law enforcement — Abedin forwarded only a handful of Clinton emails to her husband for printing — not the “hundreds and thousands” cited by Comey. It does not appear Abedin made “a regular practice” of doing so. Other officials said it was likely that most of the emails got onto the computer as a result of backups of her Blackberry.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/comey-testimony-huma-abedin-forwarding-emails-inaccurate

Y'know -- this whole thing about having a cell phone be synced with another computer for backup? One of those things most people set up and really don't know or care about the technicalities?

Huma Abedin had said she didn't know how the copies got on her computer but naturally that was dismissed as lying by all the people invested in the "Clinton is a liar meme" (even though Clinton has been investigated to death and never charged with anything because she is fundamentally NOT a liar).

Lying Republicans + want-to-believe-the-worst-by-Clinton-hating-assholes + New York Times and horserace journalism = the mess we're in now.

Oh well, that's what happens when you trust a Republican to do the right thing.

https://youtu.be/U362EJ5dvL0?t=43s

Questionable Efforts Underwhelming Effects = QuEUE

Do we have any genuine professionals left in the US Government decision making process? Has our political circus finally weeded out the last of 'em?

How would Trump fare in the right-leaning high court? In U.S. v. Windsor writing for the Supreme Court, a justice argues that an executive order or law displays unconstitutional animus and therefore is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause when it has the "purpose and effect of disapproval of a class recognized and protected by state law," and that was none other than Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Who knew the United States Constitution was so complicated and that motive actually matters? :)

In fact, come to think of it, the extreme vetting envisioned by the Trump crew, is very like to have some worrying consequences when it comes to the national security of the US.

But, these sorts of issues, complicated as they are, seem above the competency of the Trump administration.