Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Nobody wants to be Trump's new FBI Director. White House becomes political version of "Lord of the Flies."

Courtesy of Reuters:  

The Trump administration's search for a new FBI director hit roadblocks on Tuesday when two high-profile potential candidates, a moderate judge and a conservative senator, signaled they did not want the job. 

Advisers to Judge Merrick Garland and U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas told Reuters they discouraged them from leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation, cautioning that they would be leaving important, secure jobs for one fraught with politics and controversy. 

The advisers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the new FBI director would have little job security and heightened scrutiny by political observers following President Donald Trump's abrupt firing of James Comey on May 9. 

Garland and Cornyn distancing themselves from the selection process just three days before Trump has said he may make a decision, points to the difficulties the White House has in filling the FBI post amid turmoil in the administration.

Actually Trey Gowdy also took his name out of consideration.

And who can blame these people?

After all the White House has definitely hit the iceberg and is taking on water at an alarming rate.

In fact the entire thing might capsize at any minute.

This from the New York Times:  

The president’s appetite for chaos, coupled with his disregard for the self-protective conventions of the presidency, has left his staff confused and squabbling. And his own mood, according to two advisers who spoke on the condition of anonymity, has become sour and dark, and he has turned against most of his aides — even his son-in-law, Jared Kushner — describing them in a fury as “incompetent,” according to one of those advisers. 

As the maelstrom raged around the staff, reports swirled inside the White House that the president was about to embark on a major shake-up, probably starting with the dismissal or reassignment of Sean Spicer, the press secretary.

Yeah like Sean Spicer is the problem here.

But wait, there's more:  

Some of Mr. Trump’s senior advisers fear leaving him alone in meetings with foreign leaders out of concern he might speak out of turn. General McMaster, in particular, has tried to insert caveats or gentle corrections into conversations when he believes the president is straying off topic or onto boggy diplomatic ground. 

This has, at times, chafed the president, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation. Mr. Trump, who still openly laments having to dismiss Mr. Flynn, has complained that General McMaster talks too much in meetings, and the president has referred to him as “a pain,” according to one of the officials.

So now we are at the part of the movie where the mad king starts having his advisers beheaded as he slips further and further into the icy grip of madness.

You know the fifth season of House of Cards is scheduled to return at the end of this month, but I am wondering if there is even an audience for it anymore.

After all why turn our attention to a fictional account of a White House in crisis, when we have a real live version going on right before our eyes?

46 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:46 AM

    Trump's nominee for Director of FBI is going to be Sarah.

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    1. Anonymous12:37 PM

      http://www.politicususa.com/2017/05/17/republicans-caving-sen-lisa-murkowski-open-trump-special-prosecutor.html

      http://www.politicususa.com/2017/05/17/effort-force-trump-turn-tax-returns-house-republican-support.html

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    2. That would be too much work for her. It would interfere with hot yoga and facials.

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    3. Anonymous1:43 PM

      Don't kid yourself! Lisa Murkowski would holler mightily if Trump appointed Palin to anything - to include dog catcher! And, Alaskans would be sending him emails in rapid fire as they so detest her and her uneducated brood!

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  2. Oh, I think we ALL can suggest somebody who'd just LOVE a job for which she is utterly unsuitable in every way.

    Not Ivanka... come on, keep guessing!

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    1. Anonymous2:01 PM

      Oh come on, the FBI investigates criminals, not hire them :) besides here case file is already too long with the FBI.

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  3. Praise be to Allah the end seems near
    http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/roger-stone-could-be-setting-trumps-legal-defense-alzheimers-denials

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    1. Anonymous12:18 PM

      Yeah some corrupt sheriff tried that in Los Angeles and it did not work. Trump has mental issues but it is just being a down right lying criminal with enabler mobsters.

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    2. Anonymous3:30 PM

      This is ALL President Obamas fault He made being president look easy, he never lost his temper, was polite at all time. Also, too he is suave, intelligent, a REAL family values person. He is respected worldwide. To go from all that to the orange blob - well - words can not describe. Poor don the con thought he would be King of the World. Reality just bit him in his flabby Depends covered rump. Where is daughter/wife Ivanka these days? Recovering from even more plastic surgery? She will always have that anus looking tRump mouth, like her siblings.

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  4. Anonymous12:07 PM

    Trump looks mentally deranged in more and more of his photos that are being published.

    Way past time to get his sorry ass out of that position! IMPEACH, IMPEACH, IMPEACH!

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  5. Anonymous12:09 PM

    How is Trump even be 'allowed' to go on this extended trip out of the country? I'll wager he'll be a huge disaster in doing so most due to non preparation of it. He knows nothing about the history of all those countries concerned - to include ours!

    Fuck him! He does not represent me or the majority of Americans!

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    1. Anonymous12:49 PM

      My hope is that he is protested where ever he roams. He needs to face reality.

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    2. Anonymous12:53 PM

      If I did not want a break from that asshole I would say do not allow him to go or do anything. He should be impeached now. But even a week without that lying sob contaminating our white house is comforting.

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    3. Anonymous1:08 PM

      Don't get mad, get even.

      Oops! Plane went down!

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    4. Anonymous1:40 PM

      THAT would not hurt my feelings at all! He would not be missed!

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    5. Anonymous3:33 PM

      The plane would though. It cost taxpayers a fortune!! He WILL face protesters in the UK, they despise him there. My niece thinks he is strange looking, and a fool.

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    6. I wonder if Trump has offshored all of his money and is "visiting" any countries that don't have extradition treaties with the U.S. He may be planning to live in exile out of reach of prosecution.

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  6. Anonymous12:15 PM

    NObody in their right mind would be part of this shit fest of criminals and mobsters. All will go down and ruined as those involved now enabling trump and crimes.

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  7. Anonymous12:16 PM

    Looks like hackers are using the number from Indiana 574 309 9553 turn um in.

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  8. Trey Gowdy couldn't find his ass with either hand even if it was attached to a Benghazi report hanging from his nose. Worthless as tits on a boar.(and less personable)

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    1. Anonymous12:38 PM

      Peckerwood!

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    2. Anonymous1:38 PM

      Bet he has a tiny pecker!!! The guy is physically repulsive!

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    3. Anonymous3:34 PM

      1:38 As are many of the gop. Look at Issa, McConnell, McCain and others. Not a reasonably good looking "man in the entire group.

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  9. Drumpf is said to be considering former Dem Senate traitor Lieberman for Female Body Inspectors.

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    1. Anonymous12:49 PM

      Lieberman was Independent.

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    2. Anonymous1:35 PM

      Lieberman started out a Democrat. He had to become Independent to get re-elected because he was so despised by Democrats. And rightfully still is despised.

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    3. Anonymous1:44 PM

      Lol. So now someone who chooses to be independent, and wins, is a traitor? Because they don't prescribe to a political party?

      Fools, the lot of you IMers.

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    4. Anonymous6:05 AM

      He is a traitor to Democrats because at McCain's order he went in and tried to prop up stupid Sarah. He's not independent in the slightest; he's a sanctimonious self-serving opportunist. Do you actually know anything about him?
      Be careful who you call a fool. Ask Trump how that turns out.

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  10. I just want Trump to leave the states and forget how to come back.

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  11. Anonymous12:27 PM

    OT?
    https://egbertowillies.com/2017/05/17/joy-ann-reid-pence-session-russia/

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  12. Anonymous12:33 PM

    OT?" creator and chief moderator of The Red Pill, one of the internet’s most notorious forums for misogyny, resigned on Wednesday following a New Hampshire legislative committee’s passing of a recommendation that no action be taken against him and a call from Democrats that the Attorney General investigate him for lying under oath."

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/17/new-hampshire-state-rep-who-created-reddits-red-pill-resigns?source=TDB&via=FB_Page

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  13. Anonymous12:35 PM

    "Neither Trump or his administration have commented on the beating of peaceful protesters by Erdogan's goons. The dictator wannabe's silence on this gross display of violence on American soil against people expressing their 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech signals his approval of such behavior and the decline of our democracy!"

    http://crooksandliars.com/2017/05/trump-silent-peaceful-protester-beatings

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  14. If you work for Trump, you have to provide your own lawyer (at your own expense).

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    1. Anonymous1:36 PM

      Any Republican that accepts a position in his administration/cabinet is nuts. They would not be able to trust Trump as far as they could throw him - and, that would not be far.

      The deranged man is an idiot and not fit to govern our country!

      And, Lieberman better be careful. He's not qualified to compete w/Trump! Trump will eat him alive!!!

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  15. Anonymous12:51 PM

    McMaster is the one who deserves the MOH for this.

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    1. Anonymous1:36 PM

      For what? Destroying his reputation by lying for a liar?

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  16. Anonymous1:58 PM

    Turtlehead McConnell’s real reason for getting Garland appointed to the FBI is to have an opening on the DC circuit court, to get a republican on the bench.

    Little donnie may come back from his trip and find the locks changed, better not let Mikey house sit, especially if he decides to go ahead with his Islam speech.... I loved the movie Aladdin, I love Islam, I love Moooselems except I don’t want them coming to the US.

    Maybe they can take him for a side trip out in the desert; he and Jared can spend 40 years making their way to Israel.

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  17. Anonymous2:46 PM

    The Jerusalem Post has the lead story of Jewish former Senator Lieberman being on the short list for FBI Director.

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  18. Anonymous3:00 PM

    ""I'm going to wait by the phone," McCain said dryly Wednesday."the lack of communication between both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue is compounded by the sheer magnitude and pace of the crises coming out of the White House on a daily basis."Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to have dinner with lawmakers on Wednesday night, which would be one of the first opportunities for Republicans to question a top Trump officiaL"Ryan offered some help to Trump on Wednesday when he said that some people want to “harm the president,” and said he still has confidence in Trump. The administration official said "we are pleased that Ryan said what he said. We needed him to say that."“What’s needed is more discipline and credibility,” said Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)."McCain said his message was for Trump to channel Ronald Reagan’s approach on the Iran-Contra scandal and avoid a “Watergate” situation by getting as much information out as quickly as possible about the Comey imbroglio. It has not been heeded"
    "One lawmaker who had been speaking to administration officials about unrelated issues was told offhandedly that the Comey memo’s account is “bullshit,” while Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was one of the few GOP lawmakers to get an extensive briefing on the meeting with Russian officials, he was left to guess what the White House’s message is on the Comey memo.

    “I would imagine that the White House would argue that the president was in the meetings with Comey himself and they might have an alternative view of what happened,”

    http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/17/donald-trump-damage-control-238521

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  19. Anonymous3:05 PM

    BREAKING NEWS - UPDATE


    NBC NEWS
    POLITICS
    MAY 17 2017, 6:48 PM ET

    Special Counsel Will Take Over FBI Russia Campaign Interference Investigation

    Bowing to public and Congressional pressure, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Bob Mueller on Wednesday to be a special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, Justice Department officials said.

    Mueller will take command of the prosecutors and FBI agents who are working on the far reaching Russia investigation, which spans multiple FBI field offices on both coasts.

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  20. Anonymous3:08 PM

    Well at least the djt isn't talking his health problems, like most old people I know. Lol.

    But he is on media, ec, ...

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  21. Anonymous3:13 PM

    angela said12:23 PM
    I just want Trump to leave the states and forget how to come back

    👍

    If it is true trump is showing signs of dementia, trump will not only forget how to come back to the states, he will be pissing and shitting in his adult diapers.

    Clean up aisle one Air Force One

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  22. Anonymous3:25 PM

    Molder and Scully....Meuller.

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  23. The DOJ has appointed Robert Mueller, former prosecutor and FBI director for 12 years, to oversee the investigation into Russiagate. This is a big step in the right direction.

    But even in the best case scenario for the nation, Trump could stay in office for quite a while. After Watergate began to unfold, it was a couple of years before Nixon resigns.

    We can hope that the Dems, and those members of the GOP who have brains and consciences, can keep Trump in check and minimize his destructive intentions.

    Like many people, I was shocked and appalled when Trump was elected, but I never dreamed what a truly terrible leader he would be.

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  24. Anonymous3:53 PM

    Is it true Melania and President Trump's Secret Service detail and his White House staff are complaining about being forced to go with Trump on his first foreign road trip and will be calling in sick with the Orange Flu sickness?

    Something about the world will be targeting him and the Secret Service and WH staff members do not want to be innocent bystanders.

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  25. I understand Michael Flynn is available.

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