There has been an endless amount of discussion about his book. I
have seen several of his interviews. My take is that he is a very
bright, very thoughtful, very honest, very introspective person. I have
heard his justification for making the infamous Hillary disclosure just
before the election. After hearing his justification, I think he made a
dead wrong decision. But I accept that he made an honest error in
judgement.
For me the most important question asked of Comey is, "What do you
want to be the takeaway from the book?" His answer, "We need to bring
good values back to our government.
Who ever thought that Democrats would be making values an
important issue. The "Moral Majority" tried to own that issue. Now
they are slopping around in the sty of the most valueless president in
the history of the United States. By the way, I always resented the
implication of the self righteous moral majority that liberals did not
have values. But that's for another discussion.
Comey makes two major points regarding Chump's lack of values.
First, is Chump's complete inability to tell the truth. He lies about
everything big and small. Second, he has surrounded himself with
corrupt people and runs the government like a criminal enterprise.
Regarding lying, Chump supporters always trot out President Obama
saying that if you like your insurance policy you can keep it. He was
wrong. I call it an honest mistake rather than a lie. The difference
between Obama and Chump, however, is that Obama admitted his mistake. he
didn't own it. He explained that third rate insurance policies would
not qualify for Obamacare. So those people who felt aggrieved because
they needed to get different insurance, were actually getting better
insurance. It is well documented that Chump's lies are on a scale never
before seen. He is a pathological liar, pure and simple.
Regarding the corruption endemic to the Chump presidency, from
the beginning I have wondered how Chump could attract so many crooks.
The answer is that he has been with crooks his entire adult life. He had
shady business dealings with crime figures. He barely escaped criminal
charges himself. Flynn and Gates have already pleaded guilty. I am
not worried that Manafort will sue me for libel for calling him a
crook. His buddy Broidy is a convicted felon. His son in law's father
is a convicted felon. His daughter and son in law barely escaped
criminal charges through some very questionable dealings with the
prosecutor. His EPA administrator illegally used money allocated by the
Clean Drinking Water Act to give huge raises to his appointees. He
brought his chief of staff down to his level by lying and refusing to
apologize when his bald faced lie was discovered. His long time lawyer
does very questionable, probably illegal, stuff for Chump. Chump deals
with highly questionable Russian crooks. He is no doubt complicit in
their money laundering. And this is far from an exhaustive list.
Comey also is clearly disgusted with Chump's picadillos with a porn
star and a playmate, not to mention his bragadoccio about assaulting
women. We all know about Bill Clinton's failings. I would like to
point out to the moral majority that Hillary Clinton is a prime example
of family values. After suffering the worst public humiliation one
could ever imagine, she fought to save her marriage. Contrast her with
Chump.
I have heard the justifications by evangelicals and the moral
majority for being on board with Chump. Sorry, it is nothing but first
class hypocricy. In the end, I think Comey is exactly right. Whether
Republican or Democrat, all Americans should reject our immoral, amoral
president. Our children and grandchildren should not think that what
Chump says or does is okay.
One last thing, how did we get here from where we were from 2009
to 2017? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but there was not a single
scandal during the entire eight years of the Obama presidency. His
appointments were top rate both with regard to ability and integrity. He
personified morality and family values. Hopefully we will get back to
that place sooner rather than later. Take care all.
Richard
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