tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post6877593332389300149..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: Are diGenova And Huber On The Same Page?mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-17492824444042969542019-08-01T21:55:51.598-05:002019-08-01T21:55:51.598-05:00Lots of calculating of odds going on.Lots of calculating of odds going on.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66513534166709114822019-08-01T21:02:08.214-05:002019-08-01T21:02:08.214-05:00I don't want Barr and company to abuse the law...I don't want Barr and company to abuse the law the way that the Dems have. Then we truly are not a constitutional republic. We have to trust that this is being done right. <br /><br />I agree with the commenter above that we can't move to a standard of "guilty until proven innocent." I'm not really a fan of the leaking, either. I speculate that it is done to put Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-50590151358802126852019-08-01T17:32:55.948-05:002019-08-01T17:32:55.948-05:00Interesting, Mike. I will say, there are aspects t...Interesting, Mike. I will say, there are aspects to the big picture as we know it that are hard to figure out. Your speculation addresses some of that. mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-14543819296873853052019-08-01T17:00:12.253-05:002019-08-01T17:00:12.253-05:00I think he has definitely slowed down, but I agree...I think he has definitely slowed down, but I agree with you that that isn't the full explanation.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-22582641174031496932019-08-01T16:57:17.142-05:002019-08-01T16:57:17.142-05:00I don't buy Bob's "Mr. Magoo" ro...I don't buy Bob's "Mr. Magoo" routine. Just another version of the sudden memory issues so many officials seem to have to avoid pleading the 5th. -MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-373737215772258292019-08-01T16:55:52.625-05:002019-08-01T16:55:52.625-05:00That's a point, re PR, and I hope that sundanc...That's a point, re PR, and I hope that sundance's and my guesswork is at least "over the target." Conservative commentators have responded to the "Gestapo" stuff by saying that Barr doesn't want to fight fire with fire, but to return the nation to true rule of law according to normal standards. That's valid, IMO, but part of that must be both equal protection mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80232303621213425132019-08-01T16:24:20.673-05:002019-08-01T16:24:20.673-05:00they must explain how the Hillary exoneration fit ...<i>they must explain how the Hillary exoneration fit in to that broad conspiracy to frame Donald Trump</i><br /><br />Comey, Clapper, Brennan and their ilk feared that Russian Intelligence had proof that Hillary Clinton had operated a pay-to-play operation as the US Secretary of State. The proof included:<br /><br />* E-mails obtained from Clinton's private server<br /><br />* Details about Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-53188914450957035552019-08-01T16:23:59.091-05:002019-08-01T16:23:59.091-05:00Leaking the no prosecution decision was an unforce...Leaking the no prosecution decision was an unforced error. That decision could have been delayed or sealed, thereby preventing the public relations debacle that has now occurred. The average citizen doesn't get into the weeds of legal manuevering and likely won't see anything other than that Comey was allowed to skate on a Class I felony to which he confessed in sworn public testimony Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-90728092759028585632019-08-01T16:07:26.463-05:002019-08-01T16:07:26.463-05:00You're right, of course, and perhaps that'...You're right, of course, and perhaps that's an area in which Barr deserves criticism. Perhaps he should have really blasted Friend Bob on that score. Scorched him.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34619896821668540832019-08-01T15:58:45.160-05:002019-08-01T15:58:45.160-05:00Much as I genuinely appreciate Yancey's humor,...Much as I genuinely appreciate Yancey's humor, I think everyone needs to avoid making light of a push to "guilty until proven innocent or exonerated by the nobility". That needs to be called out as un-American whenever it is spoken. (my humble $0.02) -- MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-1190418516233237032019-08-01T14:49:18.976-05:002019-08-01T14:49:18.976-05:00There ya go ... :-)There ya go ... :-)mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-89387585399847443562019-08-01T14:47:52.296-05:002019-08-01T14:47:52.296-05:00On the memos, I would satisfied if the IG and/or H...On the memos, I would satisfied if the IG and/or Huber simply wrote, "While we decline prosecution, we have not exonerated James Comey, we would if we could, but we cannot."Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.com