(05-11-2017 01:22 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(05-11-2017 10:25 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(05-11-2017 09:08 AM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  General Michael Hayden:

"With three high profile firings in quick succession, it's beginning to feel a little bit like Nicaragua around here. A very pro-American European friend weighed in with me by email shortly after the White House announcement: “Astonishing. Your institutions appear to be in meltdown.”

He has a point."

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/th...-starts-to

The optics are just horrible - and I have no idea how the top echelon of the Trump team did not see this coming.

They fired a guy who was in the middle of leading an investigation into the Trump team for a reason that was NOT timely.

That's after they already fired an acting AG for not agreeing with them. AND after firing another attorney who was investigating Trump in his home state (Bharara).

At some point, the admin needs to do something to indicate that they have nothing to hide, and so far it's been questionable decision and deflect, on repeat. If this was the first head scratching decision that had been made, I wouldn't be as concerned. But after 110 days, it makes me incredibly uneasy as I don't think Trump really gets the difference between running a private company and a public institution.

You soft-pedaled at least one of them, maybe two of them.

They fired Yates for refusing to enforce an executive order. One that had passed the scrutiny of an opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel. Last I heard, emforcing and defending these things is one of the DOJ's perogatives (that is when they are not ginning up on Title IX enforcement actions....)

As for Bharara, I'll assume you know that US Attorneys are routinely 'fired' by each President. Bharara was 'unique' in that he disregarded the request to resign. Such changeover is very routine and in the norm and is never really an issue (except when the President is Republican, I guess...). But it truly is amazing to see the Democrats and their supporters in kind in the main stream media go batshit crazy when 'reporting' (should I say 'blowing up the issue for their like minded compatriots') on this when an evil crooked Republican does these actions that are simply rehashes of what always happens and is expected. Gets tiresome....

By the way, you are fully cognizant that each position serves at the pleasure of the President, right? Your final sentence leads me to believe that you don't quite get the import of that.

PS: btw nice toning down, but still rehash of the Vox-tripe here:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/...et-bharara

The jury is still out on the Comey firing, at least until more solid details are revealed. But the 'pattern' when it includes Yates and Bharara is stupid, but that is Vox-spin for you.

So to your bolded - should the acting FBI director be fired too? The FBI will not routinely update the WH on the investigation, which certainly means that they won't be doing what POTUS wants them to do.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...30856.html

My point is that serving at the pleasure of the POTUS doesn't exactly translate to doing what the POTUS wants to do. And unlike a private firm, there are consequences for firing someone solely because they may be doing their job which has a negative impact on your personally. It is a thin and difficult line to balance, I imagine.