Lyle's Blog

We have to remember that in Washington political power is the only thing that matters. James Comey was a thorn in the side of George Bush on the NSA surveillance issue and again with Donald Trump. I doubt he agreed with everything Barrack Obama did but disagreeing with the first black president would be political suicide. Barrack Obama did some outlandish and unlawful things but Comey along with the U.S. Congress knew you just had to ride his term out and hope to God that the country was repairable when he finished changing it. Donald Trump is someone who makes deals, asks favors, likes to get the useless garbage off his plate and so no doubt wanted to get this Democrat Party inspired investigation off the table. If Donald Trump is successful it would spell the end of the party atmosphere in Washington, a place where the baton of power is passed to one elitist after another. Firing James Comey is a natural thing for President Trump to do. The investigation was a just another stumbling block in his agenda to transform the country. The way Comey handled the Clinton email scandal was odd to me. It seemed to indicate that Comey was a conflicted man. However in the end he is a Washington bureaucrat of sorts and must participate in the mud slinging that swamp dwellers love. So much mud, so little time. All the investigations Congress have about numerous scandals or proposed scandals produce no results. Many times, especially under Obama, the justice department was just a rubber stamp for the wrong doing of the executive branch. Now that someone wants to drain the swamp, everyone seems to abandon America and President Trump is left defending the country on his own. Like Truman advised and I paraphrase, ” if you want a friend in the White House, get a dog”.