Late Monday evening, Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe announced he was leaving his position effective immediately, somewhat earlier than he had initially disclosed, as he was scheduled to leave sometime mid March. Although somewhat of a surprise, McCabe's departure from the FBI means different things to different people. Democrats and proponents of the Russia collusion story are taking this as a sign that DJT has his new FBI director Christopher Wray are forcing McCabe out. However big of a stink the opposition can make, a President is within his legal right to put in his team into the Department of Justice, regardless the importance of the position, as it is part of the Executive branch. That being said, it is important to note McCabe is not being fired, he is resigning from his post. What makes this newsworthy is the timing. Hours after McCabe announced he was leaving, the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to release an internal ...
Cognitive dissonance is often regarded as the condition associated with the mind not being able to reconcile what it perceives vs what is real. As previously mentioned on this blog, we believe the Russian collusion story is at best, a story. Donald Trump is know for being many different things to different people, but to committed leftists he is something else entirely. In order to explore what can only be described as their toxic blend of fascination and loathing, a quick overview. For much of his adult life, Donald Trump has been all over the political map. Once as a guest on Oprah's daytime talk show in the late 80's, he gave kudos to the campaigns of Bush, Dukakis and Jackson during the 1988 campaign. His political affiliations have ranged across the political spectrum. In the first decade of the new millenium, he was a Democrat. During the years of Obama, he flipped back to Republican, engaging in the birther issue among other criticisms ...