Day: May 17, 2017

Has Rosenstein Redeemed himself?

I hope so.

MuellerWe could all use just a bit of good news. And this can only be viewed as good news. In the wake of countless Trump toadies spinning the infinite threads of deceit in the vain attempt to make Trump look something like a human, it is so refreshing for someone like Rosenstein, who had seemed to be a prime member of the Trump Toady Team, to do something so remarkable.

According to the LA Times “The Justice Department on Wednesday named a special counsel, former FBI Director Robert Mueller III, to take over the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Russian agents and associates of President Trump.” Sounds like good news to me.

Mr. Mueller is that rare individual who has the trust and admiration of insiders, outsiders, Democrats, and Republicans alike. He appears to be the man who can wade through the murky waters of Washington ethical muck and remain ethically and morally unscathed.  In other words, he’s the polar opposite of Trump.

He’s known as someone who can quickly and simply move forward to get to the truth of potential Russian involvement in the election and possible Trump campaign involvement.

This is a very good thing.

We could all use a little bit of good, honest action towards either dispersing the question of Russian influence or identifying it’s particulars.

One can only hope that further attempts to delay\obstruct\obfuscate the investigation by Trump, his toadies, or the silent Republicans will be minimal.

Forgive me if I’m not optimistic regarding that last idea.

A Pretty Fair Definition of Obstruction.

Obstruction: a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage.

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Trump directly asked Mr. Comey to end the investigation on Flynn, according to an associate of Mr. Comeys.

That’s a pretty fair definition of obstruction. One would actually be hard pressed to state a better one.

Comey declined of course, and one can only imagine what must have been going through his mind; “Does Trump have any idea what he’s doing?”

Of course that’s the question every reasonably intelligent person has been asking for a long time. Trump has displayed none of the behaviors, principles, and attitudes that Americans expect in a President and many, if not all, of the actions of someone blindly attempting to claw their way out of a very deep hole, a hole they dug.

The House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to the F.B.I. asking for all information on any conversations between Mr. Comey and Trump. We can only hope such records exit.

As unreal and disgusting as Trump’s actions are, they aren’t really that surprising. Trump has made his ignorance, arrogance, untruthful nature, and stupidity apparent long before any vote was cast.  But the real kicker is the silence from the Republican party.

One would hope that some Republican would stand up and say “enough”.

But for the most part, there’s been silence.