FBI "warned" about influencing election

[Scout26]

Na, luck would be a giant meteor. Or better yet, General Mattis declaring his run for Presidency and all other candidates wisely surrendering.

http://terminallance.com/2016/04/08/terminal-lance-election-season-2016/

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The dying/dead republic longs for a Caesar to run the empire.

Actually, I want a Cincinnatus....

[KD5NRH]

Actually, I want a Cincinnatus....

How about Richard I?  Thanks to cruise missiles, he won't have to leave long enough for his VP to revolt.

[MechAg94]

Hardly. Moreso looking for a candidate that is competent, has the appropriate amount of guts to handle modern politics, the proper mentality and still a decent human being. Not looking to elect a king, which is what most people seem to want from their Presidential candidate.

No sane person can look at Clinton or Trump and say either of these people are competent, reasonably intelligent and decent human beings. Three hundred million Americans and this is what we got? In fairness, I'm aware that dealing with the media during a long grueling campaign is what drives off any sane person. 19 months of campaigning is flat out insane, and advantageous to no one except the media.

I am not sure if guts is the right word or ego/extreme confidence.  I am not sure if any of the other primary candidates would have weathered the media storm of the last few months.  One more week.  

Honestly, I don't think Trump is the second coming or anything.  He is just a lot better than the alternative and doesn't seem to be invested in the Republican establishment.  Even if he is somewhat liberal, that is an improvement perhaps even over the Bush terms.  I hope we get a chance to find out.

On another post, IMO what screwed W. Bush was continually trying to compromise with Democrats who hated his guts.  I guess he Dad had the same failing.  

[Jocassee]

Maybe they didn't want to wake up (or not) next to Vince Foster?

Again, can we stop being ridiculous?

[Perd Hapley]

Again, can we stop being ridiculous?

I took his comment as a joke, since it didn't actually answer my question.

[roo_ster]

Hardly. Moreso looking for a candidate that is competent, has the appropriate amount of guts to handle modern politics, the proper mentality and still a decent human being. Not looking to elect a king, which is what most people seem to want from their Presidential candidate.

No sane person can look at Clinton or Trump and say either of these people are competent, reasonably intelligent and decent human beings. Three hundred million Americans and this is what we got? In fairness, I'm aware that dealing with the media during a long grueling campaign is what drives off any sane person. 19 months of campaigning is flat out insane, and advantageous to no one except the media.

Actually, I want a Cincinnatus....

I am afraid we will, instead, get the leadership we deserve.

[agricola]

Actually, I want a Cincinnatus....

We have one over here at the moment, though I am not sure how much you would like him.

I mean of course the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who, at the height of the last attempted coup, with almost his entire Shadow Cabinet (all progressive types of the kind you will be familiar with) resigning in an attempt to get him to quit, his Parliamentary party in open revolt and the media in uproar, went to his Allotment Association's AGM instead.  He won the subsequent leadership election, by a bigger majority than previously, and that was despite the progressives taking the vote off 100,000 party members. 

[Ben]

Well, it appears DOJ is going to step in and provide all resources necessary to ensure the 650,000 emails are reviewed before the election. Nevermind that previously there was no way for them to review 30,000 in less than two years.

http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2016/10/31/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-to-hasten-email-review-in-clinton-case-its-doj-to-the-rescue/

[Monkeyleg]

Well, it appears DOJ is going to step in and provide all resources necessary to ensure the 650,000 emails are reviewed before the election. Nevermind that previously there was no way for them to review 30,000 in less than two years.

http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2016/10/31/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-to-hasten-email-review-in-clinton-case-its-doj-to-the-rescue/

Ben, I think by "review" they mean "delete".

[Scout26]

[charby]

Well, it appears DOJ is going to step in and provide all resources necessary to ensure the 650,000 emails are reviewed before the election. Nevermind that previously there was no way for them to review 30,000 in less than two years.

http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2016/10/31/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-to-hasten-email-review-in-clinton-case-its-doj-to-the-rescue/

Automated keyword search, human eyes on the tagged ones.

I have a feeling the AG is doing this to save her hide from the tarmac meeting with Bill.

[Hawkmoon]

Again, can we stop being ridiculous?

What's ridiculous? In the past three weeks, two people (one reputed to be the source of the Wikileaks and the one yesterday a witness against Hillary) have died. You call that ridiculous? Do you really think it's just an unfortunate coincidence?

[grampster]

Hardly. Moreso looking for a candidate that is competent, has the appropriate amount of guts to handle modern politics, the proper mentality and still a decent human being. Not looking to elect a king, which is what most people seem to want from their Presidential candidate.

No sane person can look at Clinton or Trump and say either of these people are competent, reasonably intelligent and decent human beings. Three hundred million Americans and this is what we got? In fairness, I'm aware that dealing with the media during a long grueling campaign is what drives off any sane person. 19 months of campaigning is flat out insane, and advantageous to no one except the media.

Well, in the first place the Dems would put up anyone who toes the party line of far left statism.  Competence and decency wouldn't enter into it.  As for the R's, if they put up anyone of the ilk you mentioned, he'd be demonized much the Romney was.  If he was a decent, competent person, the Dems would just lie and the MSM would compound it.  Sad, but true.

[RoadKingLarry]

Well, in the first place the Dems would put up anyone who toes the party line of far left statism.  Competence and decency wouldn't enter into it.  As for the R's, if they put up anyone of the ilk you mentioned, he'd be demonized much the Romney was.  If he was a decent, competent person, the Dems would just lie and the MSM would compound it.  Sad, but true.

That, and what sane, rational person would really want the job?