5 Thoughts on James Comey's Firing

A quick note. I meant to write this up two days ago, and it was pretty much written up by yesterday, but I'd been consumed by other stuff.

1. It is Nixonian: Through a literal filter, there are many people who believe that what happened was not Nixonian. Yet, the basis for Donald's actions is rooted in the same egocentric, maniacal narcissism of Nixon. It is why Nixon acted with impunity in directing the Watergate break-in, cover-up, and attempts to forestall his impeachment. We may not yet be at the same point in time of Nixon's impending impeachment but Donald is most certainly attempting to cover up his actions.
2. No Mere Coincidence: The Deputy AG's memo, AG Sessions' memo, and Donald's letters are all dated today. Contrast that to the 18-day gap between the time when Sally Yates informed the White House about Mike Flynn and when they finally fired him. Now, understand that there was already an independent inquiry into Comey's actions. Donald bypassed that independent inquiry. Apparently, he asked for the DoJ to manufacture a reason to fire Comey and they complied; as soon as he received his excuse, he had a letter typed up, signed it, then used his personal bodyguard to deliver it to the FBI.
3. A Sign of Loyalties: As Republicans one by one offer up their responses, look carefully, for you may see a sign of loyalty -- either to Country or to Party -- offered up. The Establishment will always reflexively respond with a signal of loyalty to Party, always the last ones out the door before the structure collapses.
4. What's the Fireable Offense?: I've re-read Rod Rosenstein's letter multiple times, and he never identified a reason to fire the Director of the FBI. He wrote about violations of protocols, but protocols are lower than rules which are lower than laws. He wrote about the loss of confidence from Congress and the public, but that's hardly a fireable offense. Despite his low support numbers, Donald remains in office; if we're comparing actions, Donald's made many more consequential errors of judgment in the last four months than Comey has done his entire career.
5. The DoJ v FBI v Donald: Rosenstein's letter did not cite current or former FBI officials. He identified former AGs and deputy AGs, instead, when citing the effects of Comey's actions as detrimental to the process. Rosenstein's letter, if read outside of the context of Donald, is a pissing match between the FBI and the DoJ. Add the context of Donald and what you get is Donald attempting to politically marginalize the FBI. If Congress does not stand up for the FBI, all is lost and Donald may become the dictator he pines to be.