WNKU.com
by Carrie Johnson
June 21, 2013

President Obama will formally nominate Jim Comey to be the country's next FBI director on Friday.

Comey, a registered Republican and longtime federal prosecutor, is best-known for raising alarms inside the Bush White House about a secret electronic surveillance program. That issue has taken on new resonance after disclosures about the Obama administration's dragnet collection of American phone records.

Comey's famous surveillance-program standoff during his time in the Justice Department under President Bush cemented his reputation as a person who stands up for what he believes.

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http://wnku.org/post/obamas-pick-lead-fb...-privacy-debate

So, what do they have on this Comey guy that they would even consider him?

Good grief, I've become such a cynic. I long for a time when cynicism is misplaced. When you can say "Isn't that nice", and not read in the paper the next day that no, it wasn't nice; it was just a cynical ploy. A time when people admire good and look down on bad. When it is an acceptable goal to become a good person. To do good things. To be honest and have integrity.

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So, what do they have on this Comey guy that they would even consider him?

Good grief, I've become such a cynic. I long for a time when cynicism is misplaced. When you can say "Isn't that nice", and not read in the paper the next day that no, it wasn't nice; it was just a cynical ploy. A time when people admire good and look down on bad. When it is an acceptable goal to become a good person. To do good things. To be honest and have integrity.

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Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #2

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So, what do they have on this Comey guy that they would even consider him?

Good grief, I've become such a cynic. I long for a time when cynicism is misplaced. When you can say "Isn't that nice", and not read in the paper the next day that no, it wasn't nice; it was just a cynical ploy. A time when people admire good and look down on bad. When it is an acceptable goal to become a good person. To do good things. To be honest and have integrity.

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[quote=Sanguine|p44693]So, what do they have on this Comey guy that they would even consider him?

Good grief, I've become such a cynic. I long for a time when cynicism is misplaced. When you can say "Isn't that nice", and not read in the paper the next day that no, it wasn't nice; it was just a cynical ploy. A time when people admire good and look down on bad. When it is an acceptable goal to become a good person. To do good things. To be honest and have integrity. [/quote]

Sadly I think that time has passed us by Sanguine. A time that we can look back upon, not one that is present. Maybe, a couple of generations down the road will see it return, depending on how things eventually shake out.

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[quote=Sanguine|p44693]So, what do they have on this Comey guy that they would even consider him?

Good grief, I've become such a cynic. I long for a time when cynicism is misplaced. When you can say "Isn't that nice", and not read in the paper the next day that no, it wasn't nice; it was just a cynical ploy. A time when people admire good and look down on bad. When it is an acceptable goal to become a good person. To do good things. To be honest and have integrity. [/quote]

Sadly I think that time has passed us by Sanguine. A time that we can look back upon, not one that is present. Maybe, a couple of generations down the road will see it return, depending on how things eventually shake out.

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I am, believe it or not optimistic by nature. I have been teased as having a quintessentially American can do attitude. However we have passed a tipping point. I'm not certain exactly when. The country I was born into and grew up in is largely gone. The flag is still there; there are still pretend borders, pretend national sovereignty, and our national anthem.
But our traditional culture has been largely replaced and out wealth parceled out to the highest bidder.

@Sanguine @Palinista @algernonpj

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