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2019-10-11 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Sen. Tom Cotton Unloads On Intel Community Inspector General: ‘Evasive,' ‘Insolent,' And ‘Obstructive'

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-11 02:18|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure the esteemed senator feels a lot better now.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-11 03:00|| 2019-10-11 03:00|| Front Page Top

#2 The ICIG admitted that it secretly changed its rules and forms in response to an error-ridden complaint filed against President Donald Trump that consisted entirely of gossip, rumor, and second-hand information.

Shitshow, Part 121.

Posted by Lex 2019-10-11 05:02|| 2019-10-11 05:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "Evasive, insolent" and "obstructive"

A member of the 116th Congress. They should know a thing or two about "evasive, insolent, and obstructive.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-11 06:08|| 2019-10-11 06:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Sen. Cotton is on the record anyway and maybe more people are aware of the problems within the 114th Congress (primarily the House) as the results of his efforts.

I wrote to my CongressCritters for many years to express my views as a citizen. At some point I began to think that a frustrating experience and time waster. The conclusion was that there was a whole lot of criminality going on in D.C. that couldn't be impacted by letter writing.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-10-11 09:46|| 2019-10-11 09:46|| Front Page Top

#5 No one likes the honest man
Because he's a good man, He wants to do it honestly and win by the book, what Trump didn't have when he arrived, was an Aggrandizement Management Plan. Every successful dictator and even some democratic regimes that wish to stay in power have one these days. Of course, theirs is the sole reason they are in politics, but a 'Philosopher King' could use such a plan to make a deepState dig its own grave.

Divide and Conquer
It involves clear division and delegation of promised proceeds from coming gravy trains and tax-payer funded snafus. The highest echelons are directly appointed and play on for pure power and legacy but the mid-level administratives will not be denied their corruption. It's best to create a working relationship with them, demarcate what they can do and and what they will absolutely not touch. If a reasonable deal was made with the deepState loyalists promising them continued tinkling coffers with protection, albeit not at the previous averages - I'm sure they would have rallied around this President too.

Further they are all in it for individual gains alone. I'm sure every one of them loathes the crazies, those in it not for just money but true ideologues and insurgents. The deepState flunkies could be effectively bribed into switching loyalties, turning on the ideologues.

Purge and reset
Once the law and intelligence apparatus was consolidated under the executive by deal and directive, the purging and silencing of ill-chosen representatives and their delinquent electorates could begin. After that it wouldn't matter if the intelligence, security and law apparatus was indulgent. They could be purged too. I'm talking visits in the night and phone and internet outages in blue states, mayors congressmen and senators jailed for corruption, perp-walked on TV.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-11 12:38|| 2019-10-11 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Remember when the Obama administration purged the IGs left over from the Bush years?

Posted by magpie 2019-10-11 13:00|| 2019-10-11 13:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Obama replaced several top military officers too including DIA and generals in his starting years I think.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-11 13:13|| 2019-10-11 13:13|| Front Page Top

#8 More to the point: Did Atkinson secretly eliminate the requirement that whistleblowers provide first-hand information to support allegations of wrongdoing before or after Schifferbrains consulted with the whistleblower in question? Did Atkinson do so at the behest of Schifferbrains?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-10-11 13:24|| 2019-10-11 13:24|| Front Page Top

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