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May. 11th, 2018 08:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eiriasThis week marked a year since the firing of James Comey. One of the few Turning Points (TM) I’ve been aware of in real time.
I know I’m not supposed to like James Comey, for at least two reasons. But I find it difficult. I just listened to the Lawfare podcast this week and — I dunno. He is so earnest and dorky, and wants so badly to do right, even if his compass isn’t always true. Like a real life Special Agent Dale Cooper.
Ben Wittes, on the other hand - I have an easier time retaining skepticism of him. His blog is a useful resource these days. But ultimately I think what pisses him off about Trump is that a low person is in power. A person unlike the sort of person who should have the power to secretly assassinate people. The people that should have that power, of course, are his friends. I don’t think he minds the power itself at all.
I know I’m not supposed to like James Comey, for at least two reasons. But I find it difficult. I just listened to the Lawfare podcast this week and — I dunno. He is so earnest and dorky, and wants so badly to do right, even if his compass isn’t always true. Like a real life Special Agent Dale Cooper.
Ben Wittes, on the other hand - I have an easier time retaining skepticism of him. His blog is a useful resource these days. But ultimately I think what pisses him off about Trump is that a low person is in power. A person unlike the sort of person who should have the power to secretly assassinate people. The people that should have that power, of course, are his friends. I don’t think he minds the power itself at all.