Morning Jolt: James Comey Is Proving that He’s a Partisan

Making the click-through worthwhile: former FBI director James Comey drops any pretense of being anything but a Democratic-party cheerleader these days, President Trump finds himself hunting for a chief of staff once again, a quick review of last week's NR cruise, and a computer book to read before artificial intelligence takes over the world.

James Comey, Democratic-Party Cheerleader

Back when I reviewed former FBI director James Comey's autobiography, I wrote:

The notion that everyone around Comey at the top level of the FBI hesitated to keep his promise to inform Congress because it could help Trump win the election doesn't exactly dispel Trump's claim of widespread bias against him. In Comey's late-November private Oval Office meeting with the president, he blurts out to the outgoing Obama, "I dread the next four years."

This is not a conspiracy of shadowy cigarette-smoking government men out of The X-Files, but it points to a disconcerting groupthink: Just about everybody at the ...

December 10 2018

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James Comey Is Proving that He's a Partisan Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: former FBI director James Comey drops any pretense of being anything but a Democratic-party cheerleader these days, President Trump finds himself hunting for a chief of staff once again, a quick review of last week's NR cruise, and a computer book to read before artificial intelligence takes over the world. James Comey, Democratic-Party Cheerleader Back when I reviewed former FBI director James Comey's autobiography, I wrote: The notion that everyone around Comey at the top level of the FBI hesitated to keep his promise to inform Congress because it could help Trump win the election doesn't exactly dispel Trump's claim of widespread bias against him. In Comey's late-November private Oval Office meeting with the president, he blurts out to the outgoing Obama, "I dread the next four years." This is not a conspiracy of shadowy cigarette-smoking government men out of The X-Files, but it points to a disconcerting groupthink: Just about everybody at the ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Incompetent Vice Swings at Dick Cheney and Misses Kyle Smith Debunking all of these feeble points again 15 years later is as tiresome for me as it is for you. Hate Crimes and the Threat to American Jewry Robert Cherry The major danger in the U.S. to Jewish interests is the leftist politics that increasingly infects college campuses and the Democratic party. Alleged Russian Spy Maria Butina Reaches Plea Deal with Prosecutors Jack Crowe Maria Butina, a Russian national and former American University student accused of acting as an undeclared Kremlin spy, reached a plea deal with prosecutors. ADVERTISEMENT How Wisconsin Republicans Tamed the Administrative State Jake Curtis The roadmap to reforming federal and state administrative agencies has already been drawn for others to follow. And it runs through Wisconsin. Donald Trump and the Imperial Presidency Jay Cost This is such a pathetic time for our republic. Hopefully, future generations will learn from our frivolous idolatry. House Democrats Debate Term Limits for Committee Heads John Fund If Democrats focus on impeaching President Trump while keeping reactionary supporters of the status quo in power, they might find that their new House majority won't last very long. Decency Is Not Dead: 41 and Us Kathryn Jean Lopez "Women are not being forced into not having an abortion but are being shown that they have options and resources to choose life," Brenda says of her experience. SCOTUS Declines to Hear Challenge to Public Funding of Planned Parenthood Jack Crowe The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review lower-court rulings that prevented two states from ending public funding for Planned Parenthood. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: December 10, 2018 Photographing Custer ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.