We're going a little light on the original verbiage this morning (as you may have noticed). Some business needs tending to, so more visual stimulation!
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(Tom Toles, Washington Post)
This will always be remembered as the presidential election in which the KKK, the KGB and the FBI all supported the same candidate.— Victor Laszlo (@Impolitics) November 2, 2016
Finally, Charles Lane writes about the damage done by the FBI Director and some rogue agents to the fabric of our democratic republic:
If you really wanted to destroy a democratic republic, the surest way would be to turn its prosecutors, investigators and intelligence-gatherers into the instruments — actual or perceived — of a political party. [snip]
The net effect of so much irregular procedure has been to convince partisans of all stripes, possibly lastingly, that these vital institutions cannot be trusted, and therefore must be fought over.Another manifestation of Clinton Derangement Syndrome and the right's hyper politicization of American institutions (see also, Court, Supreme).
BONUS: Steve Benen on the latest example of why the FBI could do with some housecleaning.
BONUS II: Charles Pierce traces it back 18 months or so and reminds us where the fire was lit and by whom.
BONUS III: Now that the horses are out of the barn, the Federal Office of Personnel Management is warning Federal employees =cough= FBI =wheeze= about violating the Hatch Act.
