Same old script. GOP overplays their hand again, it backfires.

[DanTex]

By attacking Comey non-stop today, they turned themselves into desperate conspiracy-mongers once again. And they also got Comey to give a comprehensive defense of his decision and also of Hillary. We learned, from Comey

--the no charges decision was unanimous
--Guccifer didn't hack her server
--there is no evidence that Hillary's server was hacked by anyone
--it would have been a double standard if Hillary was prosecuted
--the 3 out of 30,000 emails with supposed "classified markings" were not properly marked and therefore meaningless (he even explicitly said it would be reasonable that someone would miss a few (C)s down in an email chain since there was no classifcation header)
--he thinks the people saying that Hillary should be prosecuted would change their minds if they had all the info he had
--Hillary didn't lie
--Hillary's lawyers acted in good faith when separating work-related emails with unrelated emails
--there was no political pressure from anyone in the administration or the Hillary campaign (he said this over and over)

[chillfactor]

1. but the rethugs do not know when to quit....

now they want the FBI to investigate if Hillary committed perjury when she testified before Congress.....more wasted taxpayer money. Wonder if the FBI will walk away from that one.

[DanTex]

3. That's going nowhere. I hope Comey has another press conference to address it.

[leftofcool]

4. I bet they walk on that one.

You can ask all day long for them to investigate but that does not mean they will. They may even turn it over to Loretta Lynch.

[MohRokTah]

10. Unfortunately, the cannot walk away. By law they must investigate any referral from the House.

That doesn't mean they can't wrap it up in a couple of weeks with another "no crimes were committed" presser with a little"No, Hillary Clinton did NOT lie to Congress" sprinkled on top.

[MADem]

2. Great summary---they are such tools, the GOP!

I feel like I am witness to the destruction of a political party....these clowns are following the Whigs into obscurity....

[Thinkingabout]

5. Destruction with their hands, we can not even get credit for this one.

[Hortensis]

6. Let's hope. Those capable of recognizing and

being disgusted are the ones who might finally be realizing that their party is controlled by people whose behavior has no boundaries and no bottom to hit. Every election brings some left.

Comey: Hillary didn't lie. Hillary didn't commit a crime. Guccifer didn't hack her server. Not true that others have been prosecuted for doing the same things.

Chaffetz: Do you need a referral from Congress to investigate her statements to Congress under oath?
Comey: Sure do!
Chaffetz: You'll have one within the hour.

So, she'll be proven also to not have lied under oath to Congress.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. The whole silly circus blew up in their fraudulent faces.

[Sheepshank]

9. this is like the 11 hour Benghazi witch hunt all over again

They looked stupid then, too.

[Gabi Hayes]

8. halperin/heileman are talking about how things went today, and

they led with the one bad omen that resulted: the imminent investigation re: lying to congress, which is coming, right from the horse's ass mouth, chaffetz

they've already submitted a request for the fbi to look into perjury

[mcar]

11. They always overeach

Always.

[BobbyDrake]

16. Yes, THIS. I was just saying recently, Republicans who got after the Clintons only hurt themselves.

You'd think they'd learn by now, but I guess not.

[hertopos]

12. Oh my god, this is almost hilarious

It actually worked for Hillary.
I also have a feeling that Comey got rather offended by committee member's tone. It was as if
he did some favor for Hillary. He tried hard to frame Hillary to be in very negative but vague opinion
of his.

Today, by answering specific question , he actually helped clear Hillary.

Yes.

Hertopos

[niyad]

13. they are going to continue to scream and throw their temper tantrums.

I just wish the nation did not have to actually deal with them

[Binkie The Clown]

14. Let's replace "GOP" with "DHB"...

"Dead Horse Beaters"

They keep beating the same old dead horses over and over, expecting different results every time.

[BobbyDrake]

15. Honestly though *nom nom* would we really want it *nom nom* any other way? *nom nom*