Comey managed to tick off just about everyone, either for saying the things he said (knowing that at the late hour even a lack of proof would be used as proof) , or for saying them at the time he did (breaking long established norms and politicizing a job that has ten year appointments specifically to avoid being politicized).
I'm actively concerned about our economy now. Between the misguided tax plan, the anti-free trade stance, the potential to undo any progress on healthcare costs, and the added volatility to the markets of an unpredictable leader I do think we're going to have a rough go of it for a few more years.
I'm also concerned about transparency and free speech. Not just his outright egregences like threatening to sue just to silence people, or fueling the invalidation of the journalism field. He also has many pro-media and pro-industry ties that are going to shape the FCC and FTC, and attempts at copyright and patent reform. His cavalier attitude about power giving him the right to do whatever he wants, his refusal to release tax returns or a credible medical report make me thing he'll exceed the worst vices of the recent administrations in paying lip service to transparency while obscuring ever greater amounts of information.
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Date: 2016-11-09 04:04 pm (UTC)I'm actively concerned about our economy now. Between the misguided tax plan, the anti-free trade stance, the potential to undo any progress on healthcare costs, and the added volatility to the markets of an unpredictable leader I do think we're going to have a rough go of it for a few more years.
I'm also concerned about transparency and free speech. Not just his outright egregences like threatening to sue just to silence people, or fueling the invalidation of the journalism field. He also has many pro-media and pro-industry ties that are going to shape the FCC and FTC, and attempts at copyright and patent reform. His cavalier attitude about power giving him the right to do whatever he wants, his refusal to release tax returns or a credible medical report make me thing he'll exceed the worst vices of the recent administrations in paying lip service to transparency while obscuring ever greater amounts of information.