The Comey Rule
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It begins, as these things often do, with a late-night talk-show monologue.
First, he seems like a good guy.
Then, he seems like a bad guy.
Then it seems like he sacrificed himself to save other people.
He adds, Are we going to find out he loved us all along?
In that,The Comey Ruleis intermittently successful.
He was always going to splash gasoline on those fires; it was just a matter of how much.
The first half ofThe Comey Rulecovers the period leading up to Donald Trump getting elected president in 2016.
Then again, theres not much Comey could have done to alter his fate, either.
Its not a huge driver for me, he lies.
The question is whether putting himself out front was an act of self-sacrifice and personal accountability or merely egotism.
You know youre screwed, right?
I dont see a positive outcome here no matter what we find.
The FBIs determination is that she was guilty of poor judgment, but not of corruption.
The Comey Rulecredibly represents Comeys decision-making process, even while suggesting that he consistently chose the wrong path.
Night One allows Comeys wife Patrice (Jennifer Ehle) to channel the bulk of the disappointment in him.
James Comey came out of this mess cleanly.
That left his colleagues and the country holding the mop.
Maybe his role gets more significant in the second half, but for now its entirely disposable.
The scene where Comey refuses to cut the line at the FBI cafeteria establishes his character nicely.
This is a lunchpail culture, he tells McCabe.
Driving a blue Porsche wearing matching blue cufflinks may not be the best message for you to send.
If youre looking for a thesis, Rosenstein offers one here.
