I agree, in general, and generally am not a fan of how Democrats are conducting themselves -- they've failed to articulate their vision in a compelling manner, in the language a large portion of the voter-base speaks. (This is mostly what I work on changing in person. That, and they've adopted some bad policy positions.)

This thread is a little different than the general case though, because we're specifically talking about the appropriateness of various agencies talking about brewing scandals and/or internally resisting orders.

For that case, it's perfectly appropriate to point out that the person we're discussing is a nascent dictator and likely Russian collaborator, because it explains why I'm more aggressive on the issue than, say, with Bush.

I appreciate the link, will be doing some reading this afternoon. :)