Why did Obama appoint a Republican as head of the FBI?

[molova]

What was he thinking?

[Joe941]

1. Exactly! Why is this clown even in this position?

[PoliticAverse]

2. See...

http://theweek.com/articles/463795/james-comey-why-obama-wants-republican-fbi-chief

[blm]

3. For decades now presidents have always tapped Republicans for FBI - it's a HORRID tradition.

FBI and CIA were never supposed to be partisan positions, and Democratic presidents have always used those appointments to offer bipartisanship. Both FBI and CIA have become partisan, but, mainly because GOP congress has become so UNREASONABLE and truly unfit to govern.

[tenaciousdem]

4. Trying to show America

that he could work with the right-wing despite their obvious hatred of him. They've all stabbed him in the back and continue to twist the knife!

[blm]

5. EXACTLY!!!!

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[NightWatcher]

6. Time to march downtown and kick his ass out of the Hoover bldg

[Democat]

7. Because Obama personally needed approval from Republicans

Did you forget all of the months early in his presidency where he kissed Republican ass?

Obama has the same problem as many elected Democrats, he wanted Republicans to like him more than he wanted to fix the problems we were facing. Republicans ran out the clock on Obama early in his first term by giving him false hope that they might like him someday if he just waited long enough.

[Roland99]

8. Multi-dimensional chess or something.

[Maven]

9. We needed a TEAM OF RIVALS remember?

"Post-partisanship" and all that bullshit

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Democrats are famous for diluting their leverage and power by

over-compromising. They bobby trap themselves.

[Dawson Leery]

11. Fuck bipartisanship.