If my armchair analysis is correct, this is about to become MOST DELICIOUS. [View all]

[pepperbear]

Last edited Tue Nov 13, 2012, 11:21 PM - Edit history (3)

1. Jill Kelly gets "stay away from my man" letters from Broadwell. She goes to a low-level friend at the FBI with whom she may have had a relationship (based on the shirtless pix he'd sent to her in the past). She goes to the FBI rather than the local authorities because she fears the letters may be related to Patraeus (whom she knows) , or she thought she'd use some "insider FBI friend with benefits" clout to get something done.

2. of course, shirtless wonder indeed unravels the thread because Ol' Dave left a trail. The FBI officially had to open an investigation because of the security level involved. Their investigation was solely about whether or not Paula had the "NOC List" or Doomsday Instructions on her IPAD. They were under no obligation to inform anyone until they had reason to believe a law had been broken, and it wouldn't have been prudent to inform anyone anyway. It could even have blown the investigation.

3. She did not have any classified material that she could have received from Patraeus. Her take on the libyan prisoners was even false. In fact, she could've gotten it from FOX.

4. case closed. As unethical as it may be, adultery is not a federal crime. they informed Holder, who was well within his rights not to tell the president because, again, Patraeus had NOT BROKEN THE LAW and neither had Broadwell, PLUS the affair had ended. Patraeus even thought he'd get away with it and keep his gig.

5. But Noooooooo..that wasn't good enough for shirtless boy, who apparently thought he'd created the october surprise from hell, so he gets it in his head to maybe whip up a little bit of a storm to rival Sandy, and he whistleblows to his GOP shill.

6. Nope. The case was closed. He went COMPLETELY OUTSIDE PROTOCOL to leak it to the guy who leaked it to Cantor....and he pulls this the week before the election (Surprise!)

7 . To Cantor's credit, he was blindsided and he was actually all about finding out the truth (at least, before he could use it to his advantage), so he contacts the FBI to check out the story, and the director was all "yeaaahhhh....about that: we weren't trying to hide anything....they're doing the ill freaky nah nah, but they've stopped the affair and they didn't break the law. Promise: we would've told you if we'd found out that he'd told her about Area 51."

8. The cat's out, so patraeus does the only thing he can do. President Obama was under no obligation to accept his resignation because ethics are different from laws...but it was in everyone's best interests.

9. There was NO political advantage for the WH to sit on the investigation. In fact, july and august would've been PERFECT for it to roll out. that would have gotten it over with before the convention, and it would have been embarrassing for Patraeus no matter when it was discovered.

10. No security breach. no federal crime. no benghazi connection, no political advantage for Obama to sit on the info....and a low level FBI frat boy with visions of "Deep Throat" might end up being in Deep Shit...ALL OVER SOMETHING THAT WAS TOO FAR FETCHED EVEN FOR "JERSEY SHORE."

End result: the republicans play dirty pool in elections and everyone might just discover it.