When I was growing up in Colorado in the late 1940s and early 1950s we didn’t have a television. Television stations came late to that state, and we couldn’t afford one at any rate. So, we listened to programs on the radio, and there were many to choose from. One of my favorites was “The FBI In Peace and War”. I listened avidly to the stories of the “G-Men” combating criminals or foreign agents who wished to do this country harm. They were heroes, who were always victorious against the forces of evil.
Well, my opinion of that agency has been adversely affected since the first days of the TWA 800 investigation. The actions of then FBI Agent-in-Charge James Kallstrom were inexplicable and inexcusable. Now, I see an agency apparently out of control. Agents plotting the removal of a sitting President while ignoring egregious violations of government cyber security rules by excusing the actions of their preferred political candidate.
The smug, arrogant behavior of Agent Peter Strzok as he testified before a Congressional committee was repugnant to me, and should have been to anyone who wants to be sure that agencies like the FBI are capable of acting in a non-biased, non-partisan manner while conducting an investigation. As was the case with James Kallstrom, it is apparent that a similar situation exists with Peter Strzok, James Comey, Rod Rosenstein and perhaps even Robert Mueller.
When government agencies can be “weaponized” against individuals or organizations which are opposed to an individual agent’s political viewpoints, we are in big trouble as a nation. We can only hope that there will be a thorough house cleaning at the FBI, and it needs to be from the top down. I’m sure that the vast majority of that agencies agents act in a professional manner while they do the important task of protecting our citizens. However, the actions of a few bad actors at the top can metastasize into a cancer which destroys the entire organization.