In criminal trials there are certain actions defendants can take from which judges will tell juries they can infer guilt. In a political context, this is one of those moments. 


We are now hearing word from White House officials that the White House is stunned at the backlash at Comey’s firing. 

Didn’t Democrats think he was doing a bad job? 


We’re even hearing commentators speculate that maybe this may have been a huge miscalculation. 



The White House didn’t realize how big a deal this was. 

In the final analysis this will be judged a major miscalculation – just not in the sense they mean. Frankly, no one is that naive. It doesn’t wash.