The problem isn’t just the GOP, Mr. Comey

Both parties have become excessively focused on party loyalty.
During a CNN town hall on Wednesday night, James Comey alleged that the Republican party allows President Trump to get away with making inappropriate statements without holding him accountable.

“If the Republicans, if they just close their eyes and imagine Barack Obama waking up in the morning saying someone should be in jail, they will understand that it’s not normal,” Comey said.

“The president of the United States is attacking the Justice Department, attacking the FBI, attacking the federal judiciary, and pronouncing that private citizens who have been accused of no crime should be in jail,” he continued.

Earlier this month, Comey also announced that he was no longer a Republican, and that he was “ashamed” of what the party had become. Here’s the thing, though: To me, it’s not so much about what the GOP has become as it is about what both parties have become.