It Seems Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and James Comey Share Some Similar Bad Habits

You know, some days it is kind of hard to watch the sport of politics in this country and not shake your head, wondering how we got here. For some people, Tuesday and Wednesday could have those types of days, but not for me, living here in Michigan, the Great Lake State, having lived through almost eight years of Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

I love those types of days.

Seems that James Comey, who was fired by Trump 45, was also alerted that he would be charged with possibly threatening the well-being of Donald Trump in the 47 era. My RedState colleague Bob Hoge wrote about what the disgraced former FBI Director stepped in, which you can read about in the link below.

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In the aftermath of all that happened Tuesday in Minnesota, where the federal government decided to arrest some folks who may have broken many laws, this also could happen in my home state of Michigan. 

I immediately wondered if anyone else would possibly be brought up on charges for doing something similar to what Mr. Comey had allegedly done. What public figure who holds elected office could we be talking about here? Hmmmmmmm.

Enter the current Michigan governor.

From the Detroit News:

Michigan Republicans are suggesting the U.S. Department of Justice should investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "86 45" emblem visible in a television interview she filmed, but the five-year statute of limitations under federal law would probably bar any charges related to the 2020 incident.

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey over a photo he posted to social media last year of seashells on a beach arranged to read “86 47,” which prosecutors allege was intended to be a threat to the life of President Donald Trump, the 47th president.

So far, so good. If there are any potential threats against the President of the United States, they should at least be looked at. Right?

When asked about possibly investigating Whitmer, acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche left the door open to a probe of the Democratic Michigan governor, telling reporters during a Tuesday news conference that “other incidents of threats against the president of the United States, those will be investigated.”

“Every case is different. The facts are different. Who makes the threat matters. What the threat says matters. The question of intent matters,” Blanche said Tuesday. "It's not fair ... to compare, if you did it here, why didn't you do it there?"

People who are extremely bothered by the presidency of Donald Trump seem to think that calling him a name will not suffice. Yet all presidents throughout this country's almost 250 years have faced certain threats that we have all read about. But there is something about the current president that drives a certain segment of society crazy.

So was James Comey trying to send a message to knock off President Donald Trump?

I don’t think so. Perhaps he was trying to be funny, but it was not.

Was Gov. Whitmer trying to be cute and funny in this picture?

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says federal law enforcement is investigating former FBI Director James Comey for posting a photo with the message “86 47” on Instagram.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was criticized in 2020 for displaying an “86 45” emblem during an interview: https://t.co/y3dwpydTev pic.twitter.com/Mr3Q2bsGKB

— Andrew Roth (@RothTheReporter) May 16, 2025

Talking with people who are in Lansing, which is the current state capital, they would laugh if the question or the subject came up. No one in any capacity that I ever talked to about this when it happened would give any credence to the idea that it was serious.

Stupid, but not serious.

So what we should really do is probably make it a point to let people know that telling people they should end someone else's life is never acceptable in any way, shape, or form. That would actually move the country in the right direction that the Lord intended.

Maybe go with the adage heard long ago... "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all," and maybe add something about not trying to hurt people either.

That might work today.

Maybe!