WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? – AT 9:41 A.M. ET:  There's a serious story making the rounds that the Obama administration wants to punish retired General David Petraeus even further.  Why do I think this story has deep implications?  From Daily Beast: 

The Pentagon is considering retroactively demoting retired Gen. David Petraeus after he admitted to giving classified information to his biographer and mistress while he was still in uniform, three people with knowledge of the matter told The Daily Beast.

The decision now rests with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who is said to be willing to consider overruling an earlier recommendation by the Army that Petraeus not have his rank reduced. Such a demotion could cost the storied general hundreds of thousands of dollars—and deal an additional blow to his once-pristine reputation.

“The secretary is considering going in a different direction” from the Army, a defense official told The Daily Beast, because he wants to be consistent in his treatment of senior officers who engage in misconduct and to send a message that even men of Petraeus’s fame and esteemed reputation are not immune to punishment.

Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook told The Daily Beast that Carter had requested the information ex-Army Secretary John McHugh had when he made his recommendation on the matter, before reaching a final decision. McHugh had recommended taking no action against Petraeus.

COMMENT:  Now, as Jimmy Stewart might have put it, "Just...just...just a second there."  Who else is being investigated for improper handling of classified information?  I think her name is Clinton.  Are these matters related, in some way, on a political level?

Consider:  If the administration busts Petraeus, how could it then give a pass to Clinton for the same offense?   Is Petraeus being set up by the Obamans as the example, justifying action against Clinton, if it is called for by the FBI investigation into her activities at the State Department?

I don't know the answer, but the timing here doesn't strike me as coincidental.  We have long said at Urgent Agenda that Obama would much prefer Biden, not Clinton, to succeed him.  I get the feeling that the path is being prepared.  An indictment would destroy Clinton on the spot.

January 19,  2016