Ryan is trying to have it both ways… it’s not going to work. He will end up actively supporting the smashing of Mueller investigation.
Man, I can’t wait for lamppost time.
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Seriously, all it takes to shut this BS down is for Democrats and reporters to start asking about Russian interference in the Congressional elections, too. We already know about Guccifer 2.0 and that Florida GOP operative. Shit, we know exactly how large was the treasure trove of data that changed hands - it’s not a stretch to assume that some sketchy things happened at their level, too, and might explain why the House is all-in on discrediting this investigation.
Edit: Adam Schiff can even parrot the same language - “May have been malfeasance in the Congressional races, so we should do some digging”. It’s not that hard.
Fuck this. If you green light this you are complicit in trying to undermine the FBI while giving cover to Russia.
Fucking republicans are attacking law and order and destroying our American institutions.
I don’t think they are doing this to protect Trump. They don’t care about him. What they care about is that if Trump goes down, then there will be others, and that will destroy the GOP to everyone but the hard core base. Their reputation will be in tatters for a generation. That is what they are protecting.
Ryan called Robert Mueller’s investigation “a completely separate matter” that “should be allowed to take its course.”
That’s big of him.
Bingo. Pretty sure most of them loathe Trump as a loose cannon and clod who doesn’t know how to play the game. They want to stave off a debacle, though. They don’t want to become a permanently out-of-power rump party from southern and rural states.
So Ryan’s basically dignity-wraithed himself in order to fulfill his next Ayn Randian masturbatory fantasies (e.g., dismantle Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid).
Is that a Cheetolinni reference?
“There may have been malfeasance at the FBI by certain individuals, so it is our job in conducting transparent oversight of the executive branch to get to the bottom of that,” Ryan told reporters during a press conference Tuesday morning. “What we want is all of this information to come out, so that transparency can reign supreme and accountability can occur.”
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“while i clearly know the answer, i’m trying to find out if liquor can kill the flu, so…”
The applause lines will be unbearable tonight, watching Republicans cheering a man they know to be the worst president ever.
Musso, more than Cheeto, for the most part. I mean lamppost them with votes, of course. But I have violent fantasies and a smattering of historical knowledge.
It feels like this country is experiencing a “Reichstag Fire” moment.
Yes - and by “others” I don’t think it’s limited to “within the executive branch”.
This message would be so easy to get rolling - whenever any conservative/Republican ANYWHERE even hints at an FBI conspiracy, just reply - “No, if there were really an FBI conspiracy or a Liberal Deep State element to law enforcement, they’d be looking into Aaron Nevins, Guccifer2.0, and the Florida Republican Party, specifically but not limited to Matt Gaetz and Ron DeSantis.”
Seriously, it’s that easy to start that conversation.
edit: The New York Times is really dropping the ball - they reported December 2016 that Guccifer 2.0 also released hacked data from House races in Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Pretty sure I’m going to deny myself the pleasure of hearing him speak. I’ve already gotten the general idea.
My choice - Cavs vs Pistons tonight iirc.
I can only hope he flubs some lines off the teleprompter.
[Ryan:] What we want is all of this information to come out, so that transparency can reign supreme and accountability can occur.
Transparency is the supreme value? OK … but only in this case?