Gowdy: Americans should not trust House Intel Comm review of Russia collusion---should trust Mueller

[kpete]

Important (even if it is gowdy)

Gowdy admits Americans should not trust House Intel Comm review of Russia collusion—should trust Mueller instead:

House Commtee is “what you should NOT have confidence in. Have confidence in the Exec Branch investigations and if Mueller finds stuff, more power to him”

Link to tweet

[still_one]

1. I am surprised

[emulatorloo]

3. Gowdy has been saying this for a while. House Investigation not trustworthy, trust Mueller

I think the shit Nunes et al have pulled is a bridge to far for Gowdy.

[NewJeffCT]

7. Funny how Gowdy - Mr. Benghazi himself -

acts with at least a little integrity now that he's retiring from Congress.

[gratuitous]

15. Gowdy's frantically grabbing for shreds of integrity as he scampers away

But it will be interesting to see if Gowdy's comments now get as much play as his comments then got. Because so far, I don't see him popping up on the news shows the way he used to.

[poboy2]

16. Exactly. This will NOT get any traction on Fox or the RW nuttisphere. This will be ignored. -nt

[JDC]

18. I think he knows something. That is why he is leaving.

Chafetz, Ryan, Gowdy, and the record number of R's (committee seats no less) leaving is an indication(They have seen irrefutable evidence I believe) that they know Dotard is going down. It would be literal political suicide to stick around for that. They can exit now, let the debacle play out, make a lot if lobby cash, then get back to politics once the stench of *45 has disipated a bit. They can ride in at that point and say they were always against Trump and left for the right reasons, etc etc and call themselves "patriots" the whole way.

[NewJeffCT]

20. I remind people

that Nixon resigned in the face of impeachment in 1974. Only 2 years later, Ford lost a close election to Jimmy Carter and then Reagan beat Carter 4 years later

[erronis]

44. Are you saying that this is like losing a bishop on the chess board, only to improve your position

in a few moves onward?

I think there are some very astute chess-players or poli-scis (never thought I'd combine astute and political science) that are using the "evaluate all possible outcomes" in the governance of the US.

So, the repugs foul the nest and steal the eggs, get another democratic janitor to try to clean it up, and then come back for another round of thievery. Magpies.

[NewJeffCT]

48. I think Trump is a lot worse than Nixon

but, some Republicans might feel that the situation is somewhat similar - if Trump gets talked into resigning by some in the GOP, it will likely be because they think they can win in 2020 with the right candidate, or 2024 at the latest.

And, with the Republican ability to drive the nightly news cycle, they could be correct.

[mountain grammy]

29. I think you could be right.

[Eyeball_Kid]

38. Trumpy and a whole slew of GOPers are going down. Not just Trumpy.

Gowdy wants a career beyond Congress. He's protecting himself.

[True Blue American]

22. Gowdy Done Got

Religion! Praise the lord!

[Larrybanal]

43. surprised???

"I'm coming elizabeth" while clutching chest and stumbling backward

[still_one]

46. Same here, LOL

[poboy2]

2. Okay one shred of decency is observed at this moment. Not sure if there is any more

or if this shred will be there next week, but here, today, now -it is. It exists....at this time.

[emulatorloo]

5. Hes been saying this kind of stuff about the investigation for a while.

I was schocked the first time. I guess I may be shocked that he continues to discount the house investigation and say the Mueller investigation is the real investigation. But he does.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. What in the world has gotten into BenGowdy lately?

This won't be good news to Rumpsters.

[NewJeffCT]

8. he's retiring from Congress

maybe his backbone is starting to re-grow?

[Cirque du So-What]

10. I knew he's retiring

but I don't know his plans afterward and whether this could put him in the doghouse.

[NewJeffCT]

19. supposedly

he wants to be a federal judge.

[Wwcd]

32. Yes. I read that also. Appreciate your post as truth that I didn't imagine it..

Somedays, ya know?
LOL.

[xxqqqzme]

17. OK, I missed the

the announcement this rat was leaving. Now I get it. If he apologizes to Secretary Clinton and American taxpayers, I'll give him a little space.

[True Blue American]

24. Gowdy

Said he was a lousy Politician. But a good Prosecutor. Trying to tprestore his reputation.

[erronis]

45. Look - gowdy and the rest of those critters have already stashed plenty of cash

Perhaps safely in russian bank vaults.

For appearances sake, they may take up religion and pulpitry, painting, directors of various boards, even philanthropy. But none of them are so hurting as to need to get a real job.

Unless their stashes turn out to be worthless.......

[RockRaven]

6. Gowdy respects Nunes...

about as much as I respect Trump, it seems.

[awesomerwb1]

9. Gowdy, for just a moment sometimes

shows a tiny bit of integrity. He probably hates Nunes for some reason.

But don't be fooled. He'll vote to take your health care access away, he'll vote to privatize the VA, he'll vote to destroy the environment and pass tax cuts for the rich, he'll vote to demonize immigrants. Just like any republican, it's party before country.

[Nasruddin]

21. We're going to need allies

From everywhere to get out of the mess we're in.

[awesomerwb1]

25. He's leaving,

won't be seeking re-election.

[PJMcK]

51. Mostly, I agree with you

Right now, the United States faces an existential crisis. Trump could break our country.

For now, anyone opposed to Trump is our ally. When we've regained our Republic and its norms, we can sort out what our new political divisions will be.

[Liberalhammer]

11. History will remember the Republicans

On the committee as traitors.

Gowdy knows this. Thus his actions.

[Achilleaze]

12. .

[malthaussen]

13. I continue to wonder what his angle is.

Yes, I am a cynical SOB. It's possible his time (as head of the Intel Committee, no less) has triggered his gag reflex. I'm sure I am wrong to be looking for dive-bombing pigs.

That I can't figure an angle would support the idea of his repentance, but it could also be that I am not imaginative enough, not sleazy enough, or don't have all the data.

-- Mal

[Wwcd]

28. + a million.

I'm with ya on this same thinking.

There is a reason for it.

[leftinalabama]

14. IF Mueller finds stuff

I believe Mr. Mueller has already found plenty Mr Gowdy, but thanks for playing.

[relayerbob]

23. Wonder how much

the House committee got in their own bank accounts before the election ... and after

[Wwcd]

26. What could have turned Gowdy from "lock her up" to "Trust Only Mueller"?

What brought this about?

Something went askew with Gowdy in the RW swamp.

[onetexan]

27. Is Gowdy growing a conscience all of a sudden given he's about to leave Congress?

[Wwcd]

30. I read awhile ago that Gowdy wanted a Fed Judgeship appt.

Maybe it was murmers but who the H knows anymore.

[malthaussen]

33. But Federal judges are appointed by the President...

... with the Senate's advice and consent. Thus, it would seem counter-productive to put himself in opposition, unless he is expecting a flip by the time he is up for appointment, which would argue longer-range thinking than I am accustomed to attribute to politicians.

-- Mal

[Wwcd]

34. I have no answer.

If the true story of each RW player in pre & post 2016 was ever suddenly made known....we would be more stunned that we are now, with the small bits of revelations we are made privy to.

If for one hour of one day we were to know what Mueller knows..wouldn't that be something.

[malthaussen]

36. Won't be the first time I wish I were a fly on a wall...

... I'd love to chat with the Apostle Rufus from Dogma.

-- Mal

[erronis]

47. Don't worry, lots of US/furrin/corp intel are listening in. And increasingly, controlling.

Now, if they would only post all that trash on the tubes.

But the tubes would crash because of the volume of sewage.

Ok, too many metaphors.

[malthaussen]

31. Why would his leaving cause him to grow a conscience?

What use would such a thing be to him?

-- Mal

[Habibi]

35. Hope he still feels this way.

Tweet is from 3/18.

[mr_lebowski]

37. Was about to post the same. OP should make a point to mention this is from 6 weeks ago IMHO nt

[Turbineguy]

39. He seems to be having an outbreak

of integrity.

Let's hope he doesn't go to see Doctor Trump.

[niyad]

40. when did the little shite get replaced by a pod person?

[LiberalFighter]

41. Is there a conflict between Gowdy and Nunes?

[Kingofalldems]

42. Gowdy breaking bad on his fellow repubs.

[Cha]

50. @"breaking bad.." Really! What if

he as a repub didn't say these things? there would be no one who I can think of.

The question is why? And, will some repubs listen to him?

[Kingofalldems]

52. Why? I don't know.

I guarantee they will not listen to him though.

[Cha]

53. Gowdy.. a voice

in the Wilderness

[Cha]

49. This coming from the Benghazi

inquisitor is incredible!

[CentralMass]

55. +1

[duforsure]

54. Most Americans

Don't believe this from the House intel committee either, and every day more comes out disputing its findings as not credible. This will also make more people realize the extent of their deceiving the American people, and will vote them all out of office for it. Their cover up could mean even more problems as the House and Senate control turns over to the Democrats, then they'll have to answer for what they've done when they head investigations , and it shows they covered up for trump, making them co-conspirator's of obstruction. That's illegal. This is backfiring badly on trump and the republicans now. The blue wave just keeps getting bigger every day against them with stuff like this coming out.

[sharedvalues]

56. Media has been using BS headlines. It is the REPUBLICAN report

The democrats on the committee refused to sign onto the Nunes report, and issued their own.

So it is not the committee report. It is a REPUBLICAN report. The president is lying about this and the pliant media are repeating his words. Oh how I wish we had an objective media that would report the truth, not just what people say.