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Rhiannon12866

(205,313 posts) Mon May 23, 2022, 01:45 AM May 2022

Robert Gates says January 6 was "a huge blight on our democracy" - Face the Nation

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says, "My worry is that everybody will retreat to their ideological corner, and nobody will listen" during the upcoming January 6 committee hearings. Aired on 05/22/2022.

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Robert Gates says January 6 was "a huge blight on our democracy" - Face the Nation (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 2022 OP

Exactly! IMO the reason the majority of GOP candidates an yes some Democrats run for congress..... usaf-vet May 2022 #1

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1. Exactly! IMO the reason the majority of GOP candidates an yes some Democrats run for congress.....

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Mon May 23, 2022, 10:39 AM

May 2022

.... is because it is a direct route to becoming a millionaire. 1 or 2 terms, and you are well on your way to becoming wealthy. Look at how many run and NEVER sponsor any legislation to the point of getting it to pass.

Then how many of those bills are written to help the majority of ALL Americans?

Robert Gates quote!
"We have too many people who, who are in, in politics to further their own agendas and to further their own personal prospects rather than what's good for the country."

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