They whipped themselves into berserk frenzies over both, lied to the public about them, and demanded their elimination.
Only when elimination is a real possibility do they sober up and realize the costs of what they are demanding. 2/4
So they lie some more. About their commitment to protecting people with pre-existing conditions. About how Iran never intended to abide by JCPOA. (They did)
So much for the Daddy Party. 3/4
As you start to see them on TV in the next few weeks, promoting war with Iran, remember that they, not Iran, torpedoed the nuclear deal.
I thought we might have a few more years before we forgot the lesson of Iraq/Hussein. 4/4
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Local elections are notorious for their low turnout. But this year, Tuesday’s voting won’t just be about school boards and town budgets; it will make a difference, maybe THE difference, to our imperiled democracy. 1/
Had you heard of Brad Raffensperger before the 2020 election? Probably not. Raffensperger is the Georgia Secretary of State who resisted President Trump’s demands that he “find 11,780 votes” to keep him in the Oval Office. 2/
A guy you’d never heard of turned out to be a bulwark against a coup d’etat. For that act, Mr. Raffensperger’s life is regularly threatened by his fellow Republicans.
Catching my breath after the attack on the Capitol, I’m reflecting on all that we have to do. First, everyone involved in the insurrection, from the President to Josh Hawley to the Lectern Guy must be held accountable. That appears to be happening. But... 1/9
Long after Lectern and Viking Guy are in jail, and ex-President Trump is wrestling with various prosecutors, we will be struggling with the toxic apocalyptic violent hate religion that is their legacy. 2/9
Second, this isn’t just Lectern and Viking Guy and a deranged President. This letter was sent by a parent in New Canaan whose child’s teacher had offered suggestions on how to talk to kids about the attack. Every sentence is provably untrue and filled with hate and violence. 3/9
This Committee has always succeeded in compartmentalizing the critical oversight work we do for the American people. Today, that Rubicon has been crossed.
@HouseIntel Not a single soldier, CIA officer, or NSA analyst would dream of skipping work because they're angry about something that the President or his critics said or did.
They would be true to their oaths and to the idea of selfless duty.
There are two critical questions around any belligerent action:
1) Is it right and good? 2) Is it in our best interest?
Regarding Soleimani, having a strong opinion on 1) does not obviate the need for an answer on 2). And right now, no one with any wisdom has one. 1/5
If you think taking out bad guys is it’s own justification, you need to reflect on the chaos that followed our destruction of Hussein and Qaddafi, neither of whom commanded nation-states when they died. 2/5
And, while I haven’t issued this reminder since President Trump called off the raid on Iran, the Constitution vests Congress, and only Congress, with the decision to go to war. 3/5
The telephone conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine is a shocking glimpse into the mind of a President who is either unwilling or unable to distinguish between presidential action and political attack. /1
President Trump did, in fact, request that a foreign government investigate his political opponent. He asks Zelensky to “do us a favor”. /2
There is no other way to parse this call than to understand that President Trump is seeking direct aid from a foreign country to discredit and smear former Vice President Biden. My @GOP colleagues may twist themselves into pretzels to say otherwise. /3
It is time for the House of Representatives to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. /1
Those that know me know that I generally shy away from sharp partisanship in favor of the negotiation and compromise required for law to be made. /2
But there are moments for calculation. For prudence, compromise and the careful weighing of competing interests. And there are moments for clarity and conviction. This is such a moment. /3