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Botany

(70,447 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:52 PM Feb 2020

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What I sent to Ohio's Rob Portman today.

“History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes
our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems
to know the end of the mystery from the outset.”

I'm sure it will change his mind. Do I need to add this?

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What I sent to Ohio's Rob Portman today. (Original Post) Botany Feb 2020 OP

You were too nice! Ohiogal Feb 2020 #1

He sent me a boiler plate answer back last week that yes Trump is guilty but it wasn't that bad ... Botany Feb 2020 #3

Portman himself is a "weak case" .... Ohiogal Feb 2020 #4

If a check for thousands was not attached, it won't get by the staffer. rurallib Feb 2020 #2

Found the quote. Beautiful. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #5

Perfect! I left his DC office a vm this weekend. Three words: shame on you! Cousin Dupree Feb 2020 #6

Sadly all our words and the piles of evidence will not move Mr. Portman 1 inch. Botany Feb 2020 #7

Ohiogal

(31,914 posts)

1. You were too nice!

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:56 PM

Feb 2020

I sent him an email last week calling him a traitor!

Botany

(70,447 posts)

3. He sent me a boiler plate answer back last week that yes Trump is guilty but it wasn't that bad ...

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:59 PM

Feb 2020

... of a crime and besides it was a weak case.

Ohiogal

(31,914 posts)

4. Portman himself is a "weak case" ....

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:03 PM

Feb 2020

rurallib

(62,384 posts)

2. If a check for thousands was not attached, it won't get by the staffer.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:58 PM

Feb 2020

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

5. Found the quote. Beautiful.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:05 PM

Feb 2020

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1431785.David_Grann

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)

6. Perfect! I left his DC office a vm this weekend. Three words: shame on you!

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:30 PM

Feb 2020

Botany

(70,447 posts)

7. Sadly all our words and the piles of evidence will not move Mr. Portman 1 inch.

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:34 PM

Feb 2020

He took millions in Russian/NRA money in 2016 and I am sure that because of this
and maybe other things that Vlad Putin has kompromat on him.

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