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patphil

(9,145 posts)
1. So, now he's not willing to call it off.
Sun May 23, 2021, 01:38 PM
May 2021

Now he's in the, "it's not over" camp.
Shining the light of truth on the January 6th insurrection would hinder all this carnival sideshow crap going on in Arizona, and perhaps soon in several other states.
A bipartisan commission might upset a lot of apple carts; might bring some Republicans to the docket; might actually bury their chances of taking back the Congress in 2022.

We certainly can't have that now, can we Rep. Gallagher?
Hypocrisy is a major piece of the Republican Party's policy.

TheRickles

(3,451 posts)
7. That seems to be the only plausible explanation for such dramatic turnarounds.
Sun May 23, 2021, 03:24 PM
May 2021

I'd like to see some investigative research on this. More than just "Are Lindsey and Mitch gay?". I wonder if the Epstein net goes a lot further than we ever thought.

IcyPeas

(25,616 posts)
8. well, since hearing this week that the trump admin got email and phone records belonging to Barbara
Sun May 23, 2021, 04:40 PM
May 2021

Starr I can't help but wonder if he was able to get phone and email records from other people?

I, too, can't help think blackmail of some type.

(p.s. I know they didn't get content from her emails and phone calls, but still makes you wonder.)

Mad_Machine76

(24,975 posts)
3. Another Republican
Sun May 23, 2021, 03:10 PM
May 2021

who's been convinced that it was just a simple "tourist" trip full of people hugging and kissing cops.

Volaris

(11,759 posts)
6. Theyll either have to go on record as offering material support for insurrections,
Sun May 23, 2021, 03:21 PM
May 2021

Or be honest and testify that they WERE AGAINST TRUMP.

So they're fucked either way. Nancy, fuck bi-partisanship. Call the inquiry. Their screams will require only a 2 word response:

Bengazi, motherfuckers.

Poiuyt

(18,272 posts)
9. He only wants a commission if nobody can see the results of its findings.
Sun May 23, 2021, 06:24 PM
May 2021
In a statement, Mr Gallagher said he voted against the commission because he believes that instead, Congress should form “a special investigatory committee whose meetings are closed to the public and whose members and staffers have committed to a gag order.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-gallagher-capitol-riot-commission-b1851065.html?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_source=reddit.com


He's my Representative. He tries to come off as a responsible, moderate Republican, but he supports Trump every time. I've had it with his hypocrisy. He doesn't make stupid statements like Ron Johnson, but he's no doubt a fascist supporter.

Fla Dem

(27,695 posts)
10. Did anyone tell him this is the United States of America, not China or Russia.
Sun May 23, 2021, 06:44 PM
May 2021

They want a closed government. This is what they're trying to create.

But we are a country with a "government of the people, by the people, for the people".

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