What a Fool Believes
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” – Soren Kierkegaard
We all knew him in high school. His name changes, but his face and personality remain the same. He might have been in your grade, or one above or below you. But you knew a Francis Buxton, the type of shit that would steal Pee-wee Herman's bike. Like most rich kids, he believed he was of a superior status to others.
When Matt Gaetz, fresh from graduating from law school, was pulled over driving his daddy's BMW while drunk, he displayed his superior attitude by refusing to take a breathalyzer test. Like the brat that you knew in high school, he was treated “differently” by the legal system. For boys will be boys, especially if they are from the “good old boys” club.
It's important to remember that the republicans are the kids that you couldn't stand in school. That's especially true when communicating with them. And so I was happy today to get copies of some messages between a person in Florida and Gus Bilirakis, their elected representative. A person that we have in this congressman's office sent it on to our head of operations in Florida, who then sent it to me. We've been targeting this guy since 2018, as we believe that a scandal that will “drop” next fall will severely damage him when it's too late for his party to replace him on the ballot.
Gus has served in the House since he won a seat in 2006. He could be mistaken for Gaetz's older brother. Their world views and voting records are remarkable similar. They both express loyalty to Trump, rather than the Constitution. The sources of Gus's campaign contributors is of particular interest to me, but that's another story.
The woman who wrote to his office to advocate for impeaching Trump sounds like a Democrat to me. Her identity is unimportant, so I will not include it here. But I shall quote from her correspondence with Gus. As noted, her original letter was simply focused on the current Trump-Ukraine scandal, and her expressing her belief that Congress needed to put nation before party.
Gus responded to her by noting the Democrats had been engaged in efforts to damage Trump since he won the 2016 election. Below is but part of his response:
“Since the beginning of the 116th Congress, Democrats have been on a mission to overturn the 2016 election. The Mueller report demonstrated there was no Russian collusion or obstruction by President Trump, and now Democrats have jumped to their next partisan accusation. Instead of working on legislating effective solutions for the American people, Democrats continue to pander to their base. The fact that Speaker Pelosi called for an impeachment inquiry even before the transcript between President Trump and the President Zelenskyy of Ukraine was released, demonstrates their willingness to disregard reason and fact.
“President Trump’s willingness to be open and transparent by immediately releasing the transcript proves he did nothing wrong. President Trump made no threats and offered no “quid pro quo” tying President Zelenskyy’s revival of the Biden-related investigation to U.S. aid to Ukraine. Once again Democrats are smearing the President for political gain and dividing our great nation.
“The founders did not contemplate the impeachment process as a tool to engage in partisan gamesmanship. If members of the House and Senate vote to impeach a president simply because they oppose his policies, this will set a bad precedent for future congresses and undermine the legitimacy of the electoral process.
“As your Representative, I am committed to the ideals of smaller government, lower taxes, and more freedom. President Trump has been an ally in this mission. He has kept his campaign promises by lowering taxes, growing the economy, bringing unemployment down to historic lows, making our military the best in the world, and securing our borders. With President Trump in the White House, my House colleagues and I were able to improve healthcare access to our Veterans, combat the opioid crisis, and lower prescription drug prices. I firmly believe that Congress and the White House should work to effectively enact laws that will benefit all Americans without partisan poison pills.”
He ended with a promise to keep her support of Trump in mind while he worked with republicans to save Trump's ass. The lady's response was outstanding. Our contact in Gus's office has shared it with the staff of several other republican congressmen who are undecided about if it is safer to support or dump Trump. I think that you will enjoy it, as there is no need to read between the lines to determine if she supports Trump:
“Mr. Bilirakis,
“I can see where you're heading. Democrats (myself included) are not interested on overturning 2016. That's a lie, plain and simple. But you do know that right? We are interested in protecting the United States Constitution, which trump completely disregards and apparently so do you. Did you even look to see what my party affiliation was before you sent this irrational missive?
“Trump is not "willing to be open and transparent". He's stonewalling every subpoena or request for information. He has never turned over the complete Mueller investigation report. Just the whitewashed Barr version which was damning enough. He is not an exceptional leader -- seriously? What color is the sky in your world? He's a danger to national security. The worst danger this country has ever faced. That is why he is being impeached. But you know that. Why did you send me an email full of lies?
“I do not support trump's policies and practices. I find him repulsive personally and professionally. I haven't been able to find a single redeeming quality in him and believe me I've tried.
“Your entire email is insulting and disingenuous. You do NOT represent me. I am ashamed of you. If you had a modicum of good sense you would be ashamed of yourself. But since you're promoting trump's deplorable agenda you probably don't have much sense, do you? Either that or you think I am stupid. Or perhaps you are a fantasist who actually believes what you wrote below. What an awful thought. If so please seek psychiatric help asap.
“Please NEVER write to me again. I'm going to do my best to forget your name and the unfortunate fact that you are/were my representative.
“Please do share my thoughts with your colleagues. That should be good for a laugh.”
Ignoring her request that he not contact her again, poor Gus wrote:
“Thank you for contacting me to share your support for impeaching President Donald Trump. I appreciate hearing from you.
“First and foremost, allow me to sincerely apologize for the mistake made in the letter sent to you in response to the impeachment inquiry into the President. At the time your letter arrived, I was also receiving numerous letters from those who were writing in with different views on the inquiry. Your letter was inadvertently sorted into this group of mail. While I pay very close attention to the mail I receive, when I receive hundreds of letters a week, sometimes over three thousand letters in a busy week, it is possible for mistakes to occur. Nevertheless, I appreciate you contacting me regarding this important issue and I hope to hear from you in the future as well”
Her simple response was classic:
“So when Republicans write to you, you lie to them. But when a Democrat writes to you, you prevaricate. Nice. “
I hope that you enjoy this as much as I do. Updates to come.
Peace,
H2O Man
= new reply since forum marked as read
It’s serenely to the point. 
Great post - keep 'em coming! 
Thank you for bringing us this wonderful woman and her story. I am glad she lives and is this intelligent.
I look forward to the updates.
And I'm smiling...
