Senate Republicans slow to defend Mueller's investigation

[kentuck]

A misleading WashPost headline, in my opinion.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-republicans-try-to-shield-mueller-from-criticism-of-his-russia-probe/2017/12/14/8766ee30-e088-11e7-8679-a9728984779c_story.html

Senate Republicans try to shield Mueller from criticism of his Russia probe

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Several other GOP senators echoed that sentiment, taking pains to spare Mueller from censure even as they expressed anger that FBI officials capable of expressing such bias had been allowed on the team.

“Mueller’s public service has been commendable up until now. .?.?. He’s a very capable guy, and I don’t think you benefit by starting this process over again,” said Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Republican leadership team and the Intelligence Committee, which also is investigating Trump’s alleged Russia ties.

“I am concerned that he couldn’t put a team together that wasn’t so overwhelmingly on one side of the ideological spectrum,” he added. “But maybe even somebody as capable and experienced as Mueller can learn a lesson from this.”

Others found solace in the fact that Mueller removed Strzok upon learning of his texts with Page, who had left Mueller’s team weeks earlier for unrelated reasons. But these lawmakers insisted that the texts were reason to have a second special counsel look into evidence of political bias at the FBI.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Yeah, sure, i mean he is just a war hero and patriot. Why not distrust him.

Fucking traitors, every last one of them.

[Irish_Dem]

2. It is mind boggling, the US president and Congress sold out America to Putin.

And now are turning the US treasury over to the 1%. And it is looking like the 1% consists of foreign players as well as wealthy Americans.

And now Congress and Trump are trying to cover it all up. No care at all about America, the Constitution, Rule of Law, democracy, or the American people.

No wonder Obama warned us last week that our Democracy is at stake.
I think the situation is worse than we realize.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. And 45 million Americans will practically die in the streets to MAKE SURE trump and putin

are successful.

That stat is why I think we are done, for good.

But I will have hope because people tell me to.

[Irish_Dem]

4. And many more will live in misery, as our standard of living sinks.

We have corrupt leadership, they rig elections and control the US treasury.
We are ruled by Oligarchy, the rich and powerful who care only about money and power.

I hear you Eliot, I too am cynical about the outcome of current events. And am told to be "more positive."

I do admit, there is a piece of me that holds some hope. The idealistic, dreamer side of me cannot deny the inherent power of "We the People." The Magna Carta, French Revolution, American Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. There seems to be a constant battle between good and evil, and good does win sometimes.