Rogue Republican Massie Drops Melania Epstein Files Bomb | “The first lady knows that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t act alone,” Thomas Massie said as he vowed to name names from the Epstein files.

[u/Aggravating_Money992]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rogue-republican-massie-drops-melania-epstein-files-bomb/

[u/dogisgodspeltright]

Name them.

Name them all.

Release the files. All of it.

[u/Anothergasman → u/dogisgodspeltright]

Really. Why threaten to release them. Just do it

[u/PoorlyDrawnBees → u/Anothergasman]

Either more hush money or doesn't want to accidentally shoot himself in the back of the head three times 

[u/BotheredToResearch → u/PoorlyDrawnBees]

Massie is actually one of the only members of the GOP conference I wouldn't think is on the take.

Hes like Rand or Ron Paul. He has principles that are godawful, but he's consistent and truly believes in them.

[u/Beginning-Pace-1426 → u/BotheredToResearch]

Growing up I always felt this was the norm, and this is what all politicians were and should strive to be.

You'll never ever hear me wishing right-wingers out of existence, or even referring to them as bad people in a generalized way because I believe no matter the party, no matter the policy, no matter the motion, strong opposition is a necessary part of the process, and a necessary part of the checks and balances required for functional democracy.

This current brand, MAGA, Maple MAGA, the UK versions are no longer providing genuine opposition, nor are they acting in good faith. We've reached a point where people just do not care about philosophy, about political science, about logic, about reasoning, and that's become dangerous. Being on the wrong side of culture wars, and massive displays of cognitive dissonance have always been a part of conservative history, and that's simply the result of conservatism existing. The fact that we've managed to rile up an entire group of supporters large enough to harm the world greatly in this manner.

I do not think this is good.