Wow, Florida Republican Francis Rooney appears on MSNBC and tells the truth about Iran situation.

[kysrsoze]

No bullshitting, no posturing. He plainly said Dump Admin's actions have destabilized our relationships with Iran, NATO and others over the past few years, and the attack on Iran reversed progress we were making. He further went on to say the Iran purposely has tried to de-escalate, and the Iran nuclear treaty could have been better, but it was actually working. He thought it would take some fence-mending with allies to try and restart talks with Iran on getting back to the bargaining table.

I am stunned, but it is nice to hear the truth from a Republican for a change. I'm hoping a few others are finally waking up/speaking up about the dangers Dump and his administration are presenting to the U.S. and the rest of the world.

[Iliyah]

1. Here's hoping that more will tell the facts . . .

I guess it was extremely hard for Rooney to sorta give a little positive to Pres O and his administration.

[mopinko]

2. ya gotta hope carelessly lighting the whole middle east on fire might be a line for

any sane ones left.
i mean, this fever is gonna break at some point. seems like ww3 might be a good place to draw a line.

[jcgoldie]

3. Rand Paul said similar things last night

He's a douchebag but the first thing out of his mouth was to blame this administration for scrapping the nuclear deal.

[dewsgirl]

4. Wow really?

[jcgoldie]

6. here

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/rand-paul-soleimani-death-attacks-cnntv/index.html

[dewsgirl]

9. Thank you.. I generally loathe him, it's disarming when they

say things like this.

[jcgoldie]

11. Yeah

Trust me gives me the willies to give him any credit.

[NJCher]

21. there's an old saying for that

"Give the devil his due."

[dewsgirl]

23. I'm trying.

[calimary]

30. Hah! Good one!

[wnylib]

25. It's supposed to give you the willies and

disarm you. R's fear that Trump's hold on the people is slipping and they are distancing themselves from his most extreme and dangerous words and actions.

R's are trying to remake their image. It is a worthless move, IMO, because they still intend to acquit him in the Senate and to back Mosvow Mitch on procedure for the trial.

They have backed Trump in order to hold power and to get their agenda fulfilled. No matter what they say now against Trump, they are empty words. They endorse refusal to accept asylum seekers and endorse privatization of schools, prisons, the military, and other social institutions that should have public oversight. They endorse corporate welfare while reducing the safety net for the working poor. They are at best indifferent to the racism stirred up by Trump and many of them support it. They reject alternative energy forms and reject reduction of gas and oil use. They oppose protection of the environment. They oppose financial regulations that are intended to prevent market crashes and deep recessions.

They will continue to promote their agenda with or without Trump. He is only the face and voice that shows their ugliness. It will still be there behind their masks
when he is gone.

I am not in the least moved or impressed by their worthless, empty, self-serving criticisms of Trump. They have shown what they are. They ARE Trump, dressed up in less obviously offensive imagery, but reeking of the garbage they are underneath.

[33taw]

5. I think the Iranian govt might stand down.

But the small cells and lone wolves may not.

[BootinUp]

10. Agreed. Nt

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. We have spent trillions trying to stabilize the Middle

East . He blew it all away without bothering to even ask anyone who knows something about it.

It was a really stupid move.

[11 Bravo]

19. That's because he's a really stupid person.

The evil, misogyny, dishonesty, inhumanity, and just plain shitheadery are simply icing on the cake.

[bitterross]

8. Is he in a blue-leaning district?

I can't think of any other reason he might speak the truth. The only reason the Republicans do ANYTHING is to benefit themselves. So he must think he has to say that to get re-elected and keep his sweet job in Congress.

[durablend]

12. If it's the same person

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rooney

He's not running for re election. WHAT A SURPRISE

[kysrsoze]

13. Ha! Of course. I should have known. I guess it's only Rand Paul who stands out... and that's sad.

98% of the time, I can't stand Rand.

[NewJeffCT]

16. He was also initially for the impeachment inquiry

before flipping back to being against it... I guess he was threatened with losing cushy lobbying jobs, roles on Fox News or OANN, and/or think tank jobs

[11 Bravo]

20. Yup. It's only on the way out the door that they ever discover ...

whatever semblance of guts they may once have possessed.

[pangaia]

24. That was my first thought !!!

fucking coward!!!!!!!!

[Sparko55]

28. NOPE

Red as they come, but even he once said he would have to look his grandchildren in the eye and make an accounting of the "what did you do grandpa?" inquiry. He's seen the red tides and blue green algae in his district do huge damage to the environment and financially to businesses and homeowners and realized one can only be dickish so long. I live on the edge of his CD and it ain't going blue anytime soon but as a one and done Congressman even he had enough.

[marble falls]

14. If he can see that so clearly, why does he support Trump otherwise??

[bucolic_frolic]

15. I would not call this waking up

I would call this making public the truth known to many perhaps even most of them all along. They are under some kind of spell, threat, control, contract, money flow or something.

[ouija]

18. Soooo

This guy is retiring?

[C Moon]

17. Is he up for election soon? That's the only time a Republican strays from the pack.

[Wabbajack_]

22. He's retiring

[grumpyduck]

26. Wanna mend fences with allies of THE UNITED STATES?

Get that PoS out of the White House.

[Ferrets are Cool]

27. I'm glad I was sitting down when I read this...

however, I am waiting for the retraction in 3, 2, …….

[matt819]

29. Republican talk doesn't count

Votes count.

[Alpeduez21]

31. It's not the truth until he votes on it

[oldsoftie]

32. he will immediately be taken out back and dealt with