I feel Schumer is finally making headway. I have always wanted him to talk louder, get angry, you know…do the things that the Repubs are so good at. Instead, his soft demeanor seems to be coming in handy while negotiating with Repubs. Kinda shocking, really. We need every bit of the plans set forth to save our nation from hunger, disease…
I feel Schumer is finally making headway. I have always wanted him to talk louder, get angry, you know…do the things that the Repubs are so good at. Instead, his soft demeanor seems to be coming in handy while negotiating with Repubs. Kinda shocking, really. We need every bit of the plans set forth to save our nation from hunger, disease, tyranny, homelessness, security, etc. I am trying not to get too optimistic because I am waiting for the wrench from Mitch to be thrown.
Something not mentioned is that a third Republican has joined the Select Committee. His name is Denver Riggleman, a former Congressman from Virginia. He is forthright about what happened on 1/6 and has always been a straight shooter. So rare for Repubs these days. He will be an adviser to the bipartisan panel.
Morning, Marlene! Thanks for highlighting Denver Riggleman's joining the Select Committee. I read something about this the other day but then got distracted by other news.
Not a member of the Select Committee but hired as an advisor. "Denver Riggleman, a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has joined the staff of the bipartisan select committee established to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol." Quote: "We can’t worry about the color of the jerseys anymore and whether we have an R or a D next to our name,” Mr. Riggleman said in the video. “It’s time for us to look in a fact-based way at what happened on January 6th, but to see if we can prevent this from ever happening again in the future.” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/7/denver-riggleman-former-house-republican-joins-sen/
Thanks, Judith. I looked him up after posting to Marlene, only to discover as you point out, he is not on the committee but will be an advisor. Still, it seems he's a good pick.
Hey, Marcy. No, I don't know much. I had read sometime ago that he was pretty popular when he was Congressman in the 5th District, even among Democrats. He actually was going to run for Governor of VA this year but as an Independent because he believes the Republican party is broken.
I feel Schumer is finally making headway. I have always wanted him to talk louder, get angry, you know…do the things that the Repubs are so good at. Instead, his soft demeanor seems to be coming in handy while negotiating with Repubs. Kinda shocking, really. We need every bit of the plans set forth to save our nation from hunger, disease, tyranny, homelessness, security, etc. I am trying not to get too optimistic because I am waiting for the wrench from Mitch to be thrown.
Something not mentioned is that a third Republican has joined the Select Committee. His name is Denver Riggleman, a former Congressman from Virginia. He is forthright about what happened on 1/6 and has always been a straight shooter. So rare for Repubs these days. He will be an adviser to the bipartisan panel.
Morning, Marlene! Thanks for highlighting Denver Riggleman's joining the Select Committee. I read something about this the other day but then got distracted by other news.
Not a member of the Select Committee but hired as an advisor. "Denver Riggleman, a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has joined the staff of the bipartisan select committee established to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol." Quote: "We can’t worry about the color of the jerseys anymore and whether we have an R or a D next to our name,” Mr. Riggleman said in the video. “It’s time for us to look in a fact-based way at what happened on January 6th, but to see if we can prevent this from ever happening again in the future.” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/7/denver-riggleman-former-house-republican-joins-sen/
Thanks, Judith. I looked him up after posting to Marlene, only to discover as you point out, he is not on the committee but will be an advisor. Still, it seems he's a good pick.
Lynell, do you know anything about him since he’s from your state?
I didn’t always agree with his positions and he wasn’t my Rep. but to be kicked out for officiating a same sex marriage was ludicrous. His replacement, Good, is in the MTG Gaetz category. https://roanoke.com/news/local/leaving-congress-rep-riggleman-says-there-is-no-home-for-me-in-the-republican-party/article_76dbd4bc-43d2-11eb-b8ea-871ba17c3c2b.html
Hey, Marcy. No, I don't know much. I had read sometime ago that he was pretty popular when he was Congressman in the 5th District, even among Democrats. He actually was going to run for Governor of VA this year but as an Independent because he believes the Republican party is broken.
Here's more from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Riggleman