irvine buyer said:
Roger Stone was heading to jail prior to getting his sentence commuted so not sure what your point is there.
Most people I have spoken to about politics have a partisan bias. Nothing wrong with that. Has it occurred to you that your refusal to accept that Chad Wolf could be telling the truth is essentially a partisan bias as well?
You stated jail time serving as the deterrent to lying to congress. It's just not the reality. This is rampant in politics especially on capitol hill. This isn't about partisan bias either. Had a discussion about this with SGIP, a conservative on TI, he pointed this out as well. Roger Stone is just the most recent example. He did not serving any jail time despite getting caught lying to congress.
I don't have a problem with people having partisan bias. My problem with trusting Chad Wolf is who he worked for (Wexler & Walker) and his career lobbying background. Not whether he has a (D) or a (R) next to his name.
Lobbying is a dirty business and a huge problem. In the last 5 years alone, the 200 most politically active companies in the U.S. spent $5.8 billion influencing our government with lobbying and campaign contributions.
Those same companies got $4.4 trillion in taxpayer support ? earning a return of 750 times their investment.
Could Chad Wolf be telling the truth even tho he has many incentives to lie? Yes, but I don't have much confidence in that given his background and situation.
Which is why I asked you what made you think he'd tell the truth. You said Democrats hate him. He would be foolish to lie under oath.
You could be right, but I didn't find your answer to be very convincing.