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Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« on: January 14, 2018, 02:40:18 am »
Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., is stepping down from his role on the House Ethics Committee, citing a "challenging workload" as the reason for his departure.

Gowdy informed House Speaker Paul Ryan of his decision in a letter on Jan. 10, the details of which were not made public until Saturday. The South Carolina Republican was tapped to lead the House Oversight Committee last June, after the former chairman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, left Congress for a job at Fox News.

"When I became Chairperson of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I knew I would not be able to keep all other committee assignments to include Judiciary, Intelligence, and Ethics," Gowdy wrote.

The former prosecutor was the only lawmaker serving four separate committee assignments when he stepped down from the Ethics panel last week.........

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trey-gowdy-resigns-as-house-ethics-committee-member/article/2645870
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2018, 02:44:09 am »
Actual reason: dentist said he couldn't get any more toothless.
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2018, 02:45:10 am »
House Ethics has always been an oxymoron.
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2018, 02:45:11 am »
No more King of Kabuki.
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2018, 02:45:14 am »
"The former prosecutor was the only lawmaker serving four separate committee assignments when he stepped down from the Ethics panel last week........."
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2018, 02:53:45 am »
   Since 2011 Repubs held the Majority in the House and we've gotten Issa, Chaffetz and the equally ineffective Gowdy, endless hearings (circle jerks) and NOTHING.

Rethink this thing you got, people.   


   cause A new train is coming

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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2018, 04:15:15 am »
Quote from: corbe on January 14, 2018, 02:53:45 am
   Since 2011 Repubs held the Majority in the House and we've gotten Issa, Chaffetz and the equally ineffective Gowdy, endless hearings (circle jerks) and NOTHING.

Rethink this thing you got, people.   


   cause A new train is coming



Dream on, @corbe.
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2018, 05:04:24 am »
Oh no, how are we ever going to find someone as good at not kicking ass nor taking names as Gowdy was?   *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2018, 05:10:42 am »
You mean the Trey Gowdy who had Hillary by the cl--oris, and let her walk?

Imagine that.
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2018, 08:05:46 am »
Quote from: corbe on January 14, 2018, 02:53:45 am
   Since 2011 Repubs held the Majority in the House and we've gotten Issa, Chaffetz and the equally ineffective Gowdy, endless hearings (circle jerks) and NOTHING.

Rethink this thing you got, people.   


   cause A new train is coming



 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Trey Gowdy resigns as House Ethics Committee member
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2018, 01:59:10 pm »
I find it interesting that members of the GOPe are abandoning ship as never seen before. I'm not saying that's not a good thing, but it all depends on who replaces them; they could be even worse.

As for the Constitution Party, I would love to see it, but I believe it's going to take a well known recognized candidate to run and a shift from conservatives within the GOP joining them.
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