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The Comey interview: Interesting, but not earth-shattering

Like a lot of people, I was tuned into the James Comey interview last night on ABC. While I think the exchange between Comey and reporter George Stephanopoulos was certainly interesting, I didn't find it to be the earth-shattering back and forth a lot of my fellow progressives did. Perhaps that's partially due to me consistently keeping myself informed about the world of news and politics, but I digress. To his credit, former FBI Director Comey came across as calm, intelligent, and honest. He was very careful with his words, was reluctant on going the absolutist route with any of his answers regarding the Russia probe, and while he appeared to be a man wanting to clear his name and reputation on his previous actions, he also came across as a man who was struggling to come to concise answers on how exactly those previous actions (potentially) impacted this country. Nothing Comey said really surprised me. In saying that, though, here were a few of the more eye-catching moment...

The Constitutionally Conflicted Bob Goodlatte (Republican Virginia Representative)

On April 14th's episode of This Week with George Stephanopoulos , Republican Virginia Representative Bob Goodlatte said something which prompted me to replay it, look up the quote, read the transcript, and make certain I hadn't just developed a mild case of hearing impairment or Alzheimer's. When discussing gun control, Goodlatte said, and I quote, "I'm all for the First Amendment conversation, but not at the expense of the Second Amendment." Let me get this straight, Representative Goodlatte fully supports our free speech rights, with the exception being when it comes to the Second Amendment? Yeah, that makes sense. While Goodlatte is at it, he might as well say the following: - "I'm all for freedom of religion, so long as you're not a Muslim." - "I have always been honest with the American people, except for in a few political ads." - "I will always be faithful to my wife, unless her sister is in town." - ...