Okay, he screwed up. He's not the first to do so. But, when offered the opportunity to throw the President under the bus which the GOP was all waiting for while holding their breath, he didn't. Not even a hint of it. Now I'm not saying he had a reason to throw the President under the bus, but neither did Camp McCain, Graham and Ayotte, but that never stopped them from making up bullshit to be troubled about. We know that Patraeus was an ambitious man, and had presidential aspirations. All that is probably gone now, as is his coveted job as the Director of the CIA. It he were a dyed in the wool GOPer, he could have stretched the truth, made shit up about this President, and the RightWing would have gobbled it up hook, line and sinker. And the Press, who truly loved Patraeus and were very loyal to him would have probably bought it as well.
But he didn't, because it wasn't the truth. He showed up, testified and didn't allow himself to be drawn into the Camp McCain, Graham, and Ayotte bullshit and it was at that point that the conspiracy died, DEAD. And for that, he is man of integrity in my book.
What continues is a tree falling in the woods, but no one is listening any longer. Everyone sees through the farce. Camp McCain, Graham and Ayotte, are not willing to take on the Director of the CIA or the Secretary of State for the deaths of 4 members of the diplomatic corps for which they are so troubled about, and are not interested in the truth, only scoring cheap political points at the expense of a woman, who will not stoop to their level.
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