Reply #5: Trust him all the way ... until he opens his mouth again.

[Nihil]

Mind you, I'd say that the OP article has this 100% upside-down:
> I’ll even go as far as to admit that viewing the issues from
> outside of Washington may not grant the full picture of the issue

The only way you are going to get the full picture of the issue
(any of them) is to view it from outside Washington - and preferably
using information sources from outside the USA altogether.
Otherwise you'll just be breathing in the exhaust fumes from the
lobbyists and getting as much fresh air as a Beijing pedestrian.

:shrug: