Love this GOP SW VA's leaving House tweet

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Sure, he's probably an asshole, but he was interesting - just on CNN saying they concluded there were 7 hate groups involved Wednesday which I want to know more about. Plus I liked his parting tweet

Link to tweet

?s=19

[SunSeeker]

1. Gee, he must be the only Republican not pushing the "Antifa did it" bullshit.

Link to tweet

[underpants]

2. Denver has 0 to give

He was a good soldier. He presided over the marriage of one of his staff and his partner. 💥
They turned on him fast. Primaried him. Denver has been calling strikes since then. It that I’m generally a fan but he’s a stark example of not needing to fear the wrath of Trump.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Driving from TX to CT in July, we stayed in SW VA. Its

Actually not quite as right wing as you would think. Kinda free-thinking type people. At least where we were. But can definitely see how the broader population weren't on his bandwagon.

[underpants]

8. I can't say I've spent much time-out there

Other than Blacksburg and Roanoke. Both are very cool.

[CurtEastPoint]

4. What does support the IC mean?

[soothsayer]

5. Intelligence Community?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. Intelligence Community?

That's the most common usage.

KY

[badhair77]

7. Denver was an intelligence officer in the Air Force.

Then he was with the NSA and after that had his own security company. He lost his Congressional seat because the Repubs selected a guy from Liberty University to be their candidate. All because he officiated at the wedding of a gay couple. He did the right thing even though it cost him.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. I'm sure this sounds naive, but wish we had a place for

Some of these people in our party. Like the Democratic Lite Caucus

I am 100% fed up with the purist approach. I am Dem and progressive in my DNA... But am tired of excluding people on the edge. When people do the right thing and then hearing "well they were an asshole 10 years ago "

[badhair77]

10. I agree. It's exasperating.