Today, the GOP members of the House intelligence committee voted to release a 4 page memo that Chairman Nunes and staff had created. Now Mr. Trump has five days to render a decision to release or not.

Interestingly, the majority refused two actions that make so much sense to me:

1. the Director of the FBI asked for the opportunity to come to the Committee to discuss the contents of the memo. Then the Committee could vote to release or not – but with more perspective and wisdom behind that vote.
2. The Democrats on the Committee have created a memo that provides their perspective of the situation along with their opinion of the GOP memo. The GOP refused to agree to publish the “rebuttal” memo along with their own memo.

Why would the GOP members not want additional perspective before providing the GOP memo to America?

Why would the American people be kept from the full and more balanced perspective by the GOP members of the Committee?

The only conclusion I can reach is that the GOP wants to control the public narrative – with their presentation only and without getting smarter via the input of the FBI and without providing the people with the various perspectives about whatever issues are presented.

This seems to me to be pure, unadulterated politicization of the Intelligence Committee – which is a sad, sad day for our country.

This seems to me to be abuse of power by the GOP. Reminds me of what the North Carolina GOP did after a Democratic Governor was elected but before he took office.

The divisiveness in politics is greater than it ever has been in my lifetime. Our members of Congress HAVE TO put integrity ahead of prioritizing their own party’s interests.

Restraint and wisdom needs to be put ahead of party selfish political interests.