I want to congratulate him for his lack of partisanship, because having served the majority of his time here under Republican administrations, he retains a deep distrust of the State Department, including the current State Department, and apparently his point is he cannot trust the current State Department to enforce democracy. I am inclined to appreciate his point. And while we have some differences, I did want to give him credit for his very bipartisan skepticism.
Barney Frank: “I want to congratulate him for his lack of partisanship, because having served the majority of his time here under…”
On the recordApril 16, 2008
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Discussing partisanship and skepticism towards the State Department.
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