Trey Gowdy actually said...

I would be asking the exact same questions about Fast and Furious whether you were John Ashcroft, whether you were Dan Lungren, whether you ...

I would be asking the exact same questions regardless of what party was in power.

there is a desire to, quote, 'get at you' because you, quote, 'consistently take progressive stands.'

You cannot tell what his political ideology is from the way he discharges his job.