‘Release the Memo’ Is a Political Stunt, but I Want It Out Anyway

Before I get started, I want to put my cards on the table. I don't trust Republicans like Devin Nunes for a moment. He doesn't care about the civil liberties of Americans, and it's become clear to me the whole "release the memo" thing is largely a political stunt. I'm not claiming there isn't anything important in there, but rather that they don't have the best interests of the U.S. citizenry in mind.  Nevertheless, I'm very much in favor of it being released for a variety of reasons.
First, I want to offer a little advice. It's always tempting to immediately take a side on whatever issue happens to be dominating the news cycle at any given moment, but this is typically a poor decision. One thing I've learned over the years is you should always wait at least a few days before coming to any sort of conclusion on most big stories being aggressively hyped by partisan pundits in the media.
From my seat, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress are being dishonest about the memo, which makes perfect sense because the vast majority of politicians in Washington D.C. are corrupt liars who pretend to hate each other while consistently passing bipartisan legislation to abuse the American public. If that's not obvious to you by now, I don't know what it'll take.
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