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Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Carol Platt Liebau: Seeing Swalwell Clearly

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Salem Podcast Network

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.5715 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Congressman Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for governor of California. Then, the very next day, he abruptly resigned from Congress.

This followed a cascade of accusations involving sexual assault, misconduct, and unwanted, inappropriate messages. 

Clearly, the Democratic establishment wanted Swalwell out. The entire episode unfolded in a matter of days.

But what’s most striking is that, by all accounts, people in political circles knew about Swalwell’s behavior for quite some time. Political insiders, journalists and left-wing influencers admitted this much on X. It was, apparently, an open secret.

And yet, no powerful Democrats acted until Swalwell’s candidacy became a liability in the governor’s race. Then, suddenly, his candidacy was done. And then he was gone from the House.

All in a matter of days.

What a complete failure of moral, professional, and ethical responsibility — all the way around.

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0:00.0

This is Carol Platt Lebow for townhall.com. Congressman Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for

0:07.4

Governor of California. Then the very next day, he abruptly resigned from Congress. This followed a

0:13.1

cascade of accusations involving sexual assault, misconduct, and unwanted inappropriate messages.

0:19.3

Clearly, the Democratic establishment wanted Swalwell out.

0:22.6

The entire episode unfolded in a matter of days. But what's most striking is that by all accounts,

0:28.1

people in political circles knew about Swalwell's behavior for quite some time. Political insiders,

0:33.9

journalists, and left-wing influencers admitted as much on X.

0:39.5

It was apparently an open secret.

0:45.9

And yet no powerful Democrats acted until Swellwell's candidacy became a liability in the governor's race.

0:50.0

Then suddenly his candidacy was done, and then he was gone from the House.

0:51.7

All in a matter of days.

0:58.2

What a complete failure of moral, professional, and ethical responsibility all the way around.

1:01.6

Here's something most people don't know.

1:06.3

When Warren Buffett was just 13 years old, he didn't put his money into a savings account.

1:12.5

While other kids were earning next to nothing at local banks, Buffett put $114 into a little-known investment. Today, that $114 would be worth over $15 million. And it wasn't a risky trade,

1:20.2

it wasn't even insider knowledge. It was an account that's been around since 1888, and over

1:25.4

the last 25 years, it's average 29% a year. That's what happens

1:30.7

when your money is allowed to compound. Compare that to today's savings accounts, paying

1:35.2

less than half a percent, while inflation quietly eats away at your buying power. Buffett understood

1:40.9

early. Banks are great businesses, just not for savers. If you'd like to see what some investors call the 29% account, go now to secret account 29.com. That's secret account the numbers 29.com. Secret account 29.com.

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