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| Silverfiddle Rant! |
President Trump asked Ukraine to investigate Burisma and the Bidens' role in its known corruption. "...for purposes of foreign influence in the 2020 election" was always a tacked-on, ridiculously unprovable assertion.
(Many believe this was actually about the 2016 election)
Democrat strategerists robed their partisan attacks in the gravity of decades-old impeachment tropes that just don't resonate anymore. They larded their hyperbolic attacks with adjectives, adverbs and histrionic outrage in an attempt to drive voters to demand President Trump's ouster. They failed. Bigly. And this bodes ill for Democrats in Election 2020. The President's approval ratings have risen, and its pretty much a tie ballgame on impeachment, trending against impeachment and removal.
Senator Lamar Alexander provided some timely candor:
“There is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the United States Constitution’s high bar for an impeachable offense,” Alexander said in a statement, arguing that while Trump had taken “actions that are inappropriate,” they did not merit his removal from office."
Senator Murkowski of Alaska summed it up nicely:
"The House chose to send articles of impeachment that are rushed and flawed. I carefully considered the need for additional witnesses and documents, to cure the shortcomings of its process, but ultimately decided that I will vote against considering motions to subpoena.
"Given the partisan nature of this impeachment from the very beginning and throughout, I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate. I don't believe the continuation of this process will change anything. It is sad for me to admit that, as an institution, the Congress has failed.
[…]
"We are sadly at a low point of division in this country.
Finally, Jeremy Lott offers reasons why America yawned at this partisan circus...
The idea that the president is being impeached because of a temporary delay of U.S. aid to the government of Ukraine is literally too distant an issue to rile up many people.
Furthermore, to the extent that Americans are following the details of these foreign dealings and think Trump did something improper here, there’s little to suggest they see it as far outside of normal Washington corruption. The charge is that he tried to game the system to get a foreign government to look into … another American politician’s alleged corrupt gaming of the system in a foreign country.
What say you?
Related: Top 8 Reasons Trump Already Won Impeachment
Time for a new Church Committee to revise FISA.
ReplyDelete...but the vote to establish wouldn't pass, today. The Democrats LOVE the current weaponized Intelligence-Media drip-drip-drip complex.
DeleteI don't mind the political parties establishing their own, independent Nocturnal Councils, but I'm sick and tired of the US Government funding their cloak and daggerisms.
DeleteNothing to say. Except republicans, cons, and Evangelicals have sold their souls to the devil.
ReplyDeleteAnd America loses.
You believe in the devil???
DeleteNo, he's just a "special" kind of deranged.
DeletePS, there's a rumor going round that the tin foil hats these clowns wear are actually aluminum foil and therefore aren't actually suited to blocking those pesky debilitating radio waves.
Both, but many do.
DeleteHad H. Clinton won the 2016 election, and all other factors in this debacle remained unchanged, there would be no impeachment for manufacturing a fake dossier, and then using it to secure FISA warrants to tap, surveil, or sweat likely witnesses to turn state’s evidence. Impeachment would have been warranted, but I doubt if anyone would find H. Clinton’s fingerprints linking her to any piece of evidentiary material.
ReplyDeleteHad H. Clinton won the election in 2016, and had the House continued under a GOP majority, there would be no impeachment for manufacturing a fake dossier, and then using it to secure FISA warrants to tap, surveil, or sweat likely witnesses to turn state’s evidence. In fact, all we saw from the several congressional investigating committees under the GOP between 2017-2018 was unscripted entertainment.
What most people do not realize is that articles of impeachment are simply “an indictment.” In the courts, it is possible to indict a ham sandwich, but it would still be difficult to obtain a grand jury indictment when there is no evidence of a crime, if say, there was no reason to believe that the ham sandwich had carnal knowledge with a pickle. So, what this was, was a waste of taxpayer’s money on a clown show that no one possessing two or more brain cells cared about. Meanwhile, Joe and Hunter Biden remain arrogantly corrupt, Buttigieg is still a three-dollar bill, and the US House of Representatives proved itself utterly worthless. None of those people would qualify for a job a Burger King.
As my friend Bunkerville likes to say, “All is well in the swamp.”
"Buttigieg is still a three-dollar bill "
DeleteStill scared of homosexual> You've had time to outgrow that.
Relax Ducky, I wasn't calling you out. Honest. I do think that before you age much further, you ought to try developing a sense of humor. You know, laugh a little about something other than Trump falling down and breaking his neck.
DeleteHad Bill Clinton not been impeached back in the day, I find it doubtful that the Dems would have taken a swing at it again....still fresh in too many memories, they seized the concept as a method to sooth the wounds. Once again, the Clintons hang over us. A dark cloud that continues and corrupts and perpetuates evil.
ReplyDeleteAll one has to do is look at "her" tweets lately.
The great irony is that Democrats are trying to impeach Trump for meddling in the 2020 election by "investigating a political rival" who may not even wind up being in the 2020 election, while they are trying to meddle in the 2020 election by investigating and trying to remove the man who certainly will be in the 2020 election.
ReplyDeleteJayhawk,
DeleteNo kidding!
Yep....
ReplyDeleteUp Schiff's Creek by Victor Davis Hanson:
Just as the off-putting California Democrat sought to take credit for taking out President Trump, so too will he be blamed for only further empowering him.
Read the rest at the above link.
Good article, and while I do think we’re talking about Schiffistan, there are others behind the scenes equally culpable and we ought not forget who they are. These “representatives” must become confused once they reach the august level of the lower house. Most of these people are bar certified lawyers; many are former prosecutors (Schiff being one of these). And while decisions to prosecute crimes is often a political one by the district attorney’s offices, a prosecutor must evaluate all evidence of a crime, balance this against judicial rules of evidence, and then decide whether or not he or she is likely to get a conviction in a courtroom trial. The confusion must set in when these lackluster lawyers get to the House and are unable to make a distinction between political gotchas, and bona fide violations of federal law. It makes one wonder why we’re paying them so much money. It must be one of those affirmative action things where even the fellow graduating last in his class at law school can succeed in politics.
DeleteINTUITION...the Dems ran this impeachment thing on INTUITION. Apparently, they have crystal balls and inference rules. Schiff constantly made up conversations which he INFERRED happened, he expected us all to intuit what Trump's intentions were (and we'd better agree with Schiff), etc etc......... I laughed at the great VDH's comment "the off-putting California Democrat"....so amazingly euphemistic and true! "Off putting"....HA! To say the least. Miss you at Geeez, SF, and wonder. Hope you're well.
ReplyDeleteThe Dems accomplished all they could. Now we can't reasonably listn to him crow about being innocent. The best he has is that the cultists were okay with hi crimes.
DeleteHi Z!
DeleteYup. All hearsay, and as I say in the post, we all agree on what the "crime" was. It's a piffle.
The Democrats were gambling their DNC propaganda megaphone--aka "the press"--would foment outrage and drive public opinion to clamor for President Trump's impeachment. They shot craps.
The charade continues as Fox is covering the last gasp of this nonsense non stop.... I want to know how many deranged souls there are who are watching this nonsense?
DeleteHigh Crime???
DeleteIt wasn't even a crime to ask Ukraine for an investigation of a known cesspit of corruption. To say otherwise is to hold the absurd position a president may not request an investigation of known corruption if a political rival may get caught in the dragnet.
But we're expected to believe that those all so moral and gentlemanly Democrats wouldn't do such a thing and "Son of a bitch! They fired him". Because,you know, a gentleman wouldn't read another gentleman's mail. Oh, those wascally Democwats, they're just so righteous and upright and schift.
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ReplyDeleteThe GOP “know he’s guilty” of unimpeachable offences. Maybe you’d prefer that we just take him out and have him shot on the basis of accusations —you know, like Stalin did, and Mao, and the rather final pronouncement of guilt among the barbarian horde in the Middle East where there is no appeal.
DeleteMustang,
DeleteMakes you wonder where weaponizing the IRS against your political opponents ranks on the Democrat list of "Abuse of Power" crimes, doesn't it?
What weaponizing? The IRS was conducting a mandated scrutiny of tax free status on PACs which claimed to be doing a public service.
DeleteThey were campaign organizations but tht cultists didn't care.
The definition of public service has been extended beyond "serving the Democratic Party" now? My, time they ARE a changin'...
DeleteWho woulda though before Obama's IRS that ensuring the accuracy of the voter rolls WASN'T a public service...
DeleteTRUE the VOTE!
:P
DeleteCourt Finds IRS Actions Unconstitutional, Awards TTV Increased Fees Based on “Bad Faith Enhancement”
DeleteUnconstitutional/ Bad faith... yep.
This entire sick sad episode in our ation's history has managed to be both infuriating and tedious in the extreme –– simultaneously.
ReplyDeleteI listened to 99% of the first day of The Trial, –– or tried to ––but had a hard time staying awake. It was every bit as stimulating and edifying as watcing paint dry on a dsmp day –– or moss accumulate on the shady side of a hillside builder.
I have any number of longtime friends who consider themselves Democrats, but I can't imagine why. Just a bad habit, I guess.
If I were a Democrat today, I'd feel obliged to hang my he'd in shame and beg my country for forgiveness, but ld bits die hard, a VERY few ever bother to THINK a more.
Our Civilization WILL perish very soon, unless a MIRACLE brings about a wave of awareness of REALITY
The Republicans blithered on about the impeachment case being based on second and third hand information, but Trump and the Republicans in the Senate denied access to first hand information and witnesses. Before the process and throughout the Republican Senate flouted there oath to impartiality, some even coordinated with the defense team. And as it winds to a close, they admit that yes, Trump is guilty of wrongdoing, but attempting to trade arms for oppo research in the 2020 election is not impeachable at all (but lying about an extramarital affair is).
ReplyDeleteDonald Trump has achieved what the Clintons asked him to run for President to do. He has destroyed the credibility of the Republican Party for anyone who still cares about such things.
I remain hopeful that this is the end of Republican Party as a voice in national politics. Hope the Kool Aid tasted good.
Enjoy your "ethical" vote for Bernie in 2020. Nationalizing the Energy sector of the economy is long overdue. It's the conservative thing to do.
DeleteNice tell. I said nothing of ethics, yet you already knew there is no ethically defensible reason to vote Republican this cycle.
DeleteBernie would probably be near the end of my "at least he snot Republican" choices, but my days of considering a vote for Republicans are gone. I'm going to struggle with making a vote for a Democrat, something I've never done ever, but "most viable not-Trump" will win my my vote, regardless of stances. It's not like a Trump supporter will have a principled reason not to.
Ethics has nothing to do with politics. Start down that road, and you will quickly discover there is no ethically defensible reason to vote for any candidate or party.
DeleteTC - why don’t you do what the majority of voting age Citizens do......and just not vote? There’s no reason to EVER vote Democrat.
DeleteI consider myself lucky, this fall I won’t even be in the country, so I won’t even have to worry about sh*t choices.
CI, he knows that. He used to be a Libertarian and he would never have considered voting for some fruit flavored socialist Democrat. I'm beginning to think he went sky diving without a parachute and landed on his head on the rail road tracks.
DeleteTC, please tell me you're the evil Mr B from a different dimension and you've replaced my cuz!
Jezzz, ya don't protest electricity by taking a whizz in a light socket!
No Warren. I still believe that small government means military budget cuts to a Democrat and becoming petty to a Republican.
DeleteSF,
ReplyDeleteThere was a time I thought there were honorable people in the Republican Party. Maybe I was naive, maybe that time has passed. Whatever the case, the current Republican Party has followed Trump where I as a Constitutional libertarian and conservative won't go. The Senate Republicans (as a collective) have squandered an opportunity to uphold and defend the Constitution, and gleefully broke an oath to do it. It's not something to take lightly.
CI,
Typically when a Democrat runs unopposed on the ballot, I'll write my name in. Donald Trump is the singular reason why I would even think of breaking my 40+ year streak of not even voting for a Democrat to be the assistant municipal dogcatcher. I'm just one vote, but it's committed to removing every Republican I can from office with a vote for whoever has a chance to take them out. When you reward bad behavior, you get more of it. Obama didn't divide America even a fraction as much as the vulgarian trash currently defiling the office of the Presidency. The last thing I want to do is give that simpering piece of filth 4 more years of unaccountable abuse of power.
While we would not agree on some things I'm sure I am in complete lock step regarding your position on voting republican. I too used to be a republican and vice chair of my town's republican committee. My support started to change during the GWB administration and by the time Trump came along I was already pretty disgruntled. Trump completely and totally destroyed any justification for ever voting republican again. Moscow Mitch McConnell and the rest just helped to seal the deal if you will.
ReplyDeleteRN,
ReplyDeleteThe way it works in my mind is that Trump and his fellow America-hating totalitarian bootlickers (lookin at you, Rand Paul) has paved the way for the Democrats to waltz through the elections to victory in the Senate, the House, and the Presidency this cycle with the most certifiably insane left wing candidates they can field and have a good chance at snatching more than 50% of the vote. People no one in their right mind would vote for will get votes just because they're not Trump and not in his party. So be it. A Democrat President armed with the precedents set by the people who used to be called RINOs in the Senate (McConnell, Graham, etc.) will be a complete disaster for America. But a better choice than Trump will spring from it in 2024. This is the Way.
TC,
DeletePeople no one in their right mind would vote for will get votes just because they're not Trump and not in his party.
Huh?
You're saying that someone who votes for Trump's opponent is not in his right mind?
Aren't you voting for Trump's opponent? And that makes you not in your right mind -- according to your own statement above.
Clarify!
Expediency. What? Now it's not okay to set my principles aside?
DeleteWhatever left wing loonies that replace Trump and his enablers would swing the electorate hard right in 2022 and 2024. To me that's gravy atop sending Trump to obscurity.
A golfer walks into the new Government National Golf Course pro shop and asks the golf professional if he sells ball markers. The Pro answers “Yes we do, and they’re $1.00 each.” The golfer hands over a dollar. The Pro opens the cash register, puts the dollar in the drawer, and hands the golfer back a dime to use as a ball marker.
ReplyDeleteThis is the economic model that’s part of Bernie Sanders’ 90% tax plan to restore the US economy.
LOL +++
DeleteUnhinged!
ReplyDeleteSchiff: If Trump Isn’t Removed He ‘Could Offer Alaska to the Russians in Exchange for Support in the Next Election’
But it doesn't. The republican party is now an empty shell of its former self
DeleteMore than likely, Alan Douchewitz will contradict himself (again) about what an impeachable offense is next time he's called to baffle people with bullshit.
DeleteRational Nation USA is once again Delusional
ReplyDeleteThere ya go! Projecting AGAIN!
DeleteIt's really pathetic the Democrats take pride in this Impeachment charade. And the Looney Speaker of the House who was supposed to be “somber”, and depressed were all giddy and filled with glee, when they proclaimed that Trump will be "Impeached Forever". She was so filled with joy that she had boxes of Souvenir Autographed pens that she had pre-ordered to hand out. As is she just won the Olympics, or the Academy Award!
ReplyDeleteHistory will remember this as the day the Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi went Insane!
You want to drive a lefty insane? Just tell him/her that Donald Trump has been Acquitted Forever.
You want to drive a lefty insane? Just tell him/her that Donald Trump has been Acquitted Forever.
DeleteI'll have to try this! LOL.
My good friend Mustang commented as follows at Bunkerville's site today:
ReplyDeleteBTW … here’s the guy Pelosi selected to “manage” the Trump impeachment. Adam Schiff worked as a deputy US prosecutor and was assigned to prosecute the FBI agent who was accused of spying for the USSR. First trial resulted in a hung jury; second trial ended in conviction but was overturned on appeal. Richard Miller, the defendant, was finally convicted in a third trial prosecuted by someone other than Shifty Schiff, who can only be described as professionally inept. He not only comes from Massachusetts originally, but is also a self-loathing Jew. Three for three. As a complete and utter disgrace to the legal profession, which is really something, he then got into CA politics where it is possible for a wad of used chewing gum to win an election. No doubt one of the senior prosecutors got him aside one day and suggested that he look for a new line of work. Schiff had to decide between reclamation or politics. So far, though, it’s worked out. He is best known for his bill titled Helicopter Noise Relief Act. LOL. He’s been in congress for twenty years, overwhelming supported by the large Armenian population in his congressional district.
Link to the above comment.
More Bad News for Dems:
ReplyDeleteTrump Job Approval at Personal Best 49%
51% of Americans view the Republican Party favorably
45% of Americans have a positive opinion of the Democratic Party
48% of Americans identify as Republicans or leaning
44% Democratic identification or leaning
https://news.gallup.com/poll/284156/trump-job-approval-personal-best.aspx
HOW ONE MIGHT BEST CELEBRATE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INEVITABLE TRIUMPH OVER THE FORCES OF SPLENETIC RAGE, UNBRIDLED ENVY, MALIGNANT MALICE AND SHEER SPITE IMPOSED ON THE NATION BY THE DEFECRATS SINCE DONALD TRUMP FIRST ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE PRESIDENCY:
ReplyDeleteRx for Healhy Recreatioon
Hey! Let's go to Frisco
___ and Schiff in the street
That's a glorious treat
___ it'll be hard to beat.
Imagine the joy
___ of painting the town
In hundreds of shades
___ of fragrant Schiff brown!
Let's go to Pelosi's
___ and scale her damned wall
Break into her mansion
___ and Schiff in her hall
Then move to the living room;
___ fill it wth poo
And on to the dining room;
___ muck it up too.
When you're fixin' to leave
___ don'r forget to drop poop
Copiously
___ all over her stoop.
And If you could manage
___ to Schiff in her bed
Try to spread it around
___ so she can't rest her head.
Make that bitch live in Schiff,
___ so she knows how it is
To be smothered in feces
___ watching guys take a whiz!
~ Putrida Abandonata de la Strada
Republican Susan Collins, key swing-vote senator, announces she will vote to
ReplyDeleteacquit Trump
Fox News
by Gregg Re
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key swing vote in President Trump's impeachment trial, announced she would vote to acquit on both articles of impeachment -- noting that Democrats' "abuse of power" charge "did not even attempt" to allege that Trump had committed a crime, and instead constituted a "difficult-to-define, non-criminal act." Even as she criticized Trump's behavior as "flawed," Collins slammed House Democrats for delaying transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate for more than a month, saying the stalling and posturing undercut their arguments that the president was an imminent threat. Trump, who is set to be overwhelmingly acquitted by the Senate on Wednesday . . .
Lisa Murkowski will vote to acquit Trump
ReplyDeletePolitico
by Marianne Levine
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said on Monday that she would not vote to convict President Donald Trump, but also offered a damning portrayal of Congress for its handling of the impeachment proceedings. In her floor speech, Murkowski described Trump’s behavior as “shameful and wrong,” but said Congress had failed, too. (Snip)She also called on Congress to do more to stop the legislative branch from ceding authority to the executive. . . .
When does he bring out the blood banner?
ReplyDeleteNancy Pelosi's children need to take her out of the spotlight to protect what's left of her dignity. She's about two demented brain cells away from staggering around in an open bathrobe.
ReplyDeleteSF,
DeleteNo kidding! She "put on quite a show last night."
Or, as my grandmother used to say: "She showed her tail."
Now, I fully understand that Pelosi really didn't want to be there. Most of us have been in situations where we really didn't want to be there. I can recall several of my own such situations. But I didn't fidget, turn pages, etc.
And Pelosi's making a show of tearing up her copy of the SOTU Speech? Smacks of a child's tantrum. Sheesh.
"She showed her tail."
ReplyDeleteMy family expressed it a little more strongly...
P______H______E______W_______!
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