I'm starting to move toward the camp that says an impeachment might really harm the Democrats.. Trump will not be convicted, so why hand McConnell and Company the power to "go last", take all that was said before, bring new witnesses that will debunk those previous, subpoena Hunter and others.. not to mention tie up the Dem Senators, keeping them out of the Primaries, etc..
what good comes for the Democrats? where is the public shift toward conviction going to emanate? true, more damning info could come forth, but outside of a secret Star witness, like a Bolton, what could possibly go right?
if I'm Pelosi, I would get Schumer and Schiff, and hold a news conference.. say the votes to convict will never come, let's stop it now, our point is made.. encourage more info to come out, and if it does, hope that helps in the Election. talk back when the Right invariably says "Nancy quit because it was a nothing burger".. yeah, yeah.. tired talking points, but the Public knows, and would agree that pushing for impeachment is futile.
Originally Posted by Chung Tran
Makes good sense - CT -- Agreed.
Common sense in this matter is in short supply. I do not think the DPST's have he courage to back down. If it goes to a Senate trial - subpoenaed testimony may be very dmaaging to the DPST's.
Clinton's impeachment hurt him minimally - but cost the republicans bigly - is it an analogous situation - perhaps somewhat.
I think it is time trump gathered his party in the house - and quietly request them to vote for impeachment to brinig the matter to a Senate trial with open and fair rules - unlike what the DPST's clown show is running. Force a vote - some fo the DPST's radicals will vote for impeachment over Pelosi's opposition - and with the Republicans,
It will be Trump taking control of the Schiff-show and bringing the issues out in the open - and subpoena Schiff and Nadler to show their "evidence' they have been trumpeting for years - ala Joe McCarthy.
The "Bribery" accusation is just manufactured Schiff-show. Nothing other Presidents have not done. The Constitutional issue is the house DPST run committees think it is now their privilege to usurp the Executive branch responsibilities - and run Foreign policy, and othr executive branch responsibilities, under the "mandate of supervision".
It is a very dangerous step towards the ending of the representative democracy.