A news network, allegedly.

Every Republican should hang their head in shame and embarrassment after witnessing the neutered, mediocre, and morally and ethically compromised attorneys that tRump sent to the Senate podium today with wheelbarrows full of Gish Gallop in his defense.




* (CNN)Mitch McConnell said in 1999 he believed the Senate was entitled to witnesses in President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial and added that he would have voted to give House impeachment managers "whatever" they wanted.

Republicans out there, give me your best shot:

What is your explanation for why it is fair, balanced and ethical to prevent Chief Justice Roberts from deciding what witnesses are relevant and can be subpoenaed to testify (even though the Senate can vote to overrule the Chief Justice).

Mitch McConnell is cynically undermining any notion of an honest impeachment trial


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/13/mitch-mcconnell-trump-impeachment-trial?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

" The sad reality is that Trump's politics of constitutional defiance are less an idiosyncratic aspect of his demagogic leadership and more a feature of recent Republican politics. In this, McConnell has been the master strategist. Recall his stunning refusal to grant a hearing to Merrick Garland, President Obama's nominee to the supreme court to fill the vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. In a 150-year span from 1866 to 2016 the Senate never once prevented a president from ultimately filling a supreme court vacancy. McConnell's refusal to consider Obama's choice was more than a break with precedent. It was an act of constitutional nullification.

To this we can add McConnell's refusal, before the 2016 election, to sign a bipartisan statement condemning Russian interference. Well before the election, the Obama administration shared intelligence documenting Russian interference with Congressional leaders; while then-House leader Paul Ryan agreed to sign the statement, McConnell refused. Indeed, McConnell went one step further, threatening to accuse Obama of trying to influence the outcome for Clinton should the administration issue a statement of condemnation. In this way, he recklessly torpedoed a bipartisan effort to protect the integrity of a presidential election."

If they were honest they would say, I don't care if we cheat, as long as Republicans are in control legislating taxes and morality (our version of both), I don't care how unfair it is or how we need to lie and manipulate the system to get it.

And that is the great disadvantage of Democrats, we break laws too, but we TRY to live to the ideals and standards of American Democracy and fairness. We don't break laws as a whole because we want the ends so badly we care not about the means. To use a sports analogy, its the difference between the crwod who say they want a Rose Bowl/National Championship and could care less if it needs to be vacated late because of recruiting violations, and those who would rather play by the rules even if everyone else is cheating and to suffer the losses but hold our head up high with pride. Call those a sucker, but that is my crowd.

So as much as the Republicans have tried to claim the high road as the party of religion, patriotism, and traditionalism...it is all words and symbols...and power taken by whatever method necessary. While the Democrats actually are the ones fighting for this country and her ideals.

But again, they won't admit that. Just blast some illogical arguments, propaganda, misinformation, and vitriol. Listening to Republicans under Trump is just one long rambling inarticulate spiral into untruth and dystopian loyalty. There is almost never a sincere argument made, just positions held to argue or annoy. Not real convictions or honest effort to communicate or find solutions that match to any democratic value system. It's trolling at a national level. It's the Card Says Moops with the power of office and unholy conviction behind it. And it's what takes down every great country, and will now take down this one because of headstrong ego and out of control tribalism.

blungld said:

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If they were honest they would say, I don't care if we cheat, as long as Republicans are in control legislating taxes and morality (our version of both), I don't care how unfair it is or how we need to lie and manipulate the system to get it.

And that is the great disadvantage of Democrats, we break laws too, but we TRY to live to the ideals and standards of American Democracy and fairness. We don't break laws as a whole because we want the ends so badly we care not about the means. To use a sports analogy, its the difference between the crwod who say they want a Rose Bowl/National Championship and could care less if it needs to be vacated late because of recruiting violations, and those who would rather play by the rules even if everyone else is cheating and to suffer the losses but hold our head up high with pride. Call those a sucker, but that is my crowd.

So as much as the Republicans have tried to claim the high road as the party of religion, patriotism, and traditionalism...it is all words and symbols...and power taken by whatever method necessary. While the Democrats actually are the ones fighting for this country and her ideals.

But again, they won't admit that. Just blast some illogical arguments, propaganda, misinformation, and vitriol. Listening to Republicans under Trump is just one long rambling inarticulate spiral into untruth and dystopian loyalty. There is almost never a sincere argument made, just positions held to argue or annoy. Not real convictions or honest effort to communicate or find solutions that match to any democratic value system. It's trolling at a national level. It's the Card Says Moops with the power of office and unholy conviction behind it. And it's what takes down every great country, and will now take down this one because of headstrong ego and out of control tribalism.

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Thank you for putting my feelings into words.

The amount of evidence that has been obtained despite the Herculean effort by the Idiot in Chief and his minions to keep documents and witnesses from being heard should tell you everything about the guilt of the people in question. If the evidence exonerated the Idiot in Chief and his minions they wouldn't hesitate to make documents and witnesses available. Innocent people don't hide in the dark or use tricks to prevent the disclosure of documents and witnesses. Innocent people relish the opportunity to shine a light on the TRUTH. Which side is pushing for the TRUTH and which side seeks to keep the TRUTH hidden in the darkness? There is a lot of wasted time and energy keeping the facts hidden from the public. Not only do the facts support the charges, but the Idiot in Chief's own words, "We have all of it" supports the charge of Obstruction.