Politics The Probe

The comments about Impeachment II are spread out over at least two threads.

57 (50 Dems, 7 Repubs) quilty.
43 (0 Dems, 43 Repubs) not guilty.

This travesty, this joke of "impartial" constitutional responsibility, will hurt a small number of Republican Senators in the short term. It will damage the Republican party in some ways, perhaps deeply, perhaps not.

One thing is clear: Former 45th POTUS Donald John Trump got away with inciting an attack on the Capitol Building and Congress. Thankfully he did not achieve his ultimate goal of changing the 2020 election results and remaining president. He will now view being acquitted as the equivalent of having done nothing wrong, perhaps even never having been charged (in the mind of Donald Trump), much the same way he views settling lawsuits as victories.

This was anticipated and predicted, and calling the result disappointing is putting it mildly. Totally disgusting is a better description.

Since our politicians can't show the integrity and the courage to do the right thing, let us hope the criminal courts and the civil courts will enforce some justice on Donald John Trump.

 

Representative Joe Neguse appeared on CBS Face The Nation this morning.

IMO he did very good job as one of the House impeachment managers.

But this morning Neguse wasn't upset, he seemed relieved, even somewhat cheerful. TBF he might be one of those politicians who has spent decades forcing himself to always smile under any circumstance.

I wanted to see anger and venom, not smiles and a sense of relief.