"Democrats Want To Impeach Trump; They haven't Decided Why"
sigh
Yeah, that kinda summarizes much about the approach of the TDS "resistance."
The idea on the other end of the link is basically: Dems might focus on Ukrainegate specifically, or they might make a broader case against Trump generally. It's the tendency behind the latter option that's worrisome.
I wonder whether we have to think about the flip side of this: should those of us thinking about whether to support impeachment think in terms of Ukrainegate specifically, or about the Dems'/left's general, often loopy, effort to undermine Trump? Even if Trump violated the law in Ukrainegate, one might think: given the general, on-going effort to undermine a duly-elected president, we should oppose impeachment.
The overlay on all of this, IMO, is: almost none of us know enough about impeachment to understand even its basic technical, legal details. I certainly don't.
Part of me, of course, would breathe a sigh of relief were Trump convicted and ousted. But it's got to be done legally. And, of course, given the way the Dems are now talking and acting, I'm inclined to think we'd merely be leaving behind the frying pan for the much warmer embrace of the fire. Because if Trump goes, it seems we'd be stuck with the newly-radical and irrational Dems in '20.
I still see no very good path forward for us in the near future.
Yeah, that kinda summarizes much about the approach of the TDS "resistance."
The idea on the other end of the link is basically: Dems might focus on Ukrainegate specifically, or they might make a broader case against Trump generally. It's the tendency behind the latter option that's worrisome.
I wonder whether we have to think about the flip side of this: should those of us thinking about whether to support impeachment think in terms of Ukrainegate specifically, or about the Dems'/left's general, often loopy, effort to undermine Trump? Even if Trump violated the law in Ukrainegate, one might think: given the general, on-going effort to undermine a duly-elected president, we should oppose impeachment.
The overlay on all of this, IMO, is: almost none of us know enough about impeachment to understand even its basic technical, legal details. I certainly don't.
Part of me, of course, would breathe a sigh of relief were Trump convicted and ousted. But it's got to be done legally. And, of course, given the way the Dems are now talking and acting, I'm inclined to think we'd merely be leaving behind the frying pan for the much warmer embrace of the fire. Because if Trump goes, it seems we'd be stuck with the newly-radical and irrational Dems in '20.
I still see no very good path forward for us in the near future.
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12:01 PM
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