My view and just about EVERYBODY firmly believe that NO Republican US Senator will vote to sustain the House impeachment charges….
NOT ONE….
Actually?
Two Democratic senators will probably vote WITH the Republicans…
BUT?
The Hill is out with a piece that does the ‘Trump actually Won’ point of view thing…
The piece throws up the crazy assed idea that some Republicans are so pissed at the Trump show that banding together?
They WOULD vote to CONVICT Trump of charges which would cost him his job…..
Can 20 U.S. senators withstand the potentially irresistible temptation to reverse the results of the 2016 election and remove a president a number of them openly or privately dislike?
Since Donald Trump announced his intention to run for the White House on June 16, 2015, many of the entrenched elites across the various power centers of Washington and beyond have spent many of their waking hours trying to stop or unseat him.
The political charade of an impeachment “investigation” is but the latest example. But that impeachment charade could harbor the greatest threat to Trump’s presidency.
Over the past week, I have heard from three seasoned Republicans who fear that President Trump and the West Wing are seriously underestimating the potential danger of a Senate trial. Human nature and common sense dictate that, despite the well-meaning resolution circulated by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) condemning the House impeachment process, it’s important for the White House to understand that the weight of history is settling upon the shoulders of these senators — some of them quite weak — and because of that pressure, private conversations are taking place and a trap may be sprung for the president in that trial.
A potential trap set by seemingly loyal Republican senators.
Those I spoke with, like others, worry that the impeachment process, especially a potential conviction in the Senate, will forever poison the integrity of our constitutional and congressional processes and put every future president at risk of having his or her election reversed for partisan and ideological reasons.
But such is the lingering animosity about Trump by many in the GOP establishment, and there very well may be enough Republican senators willing to topple the first domino and set in motion a chain reaction — no matter the consequences….
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There appears to be a common thread that runs through all of this opposition and stated hatred: “He is not part of the club. He is not one of us. He can’t be controlled.”
The unrelenting opposition to Trump is not based on the fictional quid pro quo with Ukraine’s president but rather a desperate need by the entrenched establishment from both political parties to maintain the status quo of their all-powerful club — aka part of the “swamp” Trump sought to drain….
image…thedailybeast.com
Not in anywhere in near sufficient numbers to convict.
I still doubt that any will ,but I guess there’s a chance a few might like Romney, Murkowski and Collins.
I’m sticking with 55-45 to support NOT Guilty….
That is NO GOPer’s and two defecting Dem Senators…
Told ya….
Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) said on ABC’s “This Week” that the allegations that President Trump exploited Ukraine for his political benefit are “serious” and “impeachable,” but added that there are “gaps” in the House’s case and that he is willing to acquit Trump in a Senate trial if “those dots aren’t connected.”…
More…
Lets see what Manchin says to wiggle...
Who cares?
Minutiae.
Trump isn’t going to be convicted is the bottom line and there NO evidence that this is in any way hurting his approval ratings (Indeed he has enjoyed a slight uptick), had an adverse impact act on his reelection effort(once again he is actually running slightly better in some polls) or done much of anything to speak of ,except accounted for a bunch of tweets.(I think refer to this as taking something out of his hide or some other such triviality).
This whole thing needs to get over with ,the quicker the better ,so we can get back to ending Trumps tenure in the White House by defeating him in the election.
Meanwhile, we can enjoy your self satisfied,”told ya” refrains .
Gee Doug Jones , a Democratic Senator from one of the reddest states in the country,might vote “no” on convicting Trump!Well, gosh darn I wish I had thought of that!
They will take some time….
Remember…..
The House IS part of the Senate trial….
This is Congress….
They seldom do ANYTHING ‘fast’…
Again?
Pelosi and the Democrats are talking a piece out of Trump’s butt with this….
It also freezes Senator’s Sanders and Warren , eh?
Biden’s holiday gift….
I DO agree the actual action IS BORING to watch….
And Trump will be acquitted.
Engaging in minutiae like how many Senators will vote this way or that and
Fanciful babbling about “ a piece of Trumps butt” ( my God how gross) does nothing to refute the points I made above.
Interestingly ,I remember that you weren’t too keen on this impeachment stuff when it was originally being talked about.
Then again, consistency of opinion has never been a trait of yours.
And in the world of hope dies hard…
Former Trump Administration officialAnthony Scaramucci claims that if certain persons were called to testify at a Senate trial of Trump that Trump would resign.
The Mooch has been mouthing that stuff off for awhile now.
Trumps impending “ resignation “ has been a source of interest literally since his election.
Hasn’t happened…Won’t.
I think i’ll do a fantasy post on the smooch’s prediction later….
I wasn’t…..
As mentioned …..
Info changes?
Views change….
What exactly do you know now(info changes) that you didn’t know then?
I’m unaware of anything about the actual nature of the offense which wasn’t known months ago when you were skeptical of all this .
Was it getting “a piece of Trumps butt” that swayed you?
i, like Pelosi , was against an impeachment ….
But watching Trump personally twist in the wind?
Having the House come out with even MORE. things than Mueller and not being harnessed by Barr ?
It has changed my mind…
Trump is clearly upset that he has not been able escape the sport light on his schemes…
That IS worth the non-conviction…
The whole thing has been good for Democrats who have HAD to row together , which is a good thing…
Changing one’s mind / view of something is a sensible intelligent thing to do when presented with more information that changes things….
CG’s commentary this week about impeachment and the debates:
http://cgpolitics.blogspot.com/
Most of us, I think, would agree with most of it, but not all of it.
Is there anything CG didn’t cover?
Do you think that Brett Kavanaugh, the preppy sex molester, who cried during his job interview and proclaimed his love of beer, was treated unfairly by the Senate Democrats when the majority refused to investigate Dr. Ford’s accusations?
Is that what we agree with Dave??
Please explain?
I said most of it, but not all of it.
And I said most of us, not all of us.
Republican spin in the era of the pussygrabber.
Whatever.