‘Where’s the Beef?’
It apparently ain’t there for House Republicans……
And they are being warned to NOT pursue the effort that House RightWingNuts would LOVE to …..
“Have you been able to identify any actual policy changes that Joe Bidenmade as a result of getting money from China?” the host asked.
“The short answer is no,” McClain replied. She went on to suggest that this was “what we’re trying to get to right now,” by requesting copies of classified documents that were found last year in an office Biden once used or at his home….
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There are many insinuations, often initiated by Comer or House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), that such things occurred. But those allegations, such as the wafer-thin one about a Ukrainian national handing over $5 million, have not accrued any evidence to support them. House Republicans have taken a great deal of testimony from people close to Joe and Hunter Biden, but that testimony has often severely undercut the mainline argument Republicans are making about Joe Biden’s actively and knowingly aiding his son’s and brother’s business ventures….
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Those $20 million in payments? None to Joe Biden and most of it not even going to Hunter or James Biden, the president’s brother — as has been known for a long time…..
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It’s not clear how much longer this is sustainable. Jordan and others have suggested the impeachment inquiry will complete its work (such as it is) by January. Things are reaching a make-or-break point, and Republicans will have to decide whether to impeach with what they have — which isn’t much — or put forth an excuse for why they shouldn’t do so. It’s very possible that, over the next few weeks, we’ll hear voices such as Fox News’s Sean Hannity (also an eager promoter of the fishing trip) start giving cover to House Republicans to step back from the edge. Or maybe so much energy has been poured into this thing that they’ll just have to go over the edge, despite skepticism within their narrow majority.
We have signs that Comer is wary….
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Speaking to reporters last month, Comer said, “I don’t know that I want to hold any more hearings, to be honest with you,” claiming that this was because hearings took so much time….
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The situation, then, is this: Republicans pledged to investigate Biden and have spent months doing so. They amplified dubious, debunked or diaphanous claims as incriminating but have failed to construct a credible case against the president. Right-wing media, eager for retribution after Trump’s two impeachments, kept pushing for a formal impeachment. Right-wing legislators complied, applying leverage on McCarthy to make it happen. The probe then stalled.
It remains possible that Biden did something unethical or illegal and that one of those lines from the fishing boat will reel in a marlin. At this moment, though, it seems obvious that Comer and Jordan are facing the prospect of having to sit down at the dinner table and convince themselves that, actually, a boot makes a very good meal….
This is how sad the House GOPer’s have gotten…..
House GOP Launches Impeachment Probe Website
House Republicans are launching a “one-stop shop” website for all things related to the impeachment inquiry against President Biden on Wednesday so that the American people can “see the clear corruption that Joe Biden and his family have committed,” Fox News reports.
The Politics of Trying to Impeach Biden
Punchbowl News: “For months, GOP leadership had resisted this move, insisting a full vote on the House floor wasn’t necessary to probe whether Biden committed impeachable offenses. But as the inquiry enters a new phase focused on trying to pry documents from the White House under subpoena, top House Republicans seem to be realizing that the legal heft of a vote to authorize an inquiry will be crucial.”
“Yet whether House Republicans can muscle through an impeachment inquiry vote is still up in the air. There are 18 GOP lawmakers in districts that Biden won in 2020. It’s not guaranteed this measure will pass.”
“And yes, the president is pretty unpopular. But Congress is more unpopular. And House Republicans have pretty much failed to do anything beyond the bare minimum of keeping the federal government open and not defaulting on the national debt. Impeaching Biden may play to base voters, but it’s not going to help the vulnerable Republicans that much, especially since there’s no way the Democratic-run Senate will support his removal from office.”