10-10-2019, 09:16 AM
(10-09-2019, 09:18 PM)hollodero Wrote: I disagree with that on principle. If one feels his duty as Congressman leaves him no other choice, then impeachment seems the right thing to do - even if it stands no chance to go through.
Now I'm not saying this was necessarily the case here with Trump, but chance of success should not be the sole criteria for bringing up impeachment.
You're point is true but I don't think that's the point Leonard was making. His point was that the move was purely political and to be quite honest the vast majority of the impeachment talk prior to this latest round was purely political. The Dems have been like the boy who cried wolf. There may very well be a wolf present this time, but you'd have to forgive people for thinking there might not be.
Quote:It wasn't just about firing Comey though. It was about firing Comey because of "that Russia thing". Which would have been akin to Obama firing him because of "that Email thing".
Which ironically was the first reason the admin gave - Comey mishandling Clinton. Until Trump blew that up and then it turned out he had demanded loyalty and suggested to let Flynn go.
The fuzz over the Comey firing is about a little bit more than just Comey.
Here's the rub with that though. People can't say Trump talks out of his ass all of the time and then use the words coming out of that orifice as solid proof of anything. Has everything Trump said been entirely true?
Quote:Well... you realistically got two options and get to choose the better one. Tickling one's fancy usually is not part of that decision, is it?
No, we have more than two options. Voting for someone you dislike does not have to be one of them. Honestly the only Dems I could realistically vote for would be Buttiegieg, who has no shot, and to a lesser extent Biden, who IMO also has no shot. There is zero chance I could vote for Sanders or Warren so I'd be going third party again. Not that it matters as many residents of CA vote for anything with a D next to their name.
