Pete Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (CNN)When the global elite are aligned against him and laughing like the immature cool kids you hated in middle school, President Donald Trump is winning. Scott Jennings When the liberal law professors are neglecting their Thanksgiving turkeys to read congressional transcripts and snarking about Trump's 13-year old son, Trump is winning. When the politicians are mad — so mad that they have shut down all policymaking to impeach the President of the United States on what constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley called "wafer thin" evidence —Trump is winning. You have to remember: Donald Trump wasn't elected to fit in with these people — the political, intellectual class -- to make them happy, or to become one of them. He was elected to break them. And that's apparently what he's done. After Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring three liberal law professors and Thursday's announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that her conference is moving forward with impeachment, the die is cast -- Donald Trump will be the third president in American history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. And honestly, that's just fine with Trump's supporters. What better evidence is there that you've shaken Washington to its core when the minders of a system you've come to despise are leveling the gravest punishment the system permits against the very President who is doing the shaking up? We can lawyer this to death, but for many Americans this comes down to a simple observation -- Trump said he was going to rattle their cages, and by golly they seem rattled. Trump's supporters have known since election night that this day would eventually come. After all, his sworn enemies have been openly promising it since before he was sworn into office! They've used words like "resistance," "coup," "insurance policy," and "impeachment" so often that, now that they are actually doing it, the American people — and Republicans especially — are offering a collective yawn. Rueful analysts stare into television cameras, lamenting and wondering why Republicans aren't fleeing from the President over the impeachment hearings (he stands at 90% approval among his party in the latest Gallup poll). But there won't be massive convulsions in public opinion because everyone has known for three years what was going to happen. <img alt="The only reasonable response to Trump" class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191205092659-05-pelosi-presser-1205-large-169.jpg"> The only reasonable response to Trump Sure, some Democrats gamely argue that Pelosi didn't really want to go through with it, but she had to out of a sense of duty to the Constitution. But it's a half-hearted argument at best. It's true that Pelosi had no choice, although it's not because of the Constitution. Rather, her party's left flank and their inflamed grassroots activists overwhelmed her. This is a one-sided, partisan impeachment. It's the exact kind of thing Congressman Jerry Nadler, now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, warned Republicans about in 1998, during Bill Clinton's impeachment. But political party leaders almost always do what the bulk of their party's supporters want them to. Republicans — no matter how moderate — got in line to cut taxes and confirm an avalanche of conservative judges because that's what their activists expected. And what have Democrats wanted more than anything since Trump's election? Since the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh? Since Trump made Twitter his private channel to the electorate? Since the Mueller probe? Since the Trump Hotel story? Since questions over Jared Kushner's security clearance? Since...you name it? The answer is obvious: to undo the 2016 election by any means necessary. It's a political itch that had to be scratched, and Pelosi could hold off her tormented partisans no longer. <img alt="Pelosi did what no one else could" class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191205111850-pelosi-for-zelizer-oped-large-169.jpg"> Pelosi did what no one else could So here we are, headed for a rushed, hyper-partisan (and futile) exercise put on by the very elites Trump railed against to get himself elected in the first place. But for all the relief they might feel in finally striking this blow against Donald Trump, I wonder: have these Trump opponents even considered what this impeachment signals to the American people? That partisanship is more important than policymaking? That House Democrats have no confidence in their party's ability to beat Donald Trump in an election? And, perhaps most alarmingly, that impeachment — once reserved for the gravest of situations — is now just another tool to inflict damage on their political opponents. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/opinions/trump-is-still-winning-jennings/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pete said: That partisanship is more important than policymaking? That House Democrats have no confidence in their party's ability to beat Donald Trump in an election? And, perhaps most alarmingly, that impeachment — once reserved for the gravest of situations — is now just another tool to inflict damage on their political opponents. All of the above. And it’s so obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Edmo said: All of the above. And it’s so obvious. Pouts hardest hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 You forgot an h derpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Just now, f7ben said: You forgot an h derpo how are the bloody marys this morning mr lush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Good article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, Pete said: how are the bloody marys this morning mr lush? Wish I had one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, frenchy said: Good article I just realized this piece is from CNN. At least one person over there has an honest opinion about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussman Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, Edmo said: I just realized this piece is from CNN. At least one person over there has an honest opinion about this. And it wasn’t based on emotion either pro or anti Trump. Nothing in that piece is wrong observationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted December 6, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Snake said: Pouts hardest hit. Pffft....this whole thing is bad theater..always has been and always will be but you keep waving those Pom Poms for your precious party!!!!! 😆 Edited December 6, 2019 by Jimmy Snacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Just now, Jimmy Snacks said: Pffft....this whole thing is bad theater..always has been and always will be but you keep waving those Pom Poms for your precious party!!!!! 😆 My God you are going to be bitter the next 5 years... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted December 6, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 6, 2019 Just now, Snake said: My God you are going to be bitter the next 5 years... Nope and certainly nothing like you were for 8 years of Obama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 The emotional one has spoken! Precious party this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Nope and certainly nothing like you were for 8 years of Obama. Never once did I question if he was elected or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted December 6, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, Snake said: Never once did I question if he was elected or not. Transcripts, Birth Certificate, Muslim...8 years of crying Moe. Own it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Snake said: Never once did I question if he was elected or not. You just questioned his birth cert and eligibility 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev144 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 minute ago, f7ben said: You just questioned his birth cert and eligibility How easy they forget!!!!1!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 And it is STILL under Fort Knox in a strong box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kev144 said: How easy they forget!!!!1!1 You have to have zero shame to have been completely uncunted over every single thing Obama did and then accuse Dems of being worse with Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev144 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, f7ben said: You have to have zero shame to have been completely uncunted over every single thing Obama did and then accuse Dems of being worse with Trump It makes my heart warm for all the guys supporting bush during his years. As soon as he spoke against trump he's all of the sudden the worst pres and a traitor yada yada. Makes me laugh a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kev144 said: It makes my heart warm for all the guys supporting bush during his years. As soon as he spoke against trump he's all of the sudden the worst pres and a traitor yada yada. Makes me laugh a little. Canadian Contributing Member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Kev144 said: It makes my heart warm for all the guys supporting bush during his years. As soon as he spoke against trump he's all of the sudden the worst pres and a traitor yada yada. Makes me laugh a little. Bush , Romney , McCain , and every other politician they fawned over. All trash as soon as they spoke an I'll word about their orange idiot. Not to mention all of Trumps amazing appointments....the best and the brightest who are instantly traders the moment they abandon Trump and say a bad word about him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 none of the hacks here have any shame and actually think they are above it all. There's a good 12 or so that are unbelievable in how they view themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Just now, frenchy said: none of the hacks here have any shame and actually think they are above it all. There's a good 12 or so that are unbelievable in how they view themselves. Partisanship is brain rot. It's the very definition of lacking critical thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Just now, f7ben said: Bush , Romney , McCain , and every other politician they fawned over. All trash as soon as they spoke an I'll word about their orange idiot. Not to mention all of Trumps amazing appointments....the best and the brightest who are instantly traders the moment they abandon Trump and say a bad word about him Traitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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