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(R) Trisha Calvarese
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February 13, 2021 03:22 PM UTC
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Pathetic, spineless cowards. Words fail me about McConnell.
Oh, Gertie, I think your words came through just fine.
Yertle just wants everyone to be completely clear in understanding that Ttump is guilty as hell for inciting insurrection, that his actions were reprehensible and possibly criminal, that he’s fully responsible for the attack on congress and the electoral process . . .
. . . and, that it would clearly be wrong to ever deny him another chance to do it all over again (if it’s politically advantageous to McConnell and the Republican party).
(. . . wondering if he happened to mention that now is the time to put all this silliness behind, and get on with starting to show some billionaire-tax-cut and voter-disenfranchisement unity?)
McConnell got his fig-leaf of "it was awful, but the jurisdictional question meant we couldn't do what we should be able to do."
So, if he agrees with Trump being responsible and just thinks impeachment after someone leaves office is the problem, OFFER a resolution of censure that holds Trump (and anyone convicted of a felony relating to the Jan 6 insurrection) ought to be banned from holding any federal office. 14th Amendment is just sitting there, waiting to be used after 150 years.
Honestly, Michael. I don’t think it could have turned out better for the Dems. He is now the Republicans’ problem. As he tries to cement the transition of the GOP into the Trumplican© party, he will splinter them both. Neither will be an effective force for anything on the federal level for at least a couple of years.
Mitch, not being willing to lose his Leaders’ position, voted to acquit. But his caucus now numbers 43…not 50.
I tend to agree, Duke. While it would have been entertaining to drag a few (including Pence) before the
jurorstraitors we’d never gotten to 67.The Hatriots play by a different set of rules and we’ve got to adjust accordingly. Can you imagine what a shit show it would have been had we not controlled the Chamber? Let’s get COVID relief passed, the John Lewis Voting Act in place, get rid of the filibuster, clean house with the USPS Board of Governors (put DeJoy in DePrison), Puerto Rico/DC statehood, an infrastructure bill. 2022 is going to be here in the blink of an eye.
Mitch has an anvil around his neck (a man given his power by 1.2 million Kentucy voters and 49 members of his caucus); Blanche’s “Trump Plus” will be a constant reminder of what a vast majority of Americans rejected. Without the white supremacists, gerrymandering and the Electoral College they’ve got nothing.
As a footnote, Duke, I’m convinced not only is God that wonderful black woman you described, but if Trump is ever going to be served justice it will be at the hands of a black woman. We can thank Stacy Abrams for our Senate majority that will fill judicial seats for the next four years. The Fulton County DA will do more for justice than 43 white Republican cowards in the Senate. The bonus round will be watching the NY AG take on the crime syndicate.
Who's going to break it to this panel of white "journalists" and the nice white woman author that "women of the Bible" weren't white?!? (just say black woman every time she says woman and she nails it).
I applaud congressman Neguse for a job well done. Colorado has the distinction of having some of the best and worst congressional representatives.
That is true…👍
Just be glad it's not your state Republican party: (although you could imagine something as bizarre as this)
Isn't it weird how we had a 2/3's vote to convict early on and then they just kept "finding" votes?
that's pretty funny, Michael.
I did a little quick math this morning and it looks like the 43 cowards in the upper chamber represent 39.6% (130,178,000) Americans while the 57 represent 60.4% (198,593,000). How we extract ourselves from the tyranny of the minority isn’t clear just yet; filibusters and the Electoral College are our bone spurs.
In the 87 years between the end of Reconstruction and 1964, the only bills stopped by filibusters were the civil rights bills. On the rare occasion a non-civil rights bill ran into a filibuster, it eventually passed (h/t from Kill Switch).
By 2040, almost 50% of America will live in eight states; 69% will live in 16 states. We’ve got some work to do.
Work to do …
beginning with passing HR 1/S1 and the John Lewis voting act.
quickly followed by pressing the states to follow with their own re-apportionments being adapted to improve the representative nature of the state House and Senate.
With a follow on for the National Popular Vote compact reaching beyond the 270 needed to win.
And of course, it would help if Democrats (and their unaffiliated and minor party friends) would uniformly support candidates who can win their district or state, and not sustaining an argument about who is the "right" candidate. I want vigorous primaries, conventions, and even back room conversations — but once there is a choice, EVERYONE needs to at least stop sniping until the general election is done.
I respectfully disagree.
The Democratic party is a mob…not an organized party. I believe it was Will Rogers who made a similar observation. That “fall in line and don’t question leadership” baloney is wholly alien to me. I see that attitude in the quasi-military structure of our political opposition. Top down authority…democracy/ shemocracy! Do what you are told.
If a Democratic party leader can’t handle sniping from the sidelines and his/her constituents holding them accountable in real time, perhaps they should rethink their careers.
Yes and No.
There is a time to snipe, express the differences within the party, and work to get your faction in the forefront.
But once there is a candidate for the general election (after the primary), sit down, shut up, and work towards defeating the common enemy. If someone can't bring themselves to work for their party's candidate, then THEY are the ones who should re-evaluate if they belong in that party.
Personally, I did leave the Dems because I was sick of the "I won't support him if he beats my guy" attitude in the party. I find my life is much calmer these days.
Yeah…
I left the Democratic party political body because the Democratic party establishment doesn’t listen to its rank and file. I am still a registered Dem…and vote that way. But, I no longer go to meetings.
I criticize everyone I believe deserves it. I am an equal opportunity snipe. And I have plenty of reasons to remind the public of Hicks’ mendacity.
“Sit down and shut up” are fighting words where I come from.
The only time and topics I'm advocating as fitting the "sit down and shut up" would be between the end of the primary and the end of the general election. And "shut up" wouldn't preclude advocating FOR a policy, as long as it didn't mean criticizing a candidate who doesn't immediately share that view.
Colorado went from a state of Coors conservatism, Tancredo xenophobia, Dobson "family focus," and Douglas Bruce government revenue to today's mix of Democrats in charge. More change might be a good thing, but we couldn't have a winning coalition if the boundaries were Joe Salazar and Emily Sirota.
Wit and humor are the backbone of the American experience. Thanks Mike.
Time for the GOP to formally split into:
The never-Trumpers
The Trump deplorables
Meanwhile in Kentucky….it’s as if he knows their gig is almost up.
Time for the GOP to formally split into:
The never-Trumpers
The Trump deplorable
Let's be clear. A censure, or even a conviction, wouldn't prevent something like January 6th from happening again. Only one thing will do that, and it's winning more votes for the side that believes it was wrong.
The second impeachment trial did pull some Republicans away from Trump, and even some potential opponents for 2024. "You can't always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need."
This decision has made Mitch a bona fide Minority Leader. How are the 7 senators who voted with the Dems going to continue to caucus with their party? This 57-43 split may persist and manifest its impact in other ways.
They might as well caucus with the Dems. The Trumplican© party will never forgive them.
It's official. The U.S. Senate has voted 57-43 that Trump stinks!
Great God Almighty, Trump stinks!
Like a fly to a steaming pile of cow poo, Blanche landed on Fox this morning puking his “MAGA will save us from socialism” propaganda. He’ll be in Florida later this week continuing his role as Chief Fluffer.
He is vying for "Most Despicable Traitor" of the 2021 Insurrection. He is willing to embrace Trump and his racist malevolence for fear of losing power.
It is quite a competition.
There is bipartisan consensus … 57 U.S. Senate votes to convict 'the Seditionist Trump'.
"While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute. Even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a “disgraceful dereliction of duty” and “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the violence unleashed on the Capitol.”
President Biden; February 13, 2021
"There is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day. The people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their President.”
Sen. McConnell, February 13, 2021
A bit premature to construct firm predictions about what is next, I think. The anti-T***p forces have not organized. They will soon, I believe. Given an opportunity, many voters currently hanging out with the Mugwumps, and many electeds, will migrate away from the Orange King. Right now, they have no champion. No tribe.
Poor dear. I almost feel sorry for her (this Catholic is open to the possibility God is a black woman who will administer justice in a very unique way at the Pearly Gates)
If she knew that God is not only a black woman, but a gay, black woman who sells condoms in a village market in Uganda…she would really freak out.
Please don't tell her.😉
I used almost those exact words with my old-school Catholic parental unit not long ago, but adding that she was also in a polyamorous relationship (how else do you explain the Holy Trinity?)
God's gender is WAY above my ken. But I believe wholeheartedly that knowing what is "mis-gendering God" is way above Ms. Ellis's thoughts, too.
I would think a former employee of Colorado Christian University and outloud Evangelical would be more familiar with the Bible.
Meh. Nothing to sweat about, just a little bit of youthful bi-curiosity, maybe even played with some dolls, probably just a phase . . . no big deal.
God’s gender: all and none. People choose which aspect(s) of the divine to pray to, depending on their needs and political/cultural mores. People create their Gods.