“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.” (Aesop-Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.)
“Demagogue: One who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots” (H.L. Mencken-Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians and contemporary movements.)
“The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them” (George Orwell-Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.)
Under the Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach a government official, in effect serving as prosecutor. The Senate has the sole power to conduct impeachment trials, essentially serving as jury and judge. Since 1789 the Senate has tried 19 federal officials, including two presidents. (The US Senate)
Senator Mitt (Mittens) Romney, speaking in an interview, and I am summarizing his message, said, “Yes, indeed, Trump has no morals or values, and yes indeed, Trump defamed and defrauded the office of the Executive, but honestly, how can someone of the same Party be too vocal about all of the crimes, and AFTERALL: nobody from the GOP, wants to be primaried by someone even further right on the political spectrum. Senator Lindsey (Lite in the Loafers) Graham, once vocal critic about Clinton for having sex with Monica, and lying, made it clear during his days in the House that a president who lies is not fit for the job. Little Hissy Fit Lindsey has no problem with the entire Russia hacking of the 2016 election and those lies, but for at least a week discovered the lockbox where Trump and Putin have kept his BALLS and began to clamor and stammer about Quid Pro Qu regarding Ukraine and the entire Syria debacle. To paraphrase, Ms. Graham’s comments, Trump will have to go through me if he thinks we are just going to let ISIS come back in power and if Trump believes he can make a personal deal in defending Ukraine. Now Ms. Graham has softened her approach to matter of life and death, war and peace, and as usual, did a double axel reversal and kinda’, sorta’, thinks Trump self-serving and Putin serving actions make sense…at least more sense than videos of Lindsey out on a few dates! And last but not the least, or lesser Mitch (#Moscow Mitch) McConnell, has moved his neck far enough from his turtle shell, to complain that all the Dems want to do is punish Trump because the Russians hacked our elections, all the Dems want to do is whine, because the Republicans have ignored subpoenas, and complain that bribes from foreign governments are a bad thing. By God, the audacity, for Comrade Mitch, how else could he and his wife #Beijing Elaine Chao McConnell get their millions and send them to offshore shell accounts.
What is happening to our country, and why? Perhaps the answer is something one might find on the TV Show Golden Girls: Sophia Pertillo asks her daughter Dorothy Zbornak, “Where are you going?” Dorothy responds, “Either to get ice cream or commit a felony. I’ll decide when I am in the car.”
