Yesterday in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Congress Madame Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked to comment on the six page letter sent to her by the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump.
“No comment,” she said while walking hurriedly to her next meeting. “It’s ridiculous,” she continued. Trump’s letter was a head strong opinion of all that he felt is wrong with the Impeachment process. “I haven’t read it, ” she continued, “we’ve been very busy today.”
We wonder. She said that she had no comment. But, she did call it ridiculous. That sounds like a comment. She said that she hadn’t read it. But, she did call it ridiculous. How would she know that it was if she hadn’t read it? Ridiculous, that is.
Last night the House Rules Committee was working well into the evening(earning the people’s business) to determine the exact proceedings for today’s full House hearing prior to two separate votes. At 10PM or so EST they decided that there would be six hours of hearings on the most important vote any of them will make in their lifetimes. Six hours for 435 representatives equates to 50 seconds per member. It sounds like many, many will only actually have time to say “yea” or “nay.”
At least they concluded their meeting with finality in their decisions. Late last week Jerry Nadler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, decided to suspend that committee’s meeting as the evening had grown too late. It was nearly the same 10PM. He reconvened in the AM for the world to see the adoption of the two Articles of Impeachment. Grandstanding. Or, perhaps Jerry needed a late night snack. Ridiculous.
Meanwhile, yesterday the FISA Court in a rare public expression, came out in a strongly worded opinion against the FBI’s now exposed abuse and likely criminal behavior in obtaining warrants to surveil the Trump Campaign to begin with. Ridiculous.
The Johnny on the Spot FBI wanted everyone to know that they were going to quickly make changes. “As [FBI Director Christopher Wray] has stated, the inspector general’s report describes conduct by certain FBI employees that is unacceptable and unrepresentative of the FBI as an institution,” the bureau responded in a statement Tuesday night. “The director has ordered more than 40 corrective steps to address the report’s recommendations, including some improvements beyond those recommended by the IG.”
A quick THREE years later it’s time to change. And, more than 40 corrective steps were ordered! So, illegally obtained warrants designed to surveil for possible illegal activity provided all the cover needed to continue the FBI’s illegal surveillance. Got it. Ridiculous.
Wall St seems totally unfazed. Since the Impeachment Inquiry was formalized just seven weeks ago in the House the Dow is up 6%, the S&P 8%, and the NASDAQ 10%. They know that this is going absolutely nowhere. Perhaps we should impeach more Presidents.
All of which brings us to today. The full House will convene, and after six hours of burning the retreads off of tires that long ago should have been retired, they will vote almost 100% down party lines. The Democrats will say “yea” more times than the Republicans can say “nay.” Then the “yea’s” will have it, and presto, Trump will be impeached. Is it even possible for two power hungry sides to see things, or at least pretend to see things, so clearly differently? Ridiculous.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is preparing for the possibility of a January month long Senate Impeachment Trial(circus). Though just yesterday he hinted at an immediate dismissal vote after the Impeachment Articles are formally entered onto the Senate floor.
Hopefully he won’t be too busy to read the articles while walking in front of all of his staff members down the hallowed halls like the Madame Speaker was yesterday. If so, he’ll likely have “no comment,” just like Pelosi did, or did not. Ridiculous.
Keep hope alive!