Seabass wrote:

willhud9 wrote:Ben Carson sounds like he is high on fucking opioids.

"At that time, you said that any president, and you talked specifically about Clinton and [former President] Nixon, who defied Congress when it came to subpoenas was in danger of impeachment," he added.

Wallace then played a video of Graham in 1998 saying, "You’re becoming the judge and jury. It is not your job to tell us what we need. It is your job to comply with things that we need to provide oversight over you.”

"Question: Why is it an impeachable offense for Clinton or Nixon back then to ignore congressional subpoenas, but it’s OK for President Trump to do now?" the host asked

While McConnell is required to act on articles of impeachment, which require 67 votes — or a two-thirds majority — to convict the president, he and his Republican colleagues have the power to set the rules and ensure the briefest of trials.

“I think it would be disposed of very quickly,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

“If it’s based on the Mueller report, or anything like that, it would be quickly disposed of,” he added.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to McConnell’s leadership team, said “nothing” would come of impeachment articles passed by the House.

willhud9 wrote:

"Actual journalists" don't work at Fox. The entire organization is a pulpit for the GOP.

On ABC News’ “This Week,” Martha Raddatz asked Cheney about the back and forth between Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The Republican congresswoman changed the subject:

“I think what is crucially important to remember here is that you had Strzok and Page, who were in charge of launching this investigation, and they were saying things like, ‘We must stop this president.’ ‘We need an insurance policy against this president.’

“That, in my view, when you have people that are in the highest echelons of the law enforcement of this nation saying things like that, that sounds an awful lot like a coup. And it could well be treason.”

Predictably, the American president took time out from his trip to Japan to express his satisfaction with Cheney’s comments.

Thommo wrote:Not really on topic, but I'm tickled pink that Vox think they can tell me what journalism should be.

Alan B wrote:I've seen loads of Trump clips where the idiot is making some declaration and making a fool of himself and all seem to be in close-up. Are there any where the camera has been panned back to view the whole audience and the extent of the people behind him? I'm thinking about the more recent episodes over the last few months.

Scot Dutchy wrote:The same with the placards; all nicely placed. There is a video showing how he does it but I cant find it any more (wonder why?).

To be sure, for the right, his gamble paid historic dividends. Instead of a center-left justice working alongside a conservative minority on the court, Americans are dealing with the opposite of what they voted for. The “heist of the century” – to some, a move that was effectively a political crime – worked like a charm.

And now the ringleader is flaunting his misdeeds, proud of his handiwork. The senator who effectively “broke” American politics, unburdened by shame, recently made the theft of a Supreme Court seat the centerpiece of his re-election campaign kickoff. Yesterday, McConnell smirked as he admitted that everything he said in 2016 was a sham.

It’s probably best not to call his latest remarks a “flip” or a “reversal,” because those descriptions are predicated on the idea that McConnell’s positions and principles in 2016 were sincere and that he’s since changed his mind. Alas, that’s not what happened.