I’ve been avoiding the topic of The Beast, but I just read about Trump flunkies setting up pro-Trump policy “think tanks,” a development that requires vicious mocking. Via Axios: Scoop: Former OMB director to set up Pro-Trump think tanks Russ Vought, who led Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget, plans to announce two pro-Trump …
Impeach the Motherfucker!
And that is official — IMPEACHED AGAIN
And that is official. President Donald J. Trump has made history. He is the first president to be impeached twice. The official intra-party fight for control of the GOP is off and running as well.
Impeachment Hearings Open Thread
Here we go again, citizens! The Democrats serving as impeachment managers are Representatives Raskin, DeGette, Cicilline, Castro (Joaquin), Swalwell, Lieu, Plaskett, Neguse, and Dean. (Thanks, Baud!) The Trump defense strategy on the Republican side is rather less clear to me, but I assume we’ll hear from the kooks in the Sedition Caucus, which comprises most …
I Bet Susan and Lisa are Sad
Thank you for your service, now get the fuck out: [Lt. Col. Alex] Vindman, a decorated veteran who was born in Ukraine, was escorted out of the White House by security and told his services were no longer needed, according to Vindman’s lawyer, David Pressman. His twin brother Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, a National Security …
A Good Word for Mitt
I thought he would be all talk, but he came through on Article 1. Good for him. It’s now a bipartisan vote. I wonder what the Senate’s version of the Amash shunning will be? Update: Here’s his floor speech. Quite good.
Lisa Murkowski’s Diamond Tears
Here’s her full statement on why she won’t vote for witnesses, but the tl;dr is some nonsense about the trial being too politicized, she’s tearful about how John Roberts has been attacked, etc. Don’t waste your beautiful minds trying to make sense of it. Some words had to be formed into sentences, those sentences formed …
Drippity Do Dah
The latest is that the final impeachment vote could be delayed until the middle of next week, after the SOTU. If I were a Republican putting party over country (is that redundant?), I would be of two minds on that. First, if Trump skates today, the notion that his SOTU could be summarized as anything …