If “Stop the Madness!” would make a great Democratic catchphrase during the current elections, the GOP slogan should be “Cover up for Trump,” given recent disclosures about the list of legitimate investigations that they are determined to prevent. In light of that, what would it take for the Republicans to seriously consider impeachment?
- The payment of hush money to a porn star without appropriate disclosures in order to influence the outcome of an election? Forget it.
- The active solicitation of assistance from a hostile foreign power in order to win an election? No way.
- The active solicitation of assistance from the hostile foreign power in exchange for the promise of significant policy concessions? I used to think so, but now I doubt it. Trump supporters are going to rallies wearing t-shirts saying they would rather be Russians than Democrats.
- #1 and #3, plus some sort of self-inflicted national catastrophe that threatens hundreds of GOP seats in Congress and the interests of the donor class? That might be it.
Pathetic, isn’t it?
A programming note: I will be on vacation until 9/10. Posting until then will be short and irregular at best.