Seriously---if you can imagine yourself to be an mildly interested citizen who

[Atticus]

has not closely followed what is happening with impeachment, could you possibly watch these Republicans and not ask aloud why they were not even trying to rebut or explain the evidence ; why they were doing their best to rudely obstruct the proceedings; or, why they persist in repeating thoroughly debunked Russian propaganda?

Hm-m-m?

[mopinko]

1. i have a trumpkin in my life.

i told him- i have watched almost every minute of these hearings, and i have yet to hear a single exculpatory fact. not one.
he launched into- hunter, hunter, hunter. i informed him that the ceo of burisma said he was a valued member of the board, and that at no point was there so much as a conversation about his dad, or obama. no, he didnt have gas experience. that's not why you put people on your board, tho. he's a lawyer w relevant experience.

he clings to his contention that he retains his intellectual integrity. i use that at every opportunity.

he told me he didnt think they were actually going to vote to impeach. i fell out laughing. that works pretty well, too.

he thinks he is well informed, but i put him to shame constantly. all he knows is what fucker carlson tells him.


if this one is any indication, which he probably isnt, cuz he really isnt typical, some of them are starting to rub the sleep out of their eyes.
once those kinds of facades start to crack, i think they fall pretty quickly.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. They are all performing for an audience of one.

Fat Nixon loves it when his minions are mindlessly aggressive like hyenas in a butcher shop. He hates it when anyone representing him is polite or civil, so if they behave like sane, respectful adults they know he'll tweet something about how weak and sad they are.