DDySiegs
DDySiegs's JournalWe Need a New John Wesley Dean III
I watched John Dean give his fateful testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee 44 years ago, but I don't think I ever appreciated until now how important his giving that testimony really was. As the White House Counsel, he knew that that testimony would guarantee that he himself would go to prison.
He deserved that term in prison, no doubt about it. But he also deserved, then and now, the thanks of a grateful nation for playing a big part in helping this country to avoid in the 1970s the horrifying result that Mr. Kaiser describes in his piece.
We need another person now who will make the sacrifice of a possible prison term to lay bare the evil acts of Trump and those who continue to support and defend him out of totally misplaced loyalty and, most importantly, out of their decision to put their own perceived personal interests ahead of those of our constitutional democracy. In our history a few military personnel have had this kind of dedication (and were awarded the medal of honor for it). Let's hope that we will again have someone with that kind character to help stop Trump.
Oh The Shame! A "Fake News" Journalist Confesses to all the Evil things that he has done to Trump
What courage! After all no other "fake news" purveyor has come forward with such a 'heart felt apology" to our nation's "leader". Not only that, but we who follow all that perverse fake news must look inside ourselves and ask whether we have any culpability for the kind of horrible things that Chicago Tribune columnist Peter Huppke has laid bare in his August 23 column "An Apology to Donald Trump, From the 'Fake News" Media.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-rally-media-huppke-20170823-story.html
President Obama, Where Are You? -- Caroline Randall Williams, NYT
I texted the above entitled opinion piece to my family this morning. One of my sons responded by texting "How depressing." I myself don't think his sad expression of nostalgia is enough. We really need Obama to speak out -- and forcefully. This country really can't just lie there in a stupor bemoaning its fate, while Trump wields his wrecking ball.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/obama-trump-charlottesville-moral.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
Trump "Locked and Loaded" -- This EMERGENCY is Now the Responsibility of the Republicans in Congress
Trump tweeted the following further war provocation directed at North Korea this morning: "Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong-un will find another path!"
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40901746
How much more do the Republicans in the House of Representatives need to start living up to their oaths of office. Trump's behavior is now well beyond proven to be an existential threat to the United States of America. By deliberately putting the constitutional democracy of this country at extreme risk through his ever escalating and reckless statements to North Korea, Trump has without a doubt violated his oath of office and committed "high crimes and misdemeanors". In light of the imminent danger into which Trump's actions over the last few days have placed both this country and the World, the House should vote immediately -- TODAY -- to impeach the president. No excuses, no delays! We no longer can afford the luxury of waiting for the completion of the Robert Mueller's criminal investigation.
Speaker Ryan should bring the House into session as soon as physically possible and once the necessary quorum is present he should cause an impeachment resolution to be voted on. Republican members must vote in sufficient numbers to pass that resolution. The Senate should commence the trial to consider removal immediately thereafter. This is a crisis -- and any failure to undertake these actions NOW -- before the whole world is blown up -- is totally on the Republicans in Congress.
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