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In reply to the discussion: Concerning Madame Speaker and "McConnell's Graveyard" presser: [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)31. "She could be twisting arms among the footdraggers"
If Pelosi so much as says, in a closed door meeting, that Dems who have other problems with Dems should talk to each other first instead of just going on twitter, she's called a tyrant and "singling out women of color!!!!!!"... by Democrats.
But I'll bite- what exactly will the "armtwisting" accomplish? And what will impeachment accomplish in the way of getting the public to pressure McConnell into doing his job?
And yet shes made herself the Lead Footdragger.
So if she's not being a 'tyrant' then she's being the "Lead Footdragger." And when impeachment doesn't magically solve any of the problems we have with this administration, then I can guess who will get blamed for that.
Got it.
If we don't get the Senate in 2020 because Dem Senators in Red States lose for voting with Dems to impeach, and we lose seats in Congress because Dems in swing districts lost because they voted with Dems to impeach - when impeachment would do NOTHING to shorten his term or stop him from tweeting or doing other things that only the courts could stop - then history will look unkindly on those who blew our chance to start reversing the damage he did....
Not only that - what if he loses it in response to impeachment hearings? He intiates a Reichstag Fire incident to get everyone focused on a common enemy? Or ramps up his hate speech to get his followers enraged, and there are more shootings?
For impeachment proceedings that only served as red meat to Democrats, and didn't convince a single Trump supporter to abandon him?
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She did make a decision to wear it to the presser, and she knows the importance of visuals.
ehrnst
Sep 2019
#3
What will that do to address the issue of McConnell not bringing bills to the floor for a vote?
ehrnst
Sep 2019
#25
So, what will that do to address the issue of McConnell not bringing bills to the floor for a vote?
ehrnst
Sep 2019
#30
I think that once McConnell sees impeachment proceedings going, his loyalty to the creature will
Perseus
Sep 2019
#35
lol, why would McConnell care about that ? his voters are trump supporting Republicans
JI7
Sep 2019
#37
IKR? In what universe does McConnell suddenly throw away his dream of packing the courts?
ehrnst
Sep 2019
#39
OMG - Seriously? You see Mitch McConnell and Trump supporters in a way better light
ehrnst
Sep 2019
#38