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MustBeTheBooz

(264 posts)
62. KnR
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 01:37 PM
Sep 2019

Well stated, Shockey. Thank you for this. Funny the “DEM Leadership Can Do NO Wrong” crowd are fairly silent on this thread.

Why are we allowing a criminal traitor to finish his term(s) without even a blemish on his record? dalton99a Sep 2019 #1
+1 c-rational Sep 2019 #31
His record IS the blemish. oldsoftie Sep 2019 #51
Plus, what about this scenario: no_hypocrisy Sep 2019 #2
If the fix is in, it doesn't matter if Democrats impeach or not. bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #5
Yes- get the Republicans ON RECORD sharedvalues Sep 2019 #47
You know if he wins again.... yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #108
tRump enid602 Sep 2019 #133
He will probably go to Russia yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #135
I'm good with that as long as they're not allowed back... DeeNice Sep 2019 #152
In that scenario, 2020 is our last election. Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #70
There will be an election in 2020 Falcata Sep 2019 #72
They still have elections in Russia too standingtall Sep 2019 #83
And our last Supreme Court. zentrum Sep 2019 #100
What about DownriverDem Sep 2019 #114
Worse case, no impeachment, tRump wins, says democrats are weak and ineffective and could RKP5637 Sep 2019 #3
I agree that is where we are headed.... pangaia Sep 2019 #28
shut down of independent news media.. mountain grammy Sep 2019 #96
Need to drive a stake into the ground and say this is is, impeach. We know the Senate will not RKP5637 Sep 2019 #98
You don't know what people are thinking. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #4
Pelosi can get the votes if she wants to. shockey80 Sep 2019 #7
Precisely. dalton99a Sep 2019 #9
Exactly. The future of our nation is at stake. Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #39
To what end? Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #67
Roberts will lead the Senate trial. Mitch gets one vote. Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #109
+100000 Pachamama Sep 2019 #123
roberts will preside. mitch will run the show. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #137
Republican Senators fear Trump Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #138
Losing the House is a high price to pay Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #139
or following the Constitution, YMMV. Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #141
I don't want him to squirm. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #146
It is naive to expect the next election will be fair Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #145
I never said to leave him unchecked. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #147
I never said it would be easy. Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #148
I wear my D hat because I'm an American. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #150
I'm thinking of the nation, not of myself. Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #153
You should read the posts to which you reply. Jakes Progress Oct 2019 #154
You should try argument instead of insult. Qutzupalotl Oct 2019 #155
highly doubtful. and an effort to strong arm stopdiggin Sep 2019 #79
Yup. The OP is correct. This is all about fear KPN Sep 2019 #84
So you want Nancy Pelosi to strong-arm support for impeachment? dansolo Sep 2019 #111
How many votes would we have if the speaker of the house came out in favor of it? Maraya1969 Sep 2019 #8
the witnesses are the news reports since 2016 Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #12
...and the mueller report. spanone Sep 2019 #54
yup. ITTMFA! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #81
this has got to end. spanone Sep 2019 #91
And the witnesses in the Mueller grand juriesss KPN Sep 2019 #85
Right. Gotta protect the emperor. Sinistrous Sep 2019 #14
once impeachment is started we get access TO those witnesses and documents not_the_one Sep 2019 #20
+100000 Pachamama Sep 2019 #124
How does that work? StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #130
Rhetorically are you saying that Democrats that are for impeachment are libtards? PufPuf23 Sep 2019 #41
i'm thinking the really stupid part is how much of the reluctance is based on certainot Sep 2019 #50
Then let everybody defend their votes Ztolkins Sep 2019 #56
+1! KPN Sep 2019 #86
My greatest fear is we will not win in 2020. AllyCat Sep 2019 #65
Exactly. We are fiddling while Rome burns unless KPN Sep 2019 #87
And it isn't like we are making a case for using power. Gore1FL Sep 2019 #103
Certainly no witnesses in the tri-state area JonAndKatePlusABird Sep 2019 #105
What can we, as regular citizens do to make sure that doesn't happen? Maraya1969 Sep 2019 #6
Pelosi can't do it alone; call Reps, educate your neighbors Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #11
Agree!!! "The closest thing that I can think of to what is happening to us now is Nazi Germany. RKP5637 Sep 2019 #15
"Voting Trump out of office" may be... SMC22307 Sep 2019 #10
The Cretin will lie and bullshit no matter what is tried. Make the jerk... Guilded Lilly Sep 2019 #13
It's REPUBLICANS who need to be hit. NOTHING will harm trump.. pangaia Sep 2019 #29
Hit them all! The Cretin responds to any slight to his ego. Batter it! Guilded Lilly Sep 2019 #53
Don't know ArcticFox Sep 2019 #16
List all his crimes. Scarsdale Sep 2019 #17
After watching the performance of Democratic legislators COLGATE4 Sep 2019 #18
You make some very good points. The democrats basically follow the rules and expect the system to RKP5637 Sep 2019 #44
I couldn't agree with you more. As you very succinctly put it COLGATE4 Sep 2019 #92
Unpresidented lawlessness. Ligyron Sep 2019 #104
Well said. COLGATE4 Sep 2019 #112
I far more afraid of what will happen if we don't. paleotn Sep 2019 #19
Similar to what happened with Chamberlain. triron Sep 2019 #21
Exactly. shockey80 Sep 2019 #23
Amen! The worst part is trump *knows* they're afraid! ecstatic Sep 2019 #22
What if they impeach but fail to convict? Will the talking point be that Trump was exonerated? still_one Sep 2019 #24
Fear! shockey80 Sep 2019 #26
FIRST, thanks for NOT answering my question? I will ask it again. If they fail to convict WILL IT still_one Sep 2019 #35
Nixon was never impeached, he resigned when it look certain he would be impeached PufPuf23 Sep 2019 #48
Thanks, and appreciate the correction on Nixon still_one Sep 2019 #49
I am glad to be able to occasionally add something to DU PufPuf23 Sep 2019 #52
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, still_one Sep 2019 #68
If we don't impeach Trump could that also be viewd as exonating him? standingtall Sep 2019 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #128
WTF? That's already the frigging talking point! KPN Sep 2019 #88
There are two ways Trump handles it: TCJ70 Sep 2019 #117
we are 100 percent sure that the senate will not follow through and we aren't 100 percent sure yaesu Sep 2019 #25
Well stated. I can think of other reasons to Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #27
I think they're more afraid of what his radicalized white supremacist base would do... Saint PeLSU Sep 2019 #30
This administration breaks the law everyday mountain grammy Sep 2019 #32
K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #45
There's a duty to impeach at this point. Just like a firefighter has a duty to run into a burning NightWatcher Sep 2019 #33
You really nailed it, thank you. shockey80 Sep 2019 #38
This. cwydro Sep 2019 #71
+100000 Pachamama Sep 2019 #125
Just what you wrote there Bettie Sep 2019 #136
So perfectly stated! +∞ nt ecstatic Sep 2019 #140
Bravo! BlueWI Sep 2019 #142
The game of "What if?" and the danger of counting the votes....... BarbD Sep 2019 #34
Good post. shockey80 Sep 2019 #37
He's a criminal and should be nailed for his crimes. Odoreida Sep 2019 #36
The Senate won't convict so there won't be a Pres. Pence, but we should still impeach. Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #40
A president Pence would be like a church picnic compared to Trump. shockey80 Sep 2019 #42
Exactly!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #46
Pence may pose a threat if he injects himself with rabies and meth dalton99a Sep 2019 #55
Thank you! mysteryowl Sep 2019 #43
No impeachemnt we lose our Democracy,that is whats left of it INdemo Sep 2019 #57
Times like these clearly separate cowards from patriots nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #58
Yeah. Just like the "patriots" who gave us nixon. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #63
Patriots are those who stand for, speak out and act on Constitutional principals Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #93
Is there not fear in the "impeach now" folks too? Baked Potato Sep 2019 #59
No, I do not fear impeachment at all. shockey80 Sep 2019 #60
Trump would welcome impeachment, it's WIN WIN Baked Potato Sep 2019 #69
No. shockey80 Sep 2019 #75
No. It's about accountability and making use of power while you have it. TCJ70 Sep 2019 #118
I agree he has earned impeachment Baked Potato Sep 2019 #121
He will try to make impeachment work for him...and he will definitely... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #122
Fear! Or Maybe... reACTIONary Sep 2019 #61
A unfied Democratic leadership would help. We see Nadler and Schiff speaking out making the case CentralMass Sep 2019 #89
KnR MustBeTheBooz Sep 2019 #62
I agree absolutely and totally. n/t. NNadir Sep 2019 #64
Ironically, it's putting party before country by NOT impeaching that monster. VOX Sep 2019 #66
Retweeted by Sally Albright: Hortensis Sep 2019 #73
Thank you. empedocles Sep 2019 #127
:), TY. Repubs-Russia can't have it all their own way. Hortensis Sep 2019 #129
Anybody against impeachment does not care about the Constitution or the present. LonePirate Sep 2019 #76
people here were freaking out during the Lewandowski hearings JI7 Sep 2019 #77
Agreed. Snackshack Sep 2019 #78
What will then qualify for impeachment? Pachamama Sep 2019 #126
Your guess is as good... Snackshack Sep 2019 #134
While this observation and interpretation melm00se Sep 2019 #80
This is why... Catch2.2 Sep 2019 #82
Don't care if... Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2019 #90
Fear can be rational - like fear of a second term of his treestar Sep 2019 #94
I am starting to put them on Ignore Skittles Sep 2019 #95
Bull. Speak for yourself. pwb Sep 2019 #97
Bingo Ponietz Sep 2019 #99
It seems that when Democrats Sudsy Sep 2019 #101
It is the Fear of a Battered Wife McKim Sep 2019 #102
History will judge us for our inaction. Joe941 Sep 2019 #106
This. cwydro Sep 2019 #110
i'm just gonna leave this here ... dweller Sep 2019 #107
Same group that said we had to support the Iraq invasion RandiFan1290 Sep 2019 #113
And I would say that all those who argue for impeachment tavernier Sep 2019 #115
Yeah, This RobinA Sep 2019 #143
But I support Nancy and if she thinks it's time to shoot tavernier Sep 2019 #144
I like the idea of impeaching in the House and never sending it to the Senate Arazi Sep 2019 #116
K&R BlueJac Sep 2019 #119
I still believe frump loses voters if we impeach. lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #120
Same mindset as obsessing over "electability." Jirel Sep 2019 #131
May i share this? HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 #132
A question about State charges: Lock him up. Sep 2019 #149
It's not about left & right it's about right & wrong DeeNice Sep 2019 #151
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