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lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
37. Impeachment is impossible unless we take 2/3 of the Senate,
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 04:39 PM
Oct 2020

and that is mathematically impossible this time around. It is probably impossible in electoral terms, for the foreseeable future.

Simple. It's all about power. TwilightZone Oct 2020 #1
Thank you TwilightZone.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #5
Right there with you. TwilightZone Oct 2020 #9
I don't really understand it either, PatSeg Oct 2020 #22
PatSeg.... Upthevibe Nov 2020 #39
Raw power: He believe this will be his legacy as "the most powerful" Senate leader. n/t CincyDem Oct 2020 #2
Yep, when you think about it, he's argurably more powerful than trump... brush Oct 2020 #7
Thank you, brush..... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #10
Thank you, CincyDem.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #8
Power lust has infected the GOP, all the way down to the MAGAT hordes. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #36
The demographic trends of the electorate are against the Republican worldview. Frasier Balzov Oct 2020 #3
Frasier Balzov, good point... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #15
If precedent shall be our guide. Frasier Balzov Oct 2020 #35
Fraisier Balzov... Upthevibe Nov 2020 #40
Impeachment is impossible unless we take 2/3 of the Senate, lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #37
People with a lot of money always want more wryter2000 Oct 2020 #4
Thank you wryter2000.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #16
He seems to be a huge fan of James Buchanan pandr32 Oct 2020 #6
Thank you, pandr32... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #17
You're welcome pandr32 Oct 2020 #38
pandr32.... Upthevibe Nov 2020 #41
It's most definitely about money and his wife's financial interests.. ananda Oct 2020 #11
Thanks, ananda.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #18
Capt Bligh says it's fear. Clearly fogged in Oct 2020 #12
Clearly fogged in.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #19
He has to keep fighting Clearly fogged in Oct 2020 #20
For Mitch and probably many other republicans, it's not about abortion or anything religious. In It to Win It Oct 2020 #13
In It to Win It, thank you..... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #23
my dad, bless his heart, always watched military shows on tv...usually on the History channel.. samnsara Oct 2020 #14
Samnsara, Thank you.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #25
For the same reasons that someone with enough money to last 20 lifetimes spends all their Doremus Oct 2020 #21
Doremus...You are SO right about the whole money situation... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #26
I've had the same questions going through my mind jmbar2 Oct 2020 #24
jmbar2...Wow.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #29
Mitch McConnell is a Republican. aidbo Oct 2020 #27
aidbo.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #31
There is no such thing as too much money. Statistical Oct 2020 #28
Statistical....You're right.... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #32
I know many Republicans forthemiddle Oct 2020 #30
forthemiddle... Upthevibe Oct 2020 #34
His legacy as a right-winger NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #33
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