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In reply to the discussion: This is what happens when impeachment is "off the table." [View all]Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)... which the Republicans, as crazy as they are, have a good chance of capturing the Senate. Just raising a stink (because the average American is only going to know what CNN/MSNBC/FOX tells them), that this guy is a traitor and looks "Muslimy" - they're going to hold a referendum against Obama. Rightly or wrongly, the Republicans have been successful at making a scandal out of everything. People are going to think they're putting "two and two together" and start saying, "Hmmm, they're may be something to this." The down ticket Democrats are going to suffer.
This is what happens when you don't go after people who've broken the law. This is what happens when there are two sets of rules, one for the governing class (even though they quibble) and the governed class.
The Republicans felt emboldened and now they've pretty much made a shit sandwich out of everything.
As far as the Senate convicting, you don't know that for sure. Depends on what turns up during the impeachment phase. Also, I know impeachment is a political tool, but it should serve as a legal tool. Regardless if they thought they had a good chance at conviction, doesn't mean that they can't apprehend the suspects.
The Democrats are victims of their own weakness, their servility to the middle, and their tendency to plod towards the right.
In 2008, Obama had a mandate; a huge mandate. He was adored and revered. It didn't matter that the Palinites were calling him a Muslim, most of the country supported him. If he would have grown a pair, and gone after criminals, as he should have, then we wouldn't be in this mess right now.
But, we had to look forward.