The lines are drawn and clear now. No more pretenses. Nothing is going to get done. It will take a Primary bloodbath before the agenda moves an inch. Thank God impeachment has to come from the house or Trump would be doomed.
I think when Mc Tumor croaks the log jam might fall apart. Wishful thinking.
It might be quicker to let Rocket Boy™ vaporize the swamp for us.
The lines are drawn and clear now. No more pretenses. Nothing is going to get done. It will take a Primary bloodbath before the agenda moves an inch. Thank God impeachment has to come from the house or Trump would be doomed.
The problem is only 1/3 of the Senate is up every election. So they give us pass the baton beltway theater between safe Senate seats. McCain, Collins, Corker, etc.
All the House is standing for election every 2 years so they must be more inline with the electorate. The Senate is just flipping us the bird and there isn’t much we can do about it, unfortunately.
I think you are right about a frozen agenda. I wonder if Pence was impeachment insurance as there are a number of Republicans who might consider his abortion and religious views too far right. As to a Primary bloodbath, Congress may be even more fractured after that plus Nov. ‘18.
Ryan (Romney) only needs 25 Republican votes to send Articles to the Senate. Why do you suppose Mueller keeps begging to be fired?
It's a very, very high-stakes poker game. If Ryan moves too soon and without a proper fig leaf to cover his 25 traitors, he won't have the votes. If he waits until November 2018 is on people's radar, he also won't have the votes.
Ryan (Romney) and McConnell (Bush) know Trump is impulsive and that he does not have the very thick skin typical of a politician. They keep poking and poking, hoping for a blowup that will get those 25 Republicans in the House to sign on to removal (I'm sure there are 80 votes in the Senate to convict right now).