[Jamestown1630]

'they dare not be placed on defense'.

Maybe someone will place them there.

I remember watching the various Watergate hearings, too; and I remember the great respect that I had for so many of the Senators and Congressmen - both sides of the aisle - and for the dignity with which they conducted the proceedings.

We don't live in that world anymore; but maybe someone with a spine will step up, if it goes that far, and remind us of how things used to be.

[ocrp1982]

Are you serious? No insult intended.

However , if you believe your fantasy world of Kumbaya will ever happen in this current climate of “Get Rid of President Trump at all Costs”, no matter what it takes has any room for your Kumbaya dreams you live in a Fantasy Land.

The World you remember no longer exists. So, now you have to take a stand. I sympathize with you to an extent.

My dad came from a different world and he too held out hope for a coming together as Americans.

[nicksaunt]

I remember watching the various Watergate hearings, too; and I remember the great respect that I had for so many of the Senators and Congressmen - both sides of the aisle - and for the dignity with which they conducted the proceedings.

We share the same memory. I was in high school at the time and remember how Senator Ervin and Congressman Rodino ran their committees. They knew they were in almost uncharted waters in regards to the Presidency and treated as to what they were doing as almost a reverence to the institution.

During the Kavanaugh hearing I thought of those Watergate hearings many times and wondered where the statesman or leaders were. Unfortunately, those days are way behind us and we are never going to see the likes of that again. The Kavanugh hearings sealed it for me.