Posted on 11/09/2017 8:41:54 AM PST by Kaslin
Yeah, he's a back-bencher with very little power to bring his wish-casting to fruition. And yeah, he's been beating the impeachment drum for months at this point -- just check out his 'pinned' message on Twitter. But showcasing this clip is worthwhile for a couple reasons: First, he's channeling the id of the newly-emboldened Democratic base, which is basking in the afterglow of Tuesday's loooooong-awaited cathartic electoral triumph.
Second, if Democrats win back the House next year, there's a good chance that a critical mass of Speaker-again Pelosi's caucus will demand impeachment hearings and votes, which their core voters so desperately want. I doubt Democratic leadership is especially excited to talk about that (not terribly farfetched) scenario out loud, but Republicans sure might be. Third, the victories Democrats are celebrating this week increase the seriousness of the possibility of Nancy regaining the gavel, as the Virginia House of Delegates results may well portend a very plausible scenario wherein Democrats net the 24 seats they need to take over control of Congress' lower chamber in the midterms. So by all means, let's hear more about the "i-word," Congressman:
.@RepAlGreen says before Christmas "there will be a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives…on the impeachment of the president." pic.twitter.com/iLdDVtiyhY— CSPAN (@cspan) November 8, 2017
He loves his country, you see -- and if anyone doubts that, he helpfully asserts as much several times in the first few second of his speech; plus, would a non-patriot wear that tie? And what, pray tell, is the criminal offense Rep. Green expects will compel a floor vote on articles of impeachment? Robert Mueller is still doing his work, but he hasn't uncovered any presidential high crimes that we're aware of. Green seems to believe that Trump's vague and general transgressions, which take the form of every "ism" under the sun, should be enough to do the trick: "I now announce that before Christmas, there will be a vote on the chief instigator of racism, bigotry, hatred, xenophobia, sexism, entho-centrism -- there will be a vote in the US House of Representatives, Mr. Speaker, on the impeachment of the president," he declared.
I hate to be the one to break it to him, but there will not. If his party wins next year, however, the drums of impeachment will grow much louder -- especially if Mueller's probe strikes closer to the heart of the president's inner circle. Not too long ago, some lefties were already declaring Trump guilty of obstruction of justice over Comey's firing (nope, based on what we know), so even if it's paper thin, they'll find a hook. I'll leave you with a commercial running all over cable news, financed by and starring egomaniacal left-wing billionaire Tom Steyer (remember kids, some people's money in politics is just fine):
This is little more than a very expensive vanity project and email acquisition campaign (perhaps in advance of a future run for office), but Steyer understands the mood of the rabid Left. And he's going full blowhard to appeal to them, building a list of 1.1 million followers, and counting. Meanwhile, a lot of elected Democrats owe him a great debt of gratitude for his generosity over the years, so who's going to tell him to pipe down? The GOP base was so fanatically opposed to Obama that they nominated a birther for president. Democrats are hardly immune from insane partisanship-fueled conspiracies, so does anyone really see an anti-Trump impeachment push in a Democratic House as much of a stretch? I'll leave you with Trump's very Trumpian response to Steyer's spot:
Wacky & totally unhinged Tom Steyer, who has been fighting me and my Make America Great Again agenda from beginning, never wins elections!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2017
Taking bribes is just one thing on a very long list of criminal acts she has done. She literally should be doing life in prison. Just the 110 violations of the espionage act alone is enough to get her life. Each violation is a 10 year sentence and who do they go after in that circle? Anthony Weiner for sexting. Thank God, the nation is saved! Getting a perv who sexted is SO much more important than locking up a woman who’s committed just about every crime on the books.
Trump just won't take real command and kick Sessions in the ars and set up the Special Counsel or Grand Jury investigation.
Green looks like he has been perpetually constipated.
In all seriousness, I wouldn’t be surprised. If the dems win the House, they will push for this, aided by fake polls showing Trump’s approval % in the low 30’s etc. And a majority supporting impeachment. Couple that with whatever BS Mueller comes up with, and impeachment is not far fetched at all, especially considering the number of enemies Pres Trump has in the GOP establishment.
The only question is: What will we do about it if that day comes?
But, what about COLON Kaepernick?
I agree.
What about him?
Currently its 239-194. So 46 turnovers to take control. I don’t see that happening. The Democrats are day drinking on this one.
Math is hard.
435 representatives means 218 is a majority.
Dems currently at 194. 218-194=24.
It takes Dems flipping 24 seats to make a majority.
Thanks for preserving the links. Some times, cutting and pasting the HTML is the only way :)
Yes you are right and I still don’t see it happening. The GOP has a weak agenda and message. The Dems have no agenda or message at this point.
Ho ho ho.
Yes, it is unlikely at this point that Dems could win more than a net 15 or so seats.
Don’t you dare get the idea of staying home so you can help them.
I live in Iowa’s 3rd CD, which could be a net pickup for Dems.
Rep. David Young is far from the best, but he’s not a Trump obstructionist either. There won’t be much staying home by the GOP in Iowa 3.
You’re welcome.
Antifa criminals would make nice headshot targets.
You might guess who those people would be. They hyphenate their identity and make up names like Iesha and rasha to give to their children they can identify.
We would fully expect Georgians to bring their own flag and stand in their own formation. We should actually start the planning because these idiots seem determined to do so.
No need to insult our brothers and sisters. My daughter lives in Ga.
Some Republicans may not like Trump but they’re not going to impeach him. I’m not worried.
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