Trump might as well tell the House to hurry up and impeach him already

New York Post ^ | October 22, 2019 | Rich Lowry

[TBP]

President Trump should want a rapid impeachment process. The Ukraine story hasn’t been good for him, and there is only one way out — to get impeached, and the sooner, the better.

Impeachment is baked in the cake. There is no way that Democrats, having opened an impeachment inquiry, although without a vote, can pull up short now. How could they, after touting revelation after revelation, including a supposed “confession” by Trump’s chief of staff?

If there are Democrats in swing districts holding back the House from impeachment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have no option but to twist their arms to get to a majority when the time comes.

Trump should want it to come as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, if support for impeachment is about 50% or a little higher, there is every reason for Democrats to stretch it out. The current process suits their purposes nicely. They interview officials in private and then leak the most damaging parts. There’s no danger of public hearings bouncing the wrong way … because there are no public hearings at all.

But he should be secretly rooting for the rapid arrival of Impeachment Day.

It will be one of the biggest stories of the Trump presidency. Then, like everything else, it will grow old very fast. Impeachment won’t be forgotten, but it will fade into part of the tapestry of endless Trump controversies

[Kickass Conservative]

Too early. The DNC Press hasn’t had enough time to poison the Well.

[HangThemHigh]

"I want the Senate trial to drag out until November 2020."

^this & then for Trump's entire 2nd term.

Then, if the dims predictions come true, it can go on until the emperor dies./s

[Pining_4_TX]

Ha, ha, good idea! I have emailed her several times on various issues, so there is probably some sort of ban on communication from me. (No, I have never been rude or threatening.)