Wednesday, April 24, 2019

To Impeach or Not to Impeach

There are two ways to look at this.

One way is theoretical. Are there grounds for impeachment? Mueller and company apparently felt there was something there that only the congress could take action on.

But it's unclear exactly what is the crime, beyond self centered narcissism and incompetence, that we're dealing with here. The most you can say is he misused the power of his office in an attempt to obstruct justice.

To be honest I see a better case for impeaching Barr since he clearly lied his ass off in his "summary" of the Mueller Report.

The other way is practical. Is there any realistic chance of getting a conviction in the Senate?

I figure, given the current Senate, the chances of getting the two-thirds majority for conviction is zero without enough additional evidence of wrong doing to cause an upheaval of popular demand for removal from office.

I figure the chances of finding that additional evidence are about zero as well. So the only thing going down the road of impeachment would accomplish is making Trump look like a martyr.

I don't think it would be a good idea.

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