Peggy Noonan (speech writer for President Reagan) statement on impeachment

[iluvtennis]

@keithboykin
"As to impeachment itself, the case has been so clearly made you wonder what exactly the Senate will be left doing. How will they hold a lengthy trial with a case this clear?"

- Peggy Noonan, speechwriter for President Reagan

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Right on point Peggy Noonan, right on point.

[GoCubsGo]

1. This just goes to show you how fucked up things are.

We're being forced to agree with Peggy Noonan. That being said, I hope she is the crack in the dam, and that it's about to blow.

[calguy]

9. There actually are some good republicans

They are few and far between these days, but there are some left. I don't hold it against anyone who genuinely has different beliefs and supports different policies than we democrats do, as long as they are honest people. Healthy debate on different viewpoints help make us a stronger nation.
Unfortunately most of today's republicans have chosen to blindly follow a corrupt leader and they will pay the price.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. if there are "good" Republicans, how did we get those in office now?

[calguy]

19. There were not enough good ones to keep the bad ones from taking over the party.

[UTUSN]

2. First time I approve the Nooner!1

[MFGsunny]

3. The facts are so clearly there - Noonan knows. The repukes who think not are owned & bribed. n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

4. The Senate will counter with a thousand points of lies

[riversedge]

5. They, the Repugs are going to make an ugly scene for all of us.

[pangaia]

10. Yup. They are at it already.

It will be really ugly.

I just hope our heroic defenders of democracy find a way to neuter them...

[olegramps]

15. The Republicans have been wiping their ass with the Constitution since Nixon.

[rockfordfile]

16. Then the GOP gets voted out

[Garrett78]

6. Thanks, Peggy, for helping us reach this point. You did a marvelous job of laying the groundwork.

[pangaia]

11. Woopsie !!!!!!!

[redstatebluegirl]

7. The Russians have helped slice the Republicans in half, the tea party and the moderates.

Now they are working on us, the progressives and the moderates. Once they destroy both parties, democracy is toast.

[underpants]

8. Great observation

[erronis]

14. I think you're right. How can we protect ourselves? And how can we fight back?

If the government has already been subverted by evil forces, can we rely on the still remaining good ones to help?

[Ramsey Barner]

12. WAIT! This is still Peggy Noonan . . .

But Noonan, who also wrote Republican George H.W. Bush's 1988 Republican nomination acceptance speech, did not seem to advocate for impeaching Trump.

"A full-blown trial on charges most everyone will believe are true, and with an election in less than a year, will seem absurd to all but diehards and do the country no good," Noonan wrote. "So the reasonable guess is Republican senators will call to let the people decide. In a divided country this is the right call."

[link:http://tinyurl.com/yx7vdcf7|

Verily is it written, that the large print giveth, while the small print taketh away.

[Ramsey Barner]

13. Entire article, including Noonan's Vindman bashing:

[link:http://peggynoonan.com/|

[Mersky]

17. Uh, yup, she's still the same weasel

Both ways, up and down, with the takedown of a uniformed officer in the middle. Maybe it’ll have a helpful effect on moderate republicans? Really am not sure, but hey, that’s noonan.