I don't believe for ONE SECOND

[mindfulNJ]

that Moscow Mitch will vote to convict Trump. What he says behind the scenes and what he will do are NOT the same. Give me a break.






( I would LOVE to be dead wrong about this.)

[Mike 03]

1. Until yesterday I absolutely would have agreed with you.

I still don't think for certain that he will. I just think there's a fifty percent chance he will.

I keep thinking back to George Conway's tweet from a couple of days ago saying he thinks we have the votes.

[njhoneybadger]

2. I concur

[ace3csusm]

3. You might be right but Trump is so unhinged he could believe it and resign

...

[LeftInTX]

4. He will...After the FBI's presser today

He came out with his announcement right after their press conference

[LizBeth]

5. Cheney didn't put herself out there without having Mconnell out there.

[still_one]

6. The reason why I think it is possible is for several reasons

1. Valid or not McConnell suspects trump helped him lose majority status because of Georgia
2. He truly believes trump incited the riot against the Capital, and as slimy as McConnell is, that was crossing a line even for him
3. He believes that trump has hurt his Republican Party for years to come, and wants to see trump’s name no longer associated with the Republican Party. Damage control so to speak

Problem he has is they made a pack with the devil, and they will pay a heavy price for that for sometime

[Volaris]

8. The devil isnt as ruthless as McConnell; Yertles own seat us likley safe for as long as he wants it.

[Raven123]

14. Also it's looking like Trumpers are in security positions. McConnell is scared

[still_one]

15. I agree

[liberalmuse]

7. When big money threatens to cut the GOP off, I think they got their attention.

Seditions and Trump are bad for business.

[MiniMe]

9. Even if he does, it doesn't mean anything unless they get 2/3 of the Senate

[magicarpet]

16. That is 2/3 of the total senators in the ROOM at the nano-second of the vote.

Not 2/3 of the entire senate of record.

So if 20 to 25 ReThug senators decide to take a powder during the vote and no show the room - the the 2/3 yes vote of the total senators in the room is not so bleak.

[MiniMe]

23. That works for me

[magicarpet]

10. It is very much to Moscow Mitch's advantage,...

.... to remove trDump from the political stage right now. TrDump fucked up,... over played his hand,... has become politically toxic because of the violence at the Capitol that he incited.

If Moscow Mitch strikes quickly while the iron is red hot on this violence issue, the crown of the ReThug Party can be ripped off trDump's head and restored to the head of Moscow Mitch as the Party big cheese. Besides McConnell never really appreciated playing second fiddle to trDumpie anyways.

Too sad,.... bye bye.

[meadowlander]

21. Months of trials are going to drag in other GOP members who aided and abetted.

There's a risk if they don't just go for impeachment now and agree to let sleeping dogs lie, he's going to lose even more seats.

2022 isn't that far away and Trump is just dead weight now.

[bluestarone]

11. I totally believe he will!

He will be in the minority. (won't like that so he will retire)

[Thekaspervote]

12. It was pointed out earlier that he once again, has an agenda

He controls the impeachment and later chops off several crimes committed by others..think hawley, Cruz, Johnson and the rest of the traitors

[DrToast]

13. Why? What do you think he's worried about?

Trump lost.

[OnDoutside]

17. The next election. If they can get rid of Trump but the Dems are blamed

then he can create a new narrative.

[mindfulNJ]

18. Yes. 2024...and even 2022.

He doesn't want to burn his bridges with the Maga Mob.

[OnDoutside]

22. Yes, he can't afford to lose even half of them. I think Dems need to be very careful. If Trump is

barred from running for Public Office again, then McConnell can create a narrative of those darn Radical Democrats taking down our President, while carefully airbrushing the last 4 years. If he's not barred, then Trump can spend the next 4 years sucking the life out of the GOP with his threats to run, while taking revenge on Republicans. I think the courts are going to take Trump down eventually, so making it easy for McConnell now is a dangerous move for Democrats.

[gratuitous]

19. I will say

I will say that Republicans seem to be treating impeachment a little more seriously this time around. But we'll see who pushes which voting buttons when it's time to be counted.

[rurallib]

20. I get a feeling that Putin called Moscow Mitch and told him

that the impeachment is the perfect way to dump Trump - so make it happen and fast!