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EffieBlack

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10. It's wrong to assume that the only reason Dems aren't impeaching NOW is "politics"

Reply to watoos (Reply #9)

Fri May 17, 2019, 07:59 AM

May 2019

There are other reasons, primarily that there are processes that need to be gone through and groundwork that needs to me laid to make sure that impeachment can be done correctly. That's what the House is doing.

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Can there be much doubt that the media's "why aren't you impeaching NOW" drumbeat has little to do [View all] StarfishSaver May 2019 OP

I think there have to be some GOP voices like Bill Weld Funtatlaguy May 2019 #1

Congrats Funtatlaguy on #5000 empedocles May 2019 #2

Thank you. I hadn't even noticed. Lol. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #3

You're kidding right? watoos May 2019 #11

Weld has zero influence in the Republican Party. Voltaire2 May 2019 #12

Tend to agree. The tenor of the 'why aren't you impeaching NOW' drumbeat is, imo, overwrougtht. empedocles May 2019 #4

True StarfishSaver May 2019 #5

Boy howdy, you've called it DeminPennswoods May 2019 #6

Yes, and many of us are falling for it too. marylandblue May 2019 #7

while that's likely true now, lets back up a minute. yoni applebaum's excellent piece Kurt V. May 2019 #8

First of all I wish the M$M were pushing watoos May 2019 #9

It's wrong to assume that the only reason Dems aren't impeaching NOW is "politics" EffieBlack May 2019 #10

I'm no expert, I admit, watoos May 2019 #13

I saw that StarfishSaver May 2019 #14

As a newsperson, Rachel can't help but gravitate towards and be about NOW. empedocles May 2019 #16

You have this backwards - The media should be why are we not far into PufPuf23 May 2019 #15