Impeach for the spectacle

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3. History no guide on wisdom of impeachment

PAUL WALDMAN Washington Post

... Right now, though, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. — two people who don’t appear particularly fond of each other — seem to be in agreement that if House Democrats were to impeach the president, it would work out well for him ...

But just because that’s what they believe in the White House, it doesn’t mean they’re right — especially this White House, which is not exactly filled with the best and the brightest. There’s a temptation to assume that if the other side is pursuing some kind of counterintuitive strategy, then it must have a good reason, and one shouldn’t fall into its trap.

But here’s the truth: Nobody knows what the political effects of impeachment will be. Not Pelosi, not Trump, not any Democratic or Republican “strategist” you see on cable news, not any pollster, not any elected official, not any political scientist, not any journalist and not your loudmouth uncle. Nobody ...

... Trump thrives on conflict and chaos, so impeachment could be great for him. On the other hand, the idea of impeachment is clearly driving him batty, making it likely that he’ll become increasingly erratic and convince the public that he isn’t fit for the job ...

https://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/guest_columns/paul-waldman-washington-post-history-no-guide-on-wisdom-of/article_8711f406-db78-5680-951c-ba7731bd2643.html