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1. Civility Police! Civility Police!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 02:58 PM

Jul 2019

Oh my goodness, mobilize the fainting couches, extra doses of smelling salts stat! Hold the front page, new headline, "Pelosi Uncivil" and move that story about Attorney General Barr lying to Congress under oath to page D44. Cut that story entirely if you need to make the Pelosi headline bigger.

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Pelosi on Barr's comments: "I don't even want to address him. He has lied to Congress as the attorne [View all] riversedge Jul 2019 OP

Civility Police! Civility Police! gratuitous Jul 2019 #1

++++++ 1000 SCVDem Jul 2019 #2

Barr's answer to that: Perseus Jul 2019 #22

Beat me to it. Ligyron Jul 2019 #42

Totally agree. WinstonSmith4740 Jul 2019 #46

Thank you, Nancy. dalton99a Jul 2019 #3

So let's get that comtempt of congress vote going. progressoid Jul 2019 #4

I believe I saw here today that was going to happen wryter2000 Jul 2019 #16

what is she gonna do? AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #5

He's be pardoned instantly. sir pball Jul 2019 #8

so, she's doing nothing Skittles Jul 2019 #20

Yeah, and in this isolated case I'm fine with it. sir pball Jul 2019 #21

Impeach him first wryter2000 Jul 2019 #17

Bupkis. (n/t) SMC22307 Jul 2019 #39

ok, so he lies all the time and obstructs justice, so why is he still on the job? nt yaesu Jul 2019 #6

a rhetorical question? stopdiggin Jul 2019 #7

Impeachment Nasruddin Jul 2019 #9

kinda thought that we'd go there stopdiggin Jul 2019 #12

What is getting old about impeachment? Perseus Jul 2019 #23

Laurence Tribe: If we don't impeach Trump, we 'might lose our souls' Perseus Jul 2019 #24

If there were only something that could be done about someone who lies to Congress. world wide wally Jul 2019 #10

Hmmm...I am also pondering on the same question Perseus Jul 2019 #27

"WOLF WOLF!" LiberalLovinLug Jul 2019 #11

As long as they feel there are no consequences, trump and his people will feed us shit. Paladin Jul 2019 #13

Maybe you should direct your concern about lack of consequences at McConnell, not Pelosi EffieBlack Jul 2019 #14

There's no shortage of worthy targets. Paladin Jul 2019 #15

Start impeachment now brutus smith Jul 2019 #25

Just do it bdamomma Jul 2019 #44

According to my scorecard, McConnell is on the other team world wide wally Jul 2019 #33

So by your logic durablend Jul 2019 #38

Consequences need to be meaningful though. sir pball Jul 2019 #28

I'm afreaid my days of breath-holding are over, as well. Paladin Jul 2019 #29

It's like early 1944 sir pball Jul 2019 #30

Great analogy! Ligyron Jul 2019 #43

Well Nancy, how about impeachment for the crook? Perseus Jul 2019 #18

The Republicans impeached Clinton dflprincess Jul 2019 #19

She thinks he is a criminal but isn't moving to impeach???? Takket Jul 2019 #26

Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark. nt COLGATE4 Jul 2019 #31

So, impeach his ass, Pelosi! Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #32

With the kind of morale Pelosi is building with her inaction, I won't be surprised if no one shows world wide wally Jul 2019 #34

I won't be surprised if nobody shows up to vote in 2020. world wide wally Jul 2019 #35

So no oversight SHRED Jul 2019 #36

Congress has the power of the purse.... JAD Jul 2019 #37

Nancy "Talk to the Hand" Pelosi. SMC22307 Jul 2019 #40

Good, Nancy! orangecrush Jul 2019 #41

ok Pelosi Linda Ed Jul 2019 #45