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Fiendish Thingy

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24. So many things to attend to immediately...

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 10:36 AM

Oct 2018

Like launching Benghazi-style Congressional investigations into the corruption of Trump, his family, his administration, and his minions (yes, I'm talking about you, Nunes!)

Oh, and, if the Meuller investigation is ever released to the public, and contains evidence of "impeachable offenses", then sure, let's have some hearings on that, too.

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Biden on Democrats impeaching Trump: "I hope they don't" [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2018 OP

:/ C Moon Oct 2018 #1

Hmmm. Wonder if what he says is actually what he feels? nt Laffy Kat Oct 2018 #2

'wait until the conclusion of the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. . . elleng Oct 2018 #3

This! He's not saying to take it off the table, just to WAIT... WePurrsevere Oct 2018 #11

Yes, if we're going to do this we need to do it correctly. elleng Oct 2018 #13

Thank you for providing the full quote. rogue emissary Oct 2018 #41

You're welcome. elleng Oct 2018 #42

+1... What a shitty, clickbaity headline from CBS. Blue_Tires Oct 2018 #19

That was my first thought, as I started to read the article. riversedge Oct 2018 #54

So many things to attend to immediately... Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #24

i don't think they can elmac Oct 2018 #4

Yep, need 67 Senate votes to convict. JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #9

Not having 67 Dems In The Senate is not a reason for Congress not to hold impeachment hearings Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #25

That's true. Anything that politically hobbles Spanky is a good thing. (nt) JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #36

to impeach but to fail to convict will make Trump stronger, I fear. nt IphengeniaBlumgarten Oct 2018 #38

Precisely... LudwigPastorius Oct 2018 #12

Prone to agree with Joe. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #5

It would be a pointless gesture. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2018 #6

+1 C Moon Oct 2018 #8

Since we don't know what she asked him, there's no way to judge his answer. pnwmom Oct 2018 #7

Yawn. BlueStater Oct 2018 #10

Do you understand that impeachment does nothing, pnwmom Oct 2018 #14

Impeachment draws a line in the sand - it's the right thing to do to protect America Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #28

Impeachment can backfire if it fails, and leave the impeached President MORE POPULAR pnwmom Oct 2018 #31

You make very good points. john657 Oct 2018 #33

Did you even read my post, specifically the second paragraph? BlueStater Oct 2018 #43

And what I said is we don't know what question Biden was asked, pnwmom Oct 2018 #45

Biden has always be part of the status quo, don't rock the boat. bahrbearian Oct 2018 #20

That's not it at all. Any impeachment move from the House has to go to the Senate... brush Oct 2018 #22

In politics you don't try if you know you'll fail. JohnnyRingo Oct 2018 #15

This isn't politics, it's the integrity of our government Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #30

The bottom line is it will fail. JohnnyRingo Oct 2018 #37

I'm not saying start impeachment on day 1 Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #39

And just how would you get a conviction in the Senate? john657 Oct 2018 #44

It's a matter of principle, of doing the right thing Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #46

An impeachment without conviction is ludicrous, john657 Oct 2018 #47

So we should all just shut up and quit complaining Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #48

Never said that. john657 Oct 2018 #49

Impeachment hearing could ensure Trump is gone in 2020 Fiendish Thingy Oct 2018 #50

We'll just have to agree to disagree. john657 Oct 2018 #51

It will consume the 2020 campaign madville Oct 2018 #16

he's right keroro gunsou Oct 2018 #17

He is smart (and many Ds). Talking impeachment now motivates Rs to vote. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2018 #18

Couldn't agree more. SKKY Oct 2018 #21

The cynical side of me says... wysimdnwyg Oct 2018 #23

biden is bascially correct. We need to expose the corruption of trump and the GOP beachbum bob Oct 2018 #26

Shitty bait question awesomerwb1 Oct 2018 #27

He's right. Socal31 Oct 2018 #29

Exactly. Trump is merely the face of the GOP. Raven123 Oct 2018 #32

The headline (from CBS, not the OP) is misleading. Bleacher Creature Oct 2018 #34

Well, that's a misleading headline if you ever saw one. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 #35

He is right, they need to wait until the conclusion of the Mueller report. still_one Oct 2018 #40

I agree with Joe Biden Gothmog Oct 2018 #52

I think he does not want to try and give Trump more fuel Anza404 Oct 2018 #53