I’m getting really tired of this idiotic talking point:<\/p>\n
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) stuck to GOP talking points in his defense of the White House\u2019s handling of the impeachment inquiry, asserting that Trump\u2019s options are limited because the Democrats aren\u2019t conducting a fair process.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what they\u2019re supposed to be doing,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cThey\u2019re not allowed in the room, they\u2019re not allowed to have attorneys there, they\u2019re not allowed to have anybody there listening to the evidence that\u2019s being presented against them. So I\u2019m not sure what more they can do.\u201d [WaPo<\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Look, this is the inquiry, not<\/strong> the impeachment itself. To make a rough analogy, this is where the police are gathering up the evidence, and the police are not required to share evidence or make it public; indeed, they shouldn’t, and recent reveals of bodycam footage sometimes bothers me, as it can be prejudicial against either side in a case.<\/p>\n
If & when the actual impeachment comes up, by necessity the evidence relevant to the findings and the final vote will be revealed, and if the motion is carried, then the trial in the Senate may reveal even more.<\/p>\n
But the notion of fairness is better considered as how this could potentially protect<\/strong> President Trump. Irrelevant information that comes out during the inquiry is not public, which means it never need be public if it’s not deemed relevant to the inquiry. In this way, President Trump may be saved needless embarrassment, such as, say, the discovery there were even more paramours.<\/p>\n
And if the House decides not to proceed with impeachment at the end of the inquiry, then Trump may be saved a shitload of embarrassment by this “secret” process.<\/p>\n
Win, lose, or draw, though, Trump’s talking point, so faithfully repeated by his idiot followers in the House & Senate, has no ethical, moral, or rational basis. It’s more like a cult chant, evoking the mumbo-jumbo God to come and save them from the big bad Democrats.<\/p>\n
Pah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m getting really tired of this idiotic talking point: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) stuck to GOP talking points in his defense of the White House\u2019s handling of the impeachment inquiry, asserting that Trump\u2019s options are limited because the Democrats aren\u2019t conducting a fair process. \u201cI don\u2019t know what they\u2019re supposed \u2026 Continue reading