Hell Freezes Over
A Republican group, Republicans for the Rule of Law, is running this ad on FOX NEWS:
In a statement to Newsweek, the group’s executive director, Sarah Longwell, said “It’s clear from the report today that there’s a lot of political interference that was attempted [by Trump]. This is not the end of the Mueller investigation, this is just the beginning. It looks like the Mueller report really is a road map for Congress. And that there was no exoneration, definitely obstruction.”
The group was started in 2017 when Trump threatened to fire Robert Mueller. It claims to be a group of life-long Republicans “dedicated to defending the institutions of our republic and upholding the rule of law.”
The ad, the group says, is intended to motivate Republican lawmakers to finally begin speaking out against Trump’s lawlessness. When Republicans begin calling for the rule of law against Trump’s assault on our republic, Hell has truly froze over.
And those “Republicans for the Rule of Law” couldn’t be more than 1-2% of all present day Rescummies, the overwhelming number of them couldn’t care less about ‘the Rule of Law’ as long as they are in power (and McConnell continues breathing).
1Maybe they can turn a few people around, good luck to them in any case. They’re up against the world’s most dangerous and effective totalitarian and propaganda threats since the Nazis and Commies (with the rest of us).
Well, better late than never…
2Is this going to be anything like those few Publicans (well, half of them can’t say the word “Democratic”) who act real militant about opposing Trump and then vote in lockstep with all the other GOPbots anyway? I’ll wait and see if they do anything that impresses me.
3Any bets on how long FOX allows that ad to broadcast?
4My guess is one day until the backlash hits home.
Too little, too late, I fear.
5It is looking to be a long primary season and do not wish to lock myself in on any one candinate yet but that being said.
Today Elizibeth Warren took a big lead, in my mind, for being the first to have the courage and committment to the rule of law to call for immediate impeachment.
Enough of the wishy washy “liberal” losers like hoyer afraid of doing anything with out thuglican approval.
If it fails in the senate let the thuglican senate wear the shame but at the very least the House must do its duty and impeach.
6So 3 cheers for Elizbeth Warren for leading the way among D presidential hopefuls.
In all fairness read that Castro had called for impeachment as well shortly ( minutes, hours? But same day) before Warren.
7Oddity in the coverage is that reporting on the male candinate, Castro, was presented in context of the woman candinate’s, Warren, staement rather then the traditional media narrative of the womans statements always being placed in secondary position to a males statements.
“Republicans for the Rule of Law”? May their tribe increase.
8I think the only one in those brief snippets still in DC is John Thune, now Senator #2 from my former state, SD. He’s one of Chinless Wonder McTurtle’s best pals who spent last US Independence Day in Moscow with their boss and hero, Pootie. I doubt he’s for The Rule of Law.
9I’m of two minds about impeachment. I’d love to see Trump hung up by the [redacted body parts] if he has any, but we know the Senate will never convict him, so it’s an exercise in futility that the GOP will use to fire up their voters– “Look what those commie socialist scum tried to do to your President!” At this point I’m for whatever will get sane Dems back in control of the government first, and I’m not sure that impeachment is it. And I’m not at all sure that President Pence is a great outcome either.
10Just sent an email asking them if they could coin even more absurd oxymoron then thuglicans for justice.
11Give me a break.
Any chance of them being taken seriously died during tricky dicks maladministration
Rhea @10 Tonite on several MSNBC’s talk shows, heard more than once that the way to proceed is to hold public Congressional investigational hearings to bring out more of the ReThugs’ chicanery. Dig the stink out and air it out very publicly.
Don’t call them Impeachment Hearings. Label them Investigational Hearings. This would fall well within Congressional purview. And then PUBLICIZE, PUBLICIZE SOME MORE, and JUST KEEP ON PUBLICIZING every bit of corruption and criminal rottenness that’s found!
I would think this might embarrass even diehard ReThugs if there are any left who have a conscience. They might get turned off by the totality of rotten nastiness of today’s corrupt GOP and take their party back. Or maybe not…
12Responding to Rhea on impeachment:
The Constitution is clear on what should be done with a criminal or dangerous President: The House must investigate, and if the evidence presented warrants, impeach and refer the case to the Senate for trial.
This is not about whether the Senate will impeach or no. This is about the rule of law. We would be no better than Republicans if we ignore the clear text of the Constitution for political gain.
Moreover, hearings on whether there should be impeachment in the House would be public.
If you’re looking for a political angle, referring charges to the Senate if they are warranted does a couple things:
a) The Senate must proceed to the trial, forestalling installation of wingnut justices while that happens.
b) If the Senate chooses not to convict, hang that over every Republican senator’s neck in the 2020 election.
The Republicans face almost as bad a map as we did last year, and it’s during a Presidential year as well.
Any Republican who thinks he might lose his seat will be very quick to distance himself from Trump.
13Hell frozen over! Hmm! Visions of hockey teams down there composed of various varmints. You are free to choose whoever as a player!
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