with the republican party. In Watergate the Republicans were involved in the investigation. Now they are involved in the coverup. Guys like Howard Baker would never be elected by the republican voters.

He's best remembered for his "What did the president know, and when did he know it?" question to John Dean. But the question was actually intended to help Nixon's case.

I did not know that. I just remembered his questioning toward the end of the hearings that I watched. I suppose there would be republican senators who would desert trump in his hour of need, but it's McConnell's job to make sure it never gets that far.

... it does seem to be the job he's doing - and perhaps also the job for which he received the most compensation?



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There was no Fox news and RWNJ radio.

If that had existed, even Nixon would have survived.

of the people thought Nixon had done something wrong. It took hearing the tapes for themselves that put them over the edge.

was along party lines, with few GOPers voting yes on any of them.

Article I: Obstruction of Justice Passed 27–11. Democrats: 21 yes, 0 no - Republicans: 6 yes, 11 no

Article II: Abuse of Power Passed 28–10. Democrats: 21 yes, 0 no - Republicans: 7 yes, 10 no

Article III: Contempt of Congress Passed 21–17. Democrats: 19 yes, 2 no - Republicans: 2 yes, 15 no

Article IV: Cambodia bombing Failed 12–26. Democrats: 12 yes, 9 no - Republicans: 0 yes, 17 no

Article V: Failure to pay taxes Failed 12–26. Democrats: 12 yes, 9 no - Republicans: 0 yes, 17 no

When Chump said "Russia I hope you're listening..." he already KNEW they had the DNC emails. He had to assume that at least some of those emails would embarrass the Clinton campaign.

The Watergate break-in was a fishing expedition, or campaign dirty tricks. "Russia I hope you're listening," was outright collusion on national television.

will stand by tRump, when their own political future is on the line? McConnell has made his millions. What does he have to lose? His reputation? Everyone knows he is a slimebag and a toady. Once the rest of the dirt on tRump is exposed, it will be impossible to defend the rat bastard. Even he knows that. He makes Nixon look like a choirboy. Kellyanne Conway seems to be having a hard time these days. Saw her on TV today, looking like "ten miles of bad road". Big bags under her eyes, droopy hair. Looked really rough. Defending the indefensible must not be worth the money.

First, through impeachment hearings, and then on the primary campaign trail.

Every single one of us is responsible for getting the word out because the corporate-owned media ain't gonna do it.

and expensive.

People might think "we're too big to fail." Not me.

I'm wondering lately whether "we're too big to succeed."

What I mean is, when people -- 4/5 of whom live paycheck to paycheck, and perhaps cannot afford high speed internet or cable news,
and whose days are so taken up on making ends meet -- just, through no fault of their own, lose touch,
not just because of income gaps,
but because of the huge spaces across the country that allow them to withdraw into passive isolation,
and as an unintended consequence,
to easily ignore the slow rolling disaster of government their country is experiencing.

It's hard out there.
My New Mexico son tells me this all the time.
They've got all they can do to keep their lives together.

And now, they've got to deal with a crooked president?
An impeachment?
An election?
19 Democratic presidential candidates?

Which is why, as I see it lately, Bernie is going to hundreds of small towns around the country. He wants them to know that they're not forgotten, not coping alone, and all he asks is that they give him a chance to prove it.

I'm in for Jay Inslee, but everytime I see this man, he looks like he's in the "die trying" zone, just to get this country to be a fair and equitable one.

I think he sees the danger noted in your post -- and me, too -- in the gaps of money and distance.

That's why they'e getting away with so much stuff.
It's maddening! They get rewarded for ignoring the rules.

Their reward, imo, is a special place in hell -- Dante's ninth rung -- in which the betrayers of whole countries are frozen with Satan.

Dante's image is good enough for this atheist.

In this life, I hope we can actually punish them by driving them out of the Senate and White House.

As I've mentioned several times, I frequent a sports discussion forum and there's a "general" section that has many threads of a political nature. There are many right-wing posters on the sight.

One person started a thread titled "I would vote for Putin before I vote for Hillary." There were several people who echoed that sentiment. I couldn't believe the crap I was reading! But that's how jaded some people are. How do we win them back? Or do we even want them back??? Or maybe Russian bots are creating those sorts of threads. Who knows?

The majority of the American people, at least 60%, are not ignoring this at all!

I know a lot of ostriches.

They obviously don’t give a shit about Trump because if they did they’d be MAGATs.

It’s not like he lets anyone ignore him!

THEY...that's right....they in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio specifically. There was a time when the first 3 were Dem strongholds and Ohio was a toss up. Not anymore. Shit head should not have come even close to winning in the first 3.

We even made the mistake of saying that viewing Russia as a threat was backwards looking.

I was totally ok with that strategy as it worked flawlessly against Mittens in the General that year, but it felt likely false at the time and lo and behold we're still paying the price for that shortsightedness, as it's hard to reverse course from that and just a few short years later tell people that they're the biggest threat this country has ever faced.