Republicans are outmatched, outwitted and outclassed
Republicans are outmatched, outwitted and outclassed
By Jennifer Rubin, Opinion writer Washington Post
Dec. 19, 2019 at 9:15 a.m. EST
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The gap between the two parties was never more evident than in the floor speeches Wednesday night on the articles of impeachment. The parties operate not only in different ideological universes but also on entirely different intellectual levels.
In the best speeches of their respective careers, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke with dignity, precision and quiet confidence. Their speeches incorporated facts into logical arguments, interwove historical references and were peppered with sardonic humor.
Hoyer’s most stinging admonitions were reserved for his Republican colleagues:
These votes we are about to take — and the process that will follow in the Senate — are not only an assessment of the president’s commitment to the Constitution or to his oath of office. It is, as well, a test of our own. Damning evidence of the president’s high crimes has emerged. Nevertheless, Republican members of this House and of the Senate have continued to defend a president whose actions and statements are indefensible.
All of us feel a sense of loyalty to party. It’s what makes our two-party system function. It’s what helps hold presidents and majorities accountable. But party loyalty must have its limits. And as evidence of the president’s impeachable offenses has mounted, it has become increasingly clear that the limits of partisanship have been reached and passed.
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uneducated and ideological.
