Morning Jolt: The Dominoes of Impeachment Start to Topple in Sequence

"I am announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry." With those words yesterday evening, House speaker Nancy Pelosi knocked down the first domino in a long line.

That last word in that sentence matters; on paper, nothing changed with Pelosi's words. The House Judiciary Committee had already started an "impeachment inquiry," but Democrats insist that this effort is different, because it is simple.

We will get the — likely non-verbatim — transcript of Trump's call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy soon, but at this point, it's almost moot. If Trump's conversation includes an explicit quid pro quo, despite his denials, it will create a Category Five political hurricane, but if it doesn't, many will insist the quid pro quo is implied strongly enough, and it will be "only" a Category Four political hurricane. Democrats have already gone out onto the limb, placed their bets, burned their ships like Cortés. There's no way they can say, "oh, wait, this call transcript doesn't ...

September 25 2019

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The Dominoes of Impeachment Start to Topple in Sequence Jim Geraghty "I am announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry." With those words yesterday evening, House speaker Nancy Pelosi knocked down the first domino in a long line. That last word in that sentence matters; on paper, nothing changed with Pelosi's words. The House Judiciary Committee had already started an "impeachment inquiry," but Democrats insist that this effort is different, because it is simple. We will get the — likely non-verbatim — transcript of Trump's call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy soon, but at this point, it's almost moot. If Trump's conversation includes an explicit quid pro quo, despite his denials, it will create a Category Five political hurricane, but if it doesn't, many will insist the quid pro quo is implied strongly enough, and it will be "only" a Category Four political hurricane. Democrats have already gone out onto the limb, placed their bets, burned their ships like Cortés. There's no way they can say, "oh, wait, this call transcript doesn't ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories China's Population Problem Kevin D. Williamson The main reason the modern United States has not, for all its errors and failures, pursued something as destructive as China's one-child policy is that no one actually has the power to do so. Team Trump's Unconvincing Ukraine Spin Jonah Goldberg We should still be appalled that the president of the United States would use his office to pressure foreign powers to do opposition research for him. Ukraine Transcript Confirms Trump Asked Zelensky to 'Look Into' Biden, Prosecutor Jack Crowe "Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it...it sounds horrible to me," Trump told Zelensky. ADVERTISEMENT Solving California's Homeless Crisis Michael Tanner By some calculations, more than 47 percent of all unhoused homeless people in America reside in California. The crisis has become a major human tragedy. Don't Write Off the Power of a Few Intimidating Undergraduates Samuel J. Abrams A vocal, tyrannical minority of students can easily threaten or damage the careers of professors with whom it disagrees. Trump Administration Asks United Nations to Stop Promoting Abortion Alexandra DeSanctis The United States presented a joint statement to the UN, stating that there is no "international right" to abortion and calling on the governing body to stop using euphemistic terms to describe abortion in its official documents. California's Dangerous, Bipartisan Anti-Vaccine Movement Bethany Mandel Activists left and right are protesting an effort to close loopholes in a state law mandating vaccination for schoolchildren. Here's why they're wrong. Senate Republicans Back Trump in Impeachment Row Zachary Evans "If you want to impeach him, stop talking," said Senator John Kennedy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Do it." ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING The Day Is Now Far Spent Cardinal Robert Sarah “No other work addresses with such clarity the profound moral and spiritual crisis engulfing the world today, and the solutions for it. A monumental book that every Catholic, and Christian, needs to read!” — Raymond Arroyo, New York Times Best-Selling Author, EWTN Host, The World Over LEARN MORE Photo Essays Major League Missed Catches Iran's Military on Parade ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.