Morning Jolt: Everyone’s Already Decided If They Want Trump to Be Impeached

Making the click-through worthwhile: slogging through the predictable arguments of impeachment; speculation about a coming epic betrayal in the Democratic primary; and some long-delayed auditory fun.

Impeachment Moves Along Like a Kidney Stone

I realize those of us in the news business aren't supposed to admit this, but impeachment bores me. We know the basic facts; we all decided whether we thought the president's acts were worthy of impeachment and removal a long while ago; we know almost all the Democrats are going to vote for impeachment and remove; we know almost all the Republicans will vote against impeaching and removal. The only question is how slowly and painfully this process moves towards a resolution. Right now, it's got all the momentum of a kidney stone.

As suggested in yesterday's Corner post, I think Trump's actions are pretty darn shady and an abuse of his powers, and there needs to be some consequence to deter him and future presidents from using the powers of the office to ...

November 14 2019

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Everyone's Already Decided If They Want Trump to Be Impeached Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: slogging through the predictable arguments of impeachment; speculation about a coming epic betrayal in the Democratic primary; and some long-delayed auditory fun. Impeachment Moves Along Like a Kidney Stone I realize those of us in the news business aren't supposed to admit this, but impeachment bores me. We know the basic facts; we all decided whether we thought the president's acts were worthy of impeachment and removal a long while ago; we know almost all the Democrats are going to vote for impeachment and remove; we know almost all the Republicans will vote against impeaching and removal. The only question is how slowly and painfully this process moves towards a resolution. Right now, it's got all the momentum of a kidney stone. As suggested in yesterday's Corner post, I think Trump's actions are pretty darn shady and an abuse of his powers, and there needs to be some consequence to deter him and future presidents from using the powers of the office to ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Motherless Brooklyn's Retro Liberalism Armond White The vanity project of the director and star of the new movie Motherless Brooklyn morphs into self-righteousness. What Happened to California Republicans? Victor Davis Hanson The hard-liberal order normalized massive power blackouts, the nation's highest array of taxes, the forest mismanagement that fuels deadly fires, an epidemic of homelessness in major cities, eroding schools, ossified infrastructure, and soaring energy costs. Lindsey Graham Blocks Senate Resolution Condemning Armenian Genocide Tobias Hoonhout Graham objected to the resolution, which was proposed by Robert Menendez (D., N.J.), arguing the Senate should not "sugarcoat history or try to rewrite it." ADVERTISEMENT Enough with the Tax Cuts Already Robert VerBruggen We need to get serious about fixing our long-term budgetary woes now. We can't afford to make them worse with more tax cuts. China's Holocaust of Children Kyle Smith China's one-child policy involved abortion and post-birth infanticide. "One-Child Nation" documents the horror. North Carolina Sheriffs Attack ICE to Hide the Failures of Sanctuary Policies Tobias Hoonhout By refusing to honor ICE detainers, sheriffs in North Carolina's Mecklenburg and Buncombe Counties have put their constituents, documented and undocumented alike, in danger. An Honest Abortion Debate Alexandra DeSanctis The abortion debate is unwinnable because only one side is willing to admit that an unborn child is a human being. AOC Says Impeachment Necessary to Unite Dems, Stop 'Potential Compromise of the 2020... Tobias Hoonhout Just last month, AOC told supporters that she was "over" the "boring" impeachment inquiry. ADVERTISEMENT What NR Is Reading Ghost: My Thirty Years as an FBI Undercover Agent Michael R. McGowan & Ralph Pezzullo “An excellent look into the murky world of Undercover. McGowan proves to be one of the top UCAs in the FBI. A must read.” — Joseph Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco LEARN MORE Photo Essays Apollo 12 Top Shots 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.