Morning Jolt: Hypocrisy Reigns — from Impeachment to Life

On the menu today: wondering if Democrats have thought through what they want to achieve with impeachment, with removal always being an extraordinarily remote possibility; why at least a little hypocrisy in politics and life is probably inevitable, and how to minimize its consequences; and Hillary Clinton unloads on Bernie Sanders in surprisingly personal terms.

What Do Democrats Want to Achieve in This Impeachment?

Many Democrats would like to remove the president from office. The votes aren't there to do that in the Senate, and it is unlikely the votes were ever there. It may very well be that the votes would never be there under any circumstances, short of President Trump actually shooting people on Fifth Avenue, and even then, before they voted to remove, some Republican senators might want to know who he shot and how badly.

Democrats no doubt believe that this is a great injustice, that their Republican colleagues are being close-minded, and that they are ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 21 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 21 2020 Hypocrisy Reigns — from Impeachment to Life On the menu today: wondering if Democrats have thought through what they want to achieve with impeachment, with removal always being an extraordinarily remote possibility; why at least a little hypocrisy in politics and life is probably inevitable, and how to minimize its consequences; and Hillary Clinton unloads on Bernie Sanders in surprisingly personal terms. What Do Democrats Want to Achieve in This Impeachment? Many Democrats would like to remove the president from office. The votes aren't there to do that in the Senate, and it is unlikely the votes were ever there. It may very well be that the votes would never be there under any circumstances, short of President Trump actually shooting people on Fifth Avenue, and even then, before they voted to remove, some Republican senators might want to know who he shot and how badly. Democrats no doubt believe that this is a great injustice, that their Republican colleagues are being close-minded, and that they are ...   READ MORE

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