I don't know if they are still a thing, but when I was a kid, cut-out dolls were huge. You could buy kits with cardboard dolls plus magnetic stick-on clothing and accessories. They were kind of fun. When I read your comment, I saw Roberts as a cut-out doll with the judge's robe being placed on him. I don't think he's his own man now, if he ever has been since becoming CJ. He's there to be used to play a particular part. He'll be made to be what he is needed to be and he'll play along.
Ugh! That’s really disappointing. I hope some how and some way they all get a crisis of conscience and decide to rise to the seriousness of the moment. I keep leaving room for hope so good had a window to get through.
John Kelly, former Chief of Staff, who is someone who doesn't often speak out, just did - and he said he believes Bolton. This could be the beginning of many people finally deciding to speak out for the sake of our country.
This morning Joe Scarborough summed up T's legal defense team with the following observations:
“You had a confederacy of dunces defending him in impeachment,” Scarborough stated. “Their arguments were absolutely stunning.”
“If irony weren’t already dead and buried years ago, it was Ken Starr yesterday talking about how abuse of power is not sufficient to impeach a president, you need a crime,” Scarborough said. “He literally dragged the corpse of irony out of the grave, he meticulously tied the corpse’s neck bone to the back of a tractor, and he ran that tractor throughout the graveyard of stupidity and ran over every headstone. This, before once again kicking dirt on the corpse of irony, again.”
“These people lowered the collective I.Q. not only of America, but of the western world, by at least 24 points every hour they spoke on the Senate floor,” he concluded.
@unk-p, You are so creatively colorful in your visual descriptions. I always love reading your little gems.
Looks like many here have been correct about a blow up. Reported 7 minutes ago: McConnell tells caucus he does not yet have the votes to prevent witnesses at the trial. Senator Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Tuesday said he doesn’t yet have the votes to block a resolution to allow witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial, according to multiple reports. - National Review. https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-mitch-mcconnell-says-gop-leaders-dont-have-votes-yet-to-block-impeachment-witnesses-wsj
This is VERY interesting.
I wonder how much of this is people phoning their senators demanding witnesses or if it is only to save face/ their career.?
I heard former FBI Assistant Director of Counterintelligence, Frank Figliuzzi, comment this afternoon that when the R Senators were behind closed doors with Moscow M., MM was trying to push them away from the light. That’s not a direct quote, but I was struck by his use of the term “light.” I actually stopped what I was doing and felt a sense of peace. He said this before the news came out that MM didn’t yet have the votes he wanted against witnesses.
Then I received a message that MM’s gluttonous appetite for power will be his downfall. It gave me goosebumps.
I found your comment concerning McConnell intriguing. As I am writing this post, news is out that McConnell does not have the votes to demand that the trial ends without witnesses.
Obviously, this is a power play on McConnell's part. By announcing that he doesn't have the votes, he is relying on Trump and his media dogs (Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlton, Alex Jones, etc.) to stir up the base and threaten the Republican senators who dare defy Trump. The usual mix of yelling, conspiracy theories, and veiled threats.
If all goes well for Moscow Mitch, the Republicans will be brought to task in time for the vote for witnesses.
But there is a wildcard in all of this. John Bolton.
Now, I don't like John Bolton. He is nothing more that a war-mongering, power-hungry maniac who thrives on the darkness that drives him. However, his ego can't stomach the fact that he was driven out and is now being marginalized by another egomaniac.
But if there is one thing I know about Bolt0n is that he is strategic. He knows that he won't be protected by Trump in the form of pardons (something that most of Trump's former colleagues did not learn in time and what current allies are failing to recognize). Bolton knows that he may one day face criminal charges for what occurred, and his best strategy is to save himself.
I think we will see more "leaks" and "revelations" in the coming weeks. Republicans are now caught in a trap. If they vote to dismiss without witnesses, they will be punished by the moderates in their districts. Further, if more wrongdoing is uncovered, they can kiss public service goodbye. But if they vote for witnesses, then Trump will erupt.
I predicted earlier that Pelosi launched this impeachment as a means to trap the Republicans, not to actually impeach Trump. It looks like things are going to plan, and McConnell will soon learn that his turtle powers are no match for the light.
For the life of me, all this time I can't figure out WHY the attachment to the Orange $hitgibbon. They could remove him from office via the impeachment, and immediately install Mother Mike to the throne, which would still keep all their dark secrets hidden and which would even further the apocalyptic death agenda of the far right dominionists. Yes, there'd be a Twitter rage storm, but their biggest problem would be gone (and eligible for jail time). The base would be ok with Pence and then could vote for a Pence-Haley ticket, especially if they do this NOW rather than after the primaries. Remember, the GOP hasn't scheduled a convention for this year, they didn't want any primary competition. I guess just not enough brain cells to go around. Oh well, whatever hoists them by their own petards is fine with me.