Republicans� motivations are all out in the open

[Charles]

Michael Gerson has once again written an interesting piece on Trump and the republicans:

According to Sondland, Vice President Pence was informed of the extortion attempt and said nothing. Both acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were closely involved in the effort.

Congress now has every reason and right to hear directly from Barr, Pence, Mulvaney and Pompeo, given their implication in public corruption. And their refusal to testify compounds their apparent corruption with cowardice.

Any leader who would depend on Rudy Giuliani, Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort and Roger Stone for service and counsel is not a bad judge of character; he is a good judge of useful knaves.

But at the top of those lines Trump has placed people such as Mulvaney, Barr, Pence and Pompeo, who are morally neutered.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...d00_story.html

[Cow Poke]

Democrats want to throw Trump from the train so they can control it all by themselves, and will do anything they feel necessary to accomplish that.
Republicans want to keep Trump on the train so they can keep the White House, the Senate, and will do anything they feel necessary to accomplish that.

Who else is absolutely shocked? SHOCKED, I say!

[Mountain Man]

I'm still wondering who Michael Gerson is and why I should care about his opinion.

[Cow Poke]

I'm still wondering who Michael Gerson is and why I should care about his opinion.

[firstfloor]

I need to get a subscription to the WaPo.

[Mountain Man]

Is that Michael Gerson, or a young Garrison Keillor?

[Charles]

I need to get a subscription to the WaPo.

I did not need one. You can read it for free. At least I could.

[Cow Poke]

I did not need one. You can read it for free. At least I could.

Many of these outfits allow you x number of page views per day or week, then start throwing up a paywall.

Washington Post offers free access to users who are Amazon Prime members, meaning people who bought the Amazon Prime subscription. Also, you can have unlimited access if you have .edu, .mil/, or .gov email. In such case, you should fill in your email in the required field while registering on the site. You will be able to get your free subscription after the email is verified.

[seanD]

If you have firefox and you're quick with the esc key at the right time, you usually can stop the paywall block from loading

[Mountain Man]

If you have firefox and you're quick with the esc key at the right time, you usually can stop the paywall block from loading

It's the Washington Compost. Not worth the effort.

[Charles]

It's the Washington Compost. Not worth the effort.

So, we should rather wake up and smell the roses? Like:

I'm still wondering who Michael Gerson is and why I should care about his opinion.

Sorry for thinking that it might be worth the effort anyway.

[mikewhitney]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...d00_story.html

I thought this corrected version of the opinion section was very important.

[NorrinRadd]

Is that Michael Gerson, or a young Garrison Keillor?

Or an old Harry Potter?

[Cow Poke]

Sorry for thinking that it might be worth the effort anyway.

[Cow Poke]

Michael Gerson has once again written an interesting piece on Trump and the republicans:

In Their Own Words, Democrats Explain Why This Impeachment Is A Farce




Like I've been saying all along --- it's all about politics.