Mitch IS outsmarting Dems by deliberating threatening a repeat of Bill Clinton to prevent GOP destruction
While the Senate cleared Clinton, the only court that ever counted was the court of public opinion. That court resoundingly blamed the GOP for suffering an obvious case of "Clinton Derangement Syndrome." It's the old "don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill" message.
But this time there is no mole-hill.
This time the mountain even surpasses Watergate. Or, at least what was uncovered during the Watergate hearings. It only came out later Nixon was not only a crook but also betrayed his country and American lives to get elected.
Mitch has known from day 1, Russians hacked more than Hillary's silly emails. The Russians committed acts of cyberwarfare to violate our very election system. An enemy attacked us and a GOP Senate Leader failed to protect us. A GOP President lied about the attacks, tried to cover it up and failed to protect us. The GOP Senate failed to protect America. Senator Burr, in fact, obstructed justice by aiding Trump's attempted cover-up.
Mitch knew these failures can decimate the GOP as it decimates their 50year "We're the TRUE Patriots" highly successful messaging. It's bullshit but dayum it's been effective.
A ruthless calculating Mitch prepared well for the Mueller Report. He hired the last corrupt GOP Attorney General who saved their collective hides. Mitch and Barr strategized over replaying Iran Contra II when the true patriot exposed it all.
The GOP cried complete EXONERATION. MSM foolishly bought their lies.
Right now Mitch knows the Russian attack and their complicity has not sunk into the public's collective consciousness yet. But some GOP press toadies are struggling to spin this. The Chuck Todd's of the world are still agog at the implications. I was struck by his stunned naivete the entire GOP message been it's OKAY for Russians to attack Americans IF it helps US.
Mitch smells the danger here. He and all the GOP are threatening the true patriots with retribution for exposing them. If Mitch smelled an opening for Democrats to over-reach and sabotage themselves for 2020, he would be secretly encouraging impeachmean hearings. Instead, he's all "it's time to move." Nothing to see here and telling them the issues is DOA at the Senate so they back off.
Don't get played, Dems.
Hammer home Trump betrayed his country but make clear in every hearing GOP aren’t going to punish Trump because those ENEMY ATTACKS helped them get a GOP President.