Hey there! Tool checking in from the 14th district — home of AOC, taco trucks, & inflated rent prices! I’ve been having a hard week watching democrats in the House get slapped around all week and it’s been pretty tough! How are you all holding up? Anyone else wondering when Jerry Nadler will wake up from a coma and use that gavel for some jail time? Anyone remember Linda Trip? Anyone remember all the people that republicans locked up when abusing their congressional power during the Clinton sex trial (I can’t even call it impeachment anymore)?
Bueller? Anybody (opps I’m sorry) — Mueller? We just spent over a year waiting on a report that basically says — here is all the evidence — here it all is — right there in front of you — but I lack the authority because of an outdated DOJ memo (memos are god apparently) — to actually follow through on charges of obstruction of justice — violations of the emoluments clause, and every federal law the Trump administration has flouted and ignored.
We waited for that report. Patiently. We got the report. It said here is all the evidence — only congress can act. Congress ain’t acting. Why is that? People in our party will start to question why and start asking painful questions.
Nearly the entire democratic base supports impeachment. Get that? If you don’t support impeachment you’re in the minority. A tiny minority within our party. Some critics who fashion themselves to be deep thinkers will say “but but but — impeachment nationally is not supported.(support nationally for impeachment is higher than what it was before Clinton, or Nixon was impeached)” etc. etc. *yawn*. The senate will not convince — therefore we do nothing and voters will reward us for nothing! That’s lazy logic that reflects a position of privilege. Pelosi is just thinking about red state democrats in touch district! *yawn*
As if voters did not vote out 40 blue dogs post 2010 no matter how many “vote your conscience” or “vote your district” or “it’s ok that your against our major party plank — I know you’re with us on tax reform” votes those red state blue dogs cast. Better to vote your convictions and make a forceful fight based on that then cede the debate, adopt your opponents language, and make the assumption that you can engage in soft negotiation with terrorists.
So what’s the point of this diary?
Democrats have been searching for answers to why their leader opposes impeachment. Speaker Pelosi keeps giving us hot and cold mixed messages about what to do with our racist, fascist, clear lawbreaking president.
Democratic activists and those on the left will start to imagine the worst possible reason for Speaker Pelosi’s behavior. Those reasons for her behavior will be presented along these lines of argumentation:
1. Pelosi is rich — therefore she is defending her class.
2. Pelosi is old — therefore she represents the past.
3. Pelosi is part of the current political establishment — therefore her behavior is reflective of that.
4. Pelosi is corrupt due to outside donations to the party — therefore she is protecting her party over country.
5. Pelosi is protecting her family — since they have business dealings with the Trumps and any investigation might also implicate her son.
Waaaaaa? Are you for real Tool? I’m not saying that any of the reasons are true. These are however the justifications and reasons I’m seeing on Twitter, on FB, on Redit, and just generally talking about politics.
As long as impeachment is off the table — people will continue to present these questions and justifications in an attempt to get rid of their cognitive dissonance. They will question the good name, nature, and hard work that Pelosi has done over the years. Any good that she has accomplished will be wiped out due to the perception that she is enabling the worse regime since the rise of Nazi Germany and history will reflect that.
So, why was Paul Pelosi yucking it up at Mar-a-Lago last New Years Eve? Is that bi-partisanship? Is it just because Paul is “an adventurous guy” (as his family said when asked of this), or is it because he is involved with the Trumps and his mother is desperately looking for a way to protect her son from any implication in the Trump mess?
I have no idea. I do know that the sooner impeachment starts — the sooner questions about democratic party leadership, Dem in disarray, and if we will make gains in the 2020 elections — will all go away.