In the Saturday, December 21, 2019 edition of the Houston Chronicle there were several letters to the editor for and against impeachment. This letter was somewhat different.
I have off and on watched the rhetoric in the House on the impeachment vote. We have heard the same arguments on both sides over and over again. Representatives appear to just want their comments in the record, with nothing new to be offered. As an independent, one thing that struck me is that many Republican speakers resorted to name-calling. Sometimes aimed at Democrats specifically or sometimes at the media, sometimes at those who testified. But I did not witness any Democratic speakers resorting to name-calling of those across the aisle. This president often uses bullying, name-calling and lying as part of his daily tweets. This is conduct that we would admonish in our children and grandchildren for exhibiting. So it seems that President Trump has brought the Republican party down to his level. The respect and decorum that should be utilized among our representatives has been forgotten. This conduct is way beneath what we should expect from our president or elected representatives.
Gary Blumberg, Houston