Impeachment...the Next Chapter

So with the constant, continuous, mind-numbing coverage of all of the impeachment follies, I'm sure that many are like me.  You're sick of it.  Sick that fellow Americans called Democrats can be so unfair and secretive and, well...slimy.  Sick that the media always tells only one side of any story and that is the story they want to tell.  Sick that we seem to listen and give credence to Twitter trolls than talk to each other.  So I don't need to add anything to the discussion of what's going on.  There's plenty of that out there.  But, not surprisingly, I do have a few opinions.

First, the House voted along party lines to conduct an impeachment inquiry.  There isn't anything surprising about this.  There was a lot of outrage and preening today, but soon they will move forward.

Second, the impeachment hearings in the House will be good theater.  There will be posturing, imploring, accusing, anger, rage, disappointment and humor.  There will also be predictability, no matter what anyone says.  The House will again vote along party lines to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial.  It is a sham and a railroading...but we are where we are.  I like to think that the Dems will pay the price in the ballot box.  But not sure.  I have seen several "man in the street" interviews and most thing it's pretty stupid.  Like I said, I won't describe the supposed "high crimes and misdemeanors" here, but in my mind there is no way in hell that anything Trump did on the call to the Ukraine rises to the level of requiring removal.

Third, the so-called witnesses backgrounds and proclivities are starting to emerge.  And it's not pretty.  They all are pretty much never-Trumper's.  It's not remotely surprising that they would come up with this fantasy of impeachment.  There's been a lot of talk of collusion in the last few years when Trump is discussed.  Well, to my mind there was a lot of collusion going on with this crowd.

And Fourth, we'll see what happens in the Senate.  That will be the next chapter!  There needs to be 67 votes to convict.  From what I've seen and heard from the Republican Senators, there is no way that's happening.  But what will happen is even better political theater.  There will be every accusation and emotion thrown around to gain advantage.  But here are two things to keep in mind.  One of the rules is that while the trial is going on, no Senators can campaign.  Are you listening Elizabeth?  Bernie?  Kamala?  Cory?  Amy?  You'll be sidelined for several weeks.  On second thought maybe this will be a good thing!  The other thing is I think the unintended consequences are that the Dems will wind up looking like even bigger jackasses than they are.  So there you go.