You probably think of me as a left wing liberal. Maybe far left. I have to admit that I lean that way. I haven’t always been this liberal, in fact I still don’t consider myself much left of center. In these times though I have to side with the far left to counterbalance the insanity of the right.
As we listen and watch the impeachment hearings I am brought to the realization that the Republican Party has succumbed to some sort of mind meld. How is it that so many good men and women can support the man who is Trump. Not necessarily the politician but the man. He is vulgar, he is an embarrassment to the country, he is arrogant, he is…oh this could go on too long.
I really do understand that conservatives agree with many of his policies. I get that. What I don’t understand is how so many Senators, Representatives, Governors, unelected officials, etc. can throw away their basic human qualities to support this man. Sure, there are going to be morally bankrupt men and women who will do anything to stay in power. Who would have thought there were so many?
Back to the impeachment hearings. Once again I get that many conservatives don’t believe there was anything wrong with the President asking for help in fighting corruption. We all want corruption stopped. Others say it was wrong to ask but since Ukraine got the aid and the president didn’t get the investigation everything is hunky dory. That is not how bribery works in the constitution. Asking for something in return for some sort of payback is the bribery. The fact that it didn’t work doesn’t matter. It’s the act not the result. Then there is the obstruction. The White House has committed obstruction of Congress by ignoring subpoenas. Not letting staff testify is a definition of obstruction. The White House cannot complain about unfair testimony if they are not willing to testify.
The impeachment of Donald Trump is a foregone conclusion. The conviction is not. This is a partisan issue in a partisan time. Maybe, just maybe if the Senate would hold a secret ballot we might see a different outcome.
How will those who vote to clear the President explain to their children and grand children why they voted they way they did? Can they sleep at night knowing they kept a man in office who is such a disgrace to our country? Leaving aside his policies again, just taking into account the respect our government has lost in the world.
And again to my liberal leanings, I would love to see a real Republican run for president in 2020. I am not sure I would vote for them but it would a sign of a return to goodness that our country needs. For now I will stay a liberal and will vote for a Democrat. I feel we need to turn the country back to the world’s best republic. Let’s get back to what makes us Americans. Decent, sympathetic, helping, with strong loyalty to our allies and honor and respect to each other.
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