Everything Is Just Peachy

[Luce]

Only now the house is using terms like "bribery" and "extortion" rather than "quid pro quo".

Which doesn't sound like backing off to me.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

Only now the house is using terms like "bribery" and "extortion" rather than "quid pro quo".

Which doesn't sound like backing off to me.

What it sounds like is 'desperately fishin'. When that doesn't pan out, Schiff and his band will move the goal post again and again and again. They'll keep it kickin' right up to November '20 if they can. But they'll never hold an impeachment vote, never foist up articles.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Luce

Only now the house is using terms like "bribery" and "extortion" rather than "quid pro quo".

Which doesn't sound like backing off to me.

It's more accurate.

[Luce]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

It's more accurate.

I agree, but my point was that dems are not walking their actions back.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

I agree, but my point was that dems are not walking their actions back.

Well, they can't, not without losin' face.

They're in a hard place: can't move forward, can't fall back.

[Luce]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

Well, they can't, not without losin' face.

They're in a hard place: can't move forward, can't fall back.

They can move forward just fine.

They win either way in this situation.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

They can move forward just fine.

They win either way in this situation.

No, they can't.

Movin' forward means impeachin', which they can't do (cuz they got nuthin', sumthin' that would be painfully obvious to everyone once the mess goes senate-side).

Fallin' back means admittin' right now the whole mess is just a horse & pony show, sumthin' that would disappoint the rabid and mebbe cost dems seats.

And my employee sits pretty no matter what, gets another four in the oval.

*shrug*

It is what it is.

[Luce]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

No, they can't.

Movin' forward means impeachin', which they can't do (cuz they got nuthin', sumthin' that would be painfully obvious to everyone once the mess goes senate-side).

Fallin' back means admittin' right now the whole mess is just a horse & pony show, sumthin' that would disappoint the rabid and mebbe cost dems seats.

And my employee sits pretty no matter what, gets another four in the oval.

*shrug*

It is what it is.

Absolutely they can. If they push forward and win, they win.

Even if they push forward and lose, they paint the senate as a rigged jury, and they have their base and moderates happy for the 2020 house elections. Which isn't a solid win, but it is better than being viewed as "too timid", which is how Pelosi lost control of the house back in her 2006 tenure.

The only way they can lose is to withdraw the inquiry.