 Decisions, Decisions… Choice |
|
| It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. | |
| ― Upton Sinclair | |
| When President Trump chose to openly side with President Putin and Russia over the UNANIMOUS opinion of our combined intelligence agencies, we finally had proof of where his true loyalties reside. The only questions now are whether or not Republicans (voters and elected officials) agree with Trump and what they will do about it if they don’t agree with him. — KMAB | |
| [This image is a modified (cropped and shortened by me) version of an image copied from Axios.com with original attribution of: “Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios”. Please google the original image and / or visit the Axios site if you want to see the original. I am not claiming ownership to the original (or any rights to my modified version), nor am I seeking any profit from its use. — KMAB] | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | Some Good |
| 2016 | Edges |
| Sums | |
| 2015 | I Hope Not |
| 2014 | Study The Means Of Expressing Yourself |
| 2013 | That Stubborn Thing |
| 2012 | Like Mike |
| 2011 | Flawless Or Candid |
| 2010 | Browning… |
Ripple’s In Time…
Translate
Look For Stuff…
Ripple Crests
-
Recent Ripples In The Continuum
Older Ripples In The Continuum
Ripplets (Tags)
Ripple Riders
Ripple Stats
- 178,796 hits
Now you know how I felt when Obama continually gave the US, her people and money away to the world.
Hi GP,
No, actually I don’t have any idea what you’re referring to. If President Obama had done what Trump has just done in Helsinki, he (Obama) would already be getting impeached. And, I would be supporting it. But, just out of curiosity, what are you talking about?
Kevin
I’m not going to waste my time listing what went on those 8 years. And believe me, no one was about to impeach the first black Pres, – they wouldn’t have dared!
Hi GP,
We have agreed to disagree multiple times over the years, and I’m fine with that. I was not asking for an exhaustive list covering all 8 years. I was merely seeking a single instance of each claim 1) US (I assume you mean land or territory), 2) people (I assume you mean he turned over US citizens to some foreign power without an extradition treaty in place), and 3) money (I assume you mean some funds which Congress did not authorize i.e. foreign aid, or a court did not order i.e. return Iranian funds to Iran).
As to whether or not a Republican Congress would have impeached President Obama or not… You are dreaming if you actually believe they would not have done this in a heartbeat if they felt there were grounds for it.
Republicans have hounded the Clinton’s for almost 40 years and have NEVER proved anything ILLEGAL was done by Hilary. And, the only thing I am aware of done by Bill was his lying to the grand jury about having sex with a consenting adult (Monica). Now, you may believe lying to the grand jury – which is a felony – is sufficient to remove a President from office. In general, I would agree. It also seems (to me) to be an obstruction of justice – also a felony. The point is: what was Clinton lying about and what was the reason for the impeachment? An extramarital affair and sex in the Oval Office. Is that worth impeaching a President over? Oh, yeah… Did I mention the Republicans have spent millions of taxpayer dollars in multiple investigations which did not result in a single indictment?
Now, contrast that with authorizing breaking and entering and an attempt to use the CIA to block an FBI investigation… which resulted in multiple convictions, jail time and a Presidential resignation. Or more recently, soliciting a hostile foreign government to illegally access a computer system to gather and release information about the person / party you are running against (“Russia, if you are listening…”). Even if the information released was completely true (per Putin), it was illegal to access it and by asking the hostile government to perform this act, you are encouraging the violation of our Federal laws. Then afterwards, President Trump sought to block the FBI investigation into the illegal access and General (Ret.) Flynn’s role in colluding with the Russians over sanctions relief. And, when the FBI Director refused, to fire him…
Unless, there is a tape with Trump’s own voice saying something to the effect “Tell Russia to do this, and I’ll give them …“, there will never be a successful impeachment. There will not be enough turnover in the Senate to achieve this (67 votes). The “BEST” the Democrats can hope for is to get to 51 and majority control in the Senate. The most realistic goal is to turn over the House, but even that is unlikely given the recent gerrymandering.
Yes, I believe if there were ANY reason to do it — AND — if they thought they could get 66 votes in the Senate (15 Democrats to flip), the Republicans would have dared to impeach the first black Pres, and you should have no doubt about it!
Kevin
Humanity today is far too divided. Plenty of folks are sad and scared and angry and there are sound bites being fed to us that seem fueled by judgement, fear and even hatred. I refuse to be baited into a way that will further harm an already hurting world, this is our home.
And a house divided cannot stand, if there is any hope for all of us to move forward, to heal and to grow – we have got to learn to stand together as one nation.
I have personal convictions. One of them is this: I care about you for the simple fact that you are a person, my neighbor on planet earth. It’s not about what color your skin is, how much money you have in the bank, your political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender, nationality or faith. That’s all fascinating, but it cannot add or take away from the reality that I am already pulling for you. I am not about to get in the nasty business of throwing stones at any one, I don’t play that way.
Rioting, looting vandals, those desicrating the flag – should not be anyone’s heroes
Amen!