[Billthedrill]

Meme of the day appears to be "hurry up" - CNN and NBC both have come out with imploring editorials. The issue isn't that the "witnesses" (if there even are any real ones) have given "investigators" leads, it's that there isn't any evidence. If there were it would have been leaked by now.

The fact is that a secret hearing in a secret location with secret witnesses using secret identities in secret testimony who may not be cross-examined and whose testimony will be heavily edited before even Congress sees it might be regarded by a skeptical public as a teensy bit less than transparent. So no grand spectacle for the media, who really need one in order to sell this thing. They still have a little time to come up with something but that something might need to be an exit strategy.

[cgbg]

The exit strategy is easy—stall through the Holiday season of 2019.

Holidays in January include MLK day—maybe another ancient Democrat House member (or an unnamed Supreme Court member) croaks and the funeral arrangements cause further delay.

At that point we have the Iowa caucus on February 3 and the New Hampshire primary on February 11. Front-runner Elizabeth Warren magnanimously suggests that Congress should let the voters decide the issue.

Congress is off the hook!

[lapsus calami]

 

 

I can't see this dragging on and on like a Mueller part 2 - there's too many negatives in play and once again human nature is disregarded. People are hating this for diverse reasons - POTUS supporters are naturally outraged and are pushing back, while it reeks to people who may be apolitical for the most part - everyone's been plotted against at one time or another in their lives which leaves a bad taste that never goes away. Then there's the diehard POTUS haters who actually want to see a transparent process themselves - they want a ringside seat at having every little sordid detail aired out, get to see Trump publicly twist in the wind for their viewing pleasure. They're not even getting that. Every once of a while one of the plotters comes out in front of the cameras, basically says "we're doing stuff!" and then disappears back behind closed doors, leaving their fans going "WTF?". This secret inquisition stuff isn't sitting well with anybody really.

 

 

[sphinx]

The fact is that a secret hearing in a secret location with secret witnesses using secret identities in secret testimony who may not be cross-examined and whose testimony will be heavily edited before even Congress sees it might be regarded by a skeptical public as a teensy bit less than transparent.

Orange Man bad. What more evidence do you want?