Stockholm Syndrome
Who is “us”?
Newsflash: Americans have looked like idiots for quite some time now.
(Zelensky hangs up. Asks his interpreter): “Can he do that?” (Interpreter shrugs)
Ok, like what?
Their M4A bill? :smack:
Gun control legislation? :eek:
Planned Parenthood support? 
What a stupid strategy: “Hey, I’m not going to propose legislation which you people hate unless y’all stop hating me!”
The art of the deal, indeed, Kid!
Lol, “Well, dadgum, I was JUST ABOUT to roll out comprehensive gun reform and M4A, and then those durned Democrats just went all up and ruint my plans, dagnabbit, yessirree!!!”
Kid… really? You think anybody except the already converted will believe that?
Can’t link to cite, but a WH official has claimed there were no redactions and the ellipses indicate that the speaker’s voice trailed off at those points.
Also, Susan Collins is apparently “not commenting”.
Huh? Surely you recognized that as sarcasm.
I don’t think that’s “bribery” anymore than some foreign leader telling Obama “I buy all your books” would be.
Lol, the “THE GOP OF MERRICK GARLAND WILL NO LONGER WORK WITH THE DEMS IF THEY PROCEED ON IMPEACHMENT” is a strategy only 40% of the country is consistently stupid enough to fall for as we can see by Trump’s constant 38%.
However, on my side, we have the “DON’T IMPEACH ON THE ELECTION INTERFERENCE WHICH GOT US TO DONALD TRUMP AS WE JUST NEED TO WAIT FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS WHICH ARE GOING TO BE TOTALLY INTERFERENCE FREE (sorry, Joe Biden) AND ABOVE-BOARD THIS TIME, YESSIRREE!!” crowd, so, in the end, it all evens out. 
You may be right. It goes to emoluments, which are also spelled out in the Constitution.
Thanks!
You are quite correctly asserting that everything shouldn’t be free.
My joke is (and humor is based on exagerration often) that is exactly what democratic candidates are offering.
It also wasn’t an emoluments clause violation if some foreign leader bought Obama’s books either.
But by God it sure would be an impeachable offense if he (Zelensky) mentioned it on a call where Obama was holding up $250 million of Congressionally Authorized funds and Obama asking him to investigate Mitch Romney’s kid… and then slipping an extra $140 million his way a week after the phone call, wouldn’t it, HD? Especially if Obama didn’t respond “Hey, that’s not right.” or “Hey, that’s against American Law and Custom.” or “Yo, I don’t play that game, my man” or something, right?
If Obama did that… and sent out a memorandum saying he did all the above … isn’t that impeachable?
He’s at 43% or 44.9% job approval, depending on who you choose to believe.
Acting DNI Maguire is scheduled to testify to Congress tomorrow. He threatened to resign if the WH pressured him to withhold his testimony.
Also, Devin Nunes says the Intel Committee will get the whistleblower’s report today by 4:00. But it’s Nunes, so I want to see another source for that.
This from the same people who took a sharpie to a weather map.
Just reminding.
AFAICT President Trump never “mentioned it on a call” that he was withholding aid until Ukraine did what he wanted. Certainly nothing like “If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money.” Please tell me you understand at least that much.
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