Anonymous wrote:“Sen. Rob Portman said on Monday it was “not appropriate” for President Donald Trump to ask Ukraine and China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, joining a small group of Republicans to express concern over Trump's calls for foreign countries to become involved in U.S. elections.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/07/rob-portman-trump-china-joe-biden-038222

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that it's neither illegal, nor an impeachable offense, for a politician--including the President--to use his or her position to seek political favors. It's standard operating procedure and all the swamp creatures in Washington do it, constantly. That's part of "politics." The way to correct it is to field a better candidate and vote for that candidate.

The loser from all this is obviously Joe Biden. Does anyone seriously believe that Hunter didn't get his Ukrainian paychecks simply because of who his daddy was/is? That doesn't necessarily mean Biden broke the law. Hunter has been strangely quiet, remarkable, isn't it? Probably because his attorneys have told him to keep his mouth closed. One would think Hunter would be very visible and vocal on all news media explaining how he came to get a $50,000/month paycheck other than simply because his daddy was the V.P. But nope--no explanation. Hmmmm.

Anonymous wrote:“Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, a moderate Republican who has been critical of President Trump in the past, said Wednesday that he supports an inquiry into the president’s actions pertaining to Trump’s controversial July call with the Ukrainian president, but not an impeachment inquiry.
“Let’s really look at all the details, ask lots of questions and see where it takes us,” Upton told NPR’s Michigan station.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-rep-fred-upton-says-he-supports-investigating-trumps-actions-but-not-an-impeachment-inquiry/2019/10/02/e5518606-e557-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html#click=https://t.co/oHIu7aRkJ3

Anonymous wrote:No vote is required in the constitution to start impeachment. Since when has Trump cared about customary procedures.

Anonymous wrote:Inside the Republican reckoning over Trump’s possible impeachment: an account of the anxiety gripping the Republicans Party based on interviews with 21 lawmakers, aides and advisers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/out-on-a-limb-inside-the-republican-reckoning-over-trumps-possible-impeachment/2019/10/05/8e2b73c0-e6ef-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html#click=https://t.co/bbzSEbaGnR

“Right now, Republican leaders and members of the Congress ? both Senate and the House ? are holding back because they’re terrified of what will happen to any one of them if they speak out,” Powell told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria during an interview at Ohio’s New Albany Community Foundation last week that aired Sunday. “Will they lose a primary?”

“The Republican party has got to get a grip on itself,” Former Secy. of State Colin Powell on the state of the current GOP. “Republican leaders and members of the Congress… are holding back because they’re terrified of what will happen [to] any one of them if they speak out." pic.twitter.com/zkCScy8uA1

Anonymous wrote:Inside the Republican reckoning over Trump’s possible impeachment: an account of the anxiety gripping the Republicans Party based on interviews with 21 lawmakers, aides and advisers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/out-on-a-limb-inside-the-republican-reckoning-over-trumps-possible-impeachment/2019/10/05/8e2b73c0-e6ef-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html#click=https://t.co/bbzSEbaGnR

Vulnerable members of her own caucus have already put themselves on the line. They may pay for it.

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Anonymous wrote:The inquiry will further expose behaviors that the voters are already angry about. It’s not moronic.

And yet, Pelosi does not want to have a vote to approve the inquiry!

Having a vote will expose the GOP on the fence more than anything else. I don't know why you keep banging the drum on this, it only hurts the GOP. There are already enough dems and Amash who support this, to proceed. She is doing the GOP a huge favor by allowing the facts to be surfaced before getting the GOP on the record.

I always knew that Pelosi's greatest concern was to protect the GOP ...... she is unconcerned about vulnerable members of her party!

Not the PP. I am not saying that Pelosi is trying to protect the republicans. She is trying to protect the process. If you force the republicans to go on record against the inquiry, then they will have a harder time voting to impeach after the case is fully formulated. If you don’t force them to declare now, they can watch the debate, the shifting public opinion etc and she will have a better chance (than currently) to peel off a couple of republican votes for a “bipartisan impeachment”. Once they cast a vote against the inquiry, there are sunk costs against even a few members casting a pro-impeachment vote. Vulnerable members of her own caucus have already put themselves on the line. They may pay for it. I hope their courage will be rewarded instead. But that cake is baked. We will see what happens when we cut the cake next year at election time.