Indictment-O-Rama, Act 3: Cohen Up the River

[Progressive Pessimist]

This is interesting if true, since it's a Republican-controlled committee:

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1126217723506253826

A Republican controlled committee is doing it's actual job? Did we just get warped into a better timeline?

[Progressive Pessimist]

This is interesting if true, since it's a Republican-controlled committee:

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1126217723506253826

A Republican controlled committee is doing it's actual job? Did we just get warped into a better timeline?

Let's be realistic with expectations. They're probably going to give him an hour of softballs, so that later he can claim he "already testified" when he ignores the House.

Good point, I don't know why I was expecting better. The Democrats on the committee would still get to question him though. Still, it is kind of fun to see Burr versus every other Republican because he isn't being as much of a hack as they want him to be.

[Progressive Pessimist]

A very interesting ruling indeed. This still doesn't mean that Kavanaugh isn't horrible though.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Uhhh a judge just released over fifty pages of texts between Manafort and Hannity after Manafort's conviction.

Elmo?

Can you explain the significance of this, please.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000016b-7bc0-dc80-a3ff-fbfc6d6f0000

Here’s the pdf. Idk if this is actually bad in a legal sense but it’s highly unethical at least.

What's surprising to me is that these texts seem to indicate that Hannity actually believes the BS he spews, rather than it all just being an act that he puts on because he knows it's easy money.

Sadly, that's probably more common than you think.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Uhhh a judge just released over fifty pages of texts between Manafort and Hannity after Manafort's conviction.

Elmo?

Can you explain the significance of this, please.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000016b-7bc0-dc80-a3ff-fbfc6d6f0000

Here’s the pdf. Idk if this is actually bad in a legal sense but it’s highly unethical at least.

What's surprising to me is that these texts seem to indicate that Hannity actually believes the BS he spews, rather than it all just being an act that he puts on because he knows it's easy money.

No shock. He's always seemed like a True Believer in the worst sense of the phrase.

Yeah, Hannity seems to be 100% down the rabbit hole. The one I really think is doing this all for teh lulz and doesn't believe a word she says is Tomi Lahren.

Lahren at least has one vertebrae when it comes to defending women's right to choose.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Uhhh a judge just released over fifty pages of texts between Manafort and Hannity after Manafort's conviction.

Elmo?

Can you explain the significance of this, please.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000016b-7bc0-dc80-a3ff-fbfc6d6f0000

Here’s the pdf. Idk if this is actually bad in a legal sense but it’s highly unethical at least.

What's surprising to me is that these texts seem to indicate that Hannity actually believes the BS he spews, rather than it all just being an act that he puts on because he knows it's easy money.

No shock. He's always seemed like a True Believer in the worst sense of the phrase.

Yeah, Hannity seems to be 100% down the rabbit hole. The one I really think is doing this all for teh lulz and doesn't believe a word she says is Tomi Lahren.

Lahren at least has one vertebrae when it comes to defending women's right to choose.

So she opposed the Kavanaugh nomination? Or any Republican anywhere over the issue?

Call it a tenth of a vertebra. Or more accurately, meaningless virtue signaling

Fair enough, I'm no fan of Lahren. I'm just saying that she has more of a backbone than Sean Hannity, which admittedly is a very low standard.

[Progressive Pessimist]

BREAKING!
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1170161132851650560

FINALLY!

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1186001670901305357

WHAT!? I thought Trump "self-funded!"

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1187049456744697857

"It's not illegal when the President does it."

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/1192993195296251906

As in he did well? Or that he is going to be the equivalent of a "well-done" steak by the time this trial is over?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Roger Stone is yet another of dozens of examples of unbridled loyalty to Trump biting someone in the ass in the future. Sure, him, Manafort, and others may have remained loyal in the hopes of a pardon fro Trump, meaning that they can have their cake and eat it too when it comes to being a criminal, but is that really any way to live? It's not even a guarantee anyway, especially with the shadow of impeachment over Trump.

When will other Republicans and Trump sycophants finally learn? Protecting this man is not worth it! Cut your damn losses already!

[Progressive Pessimist]

I'm desperate enough for Trump to leave that I am willing to put up with four to five years (depending on if and when Trump steps down) of a President Mike Pence.  Assuming he can win election in his own right next year, which I'm not ruling out. 

Me too, there is no way it can be as bad as having Trump as President. At least things will be less volatile and existentially dreadful feeling.

I also think that Pence would be easier to beat in the general election than Trump would.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I'm desperate enough for Trump to leave that I am willing to put up with four to five years (depending on if and when Trump steps down) of a President Mike Pence.  Assuming he can win election in his own right next year, which I'm not ruling out.  

Me too, there is no way it can be as bad as having Trump as President. At least things will be less volatile and existentially dreadful feeling.

I also think that Pence would be easier to beat in the general election than Trump would.

I am inclined to think the opposite, especially if he consolidates his support with Trump's base while at the same time reassuring the Republican establishment that he will be the saner, more intelligent version of Trump while carrying out much the same policies.  And in the general election, there will be just so much of a sense of relief of Trump being gone that most people outside the hardcore Democratic base will give Pence the benefit of the doubt.  It will still be a hard-fought and close election with Pence likely winning the electoral college but losing the popular vote.  But even if he does win, I won't have any doubts as to his patriotism, that everything he will be doing will be done with the intent of defending the interests of the United States.  Even if I disagree with him.  So I will be more than happy to bite the bullet.  He will still be hamstrung by a Democratic House and a closely divided Senate. 

Those are fair points, but if I can elaborate, to me Pence would still have some major weaknesses, possibly ones that are worse for him than for Trump: there is no guarantee that he could inherit the Trump fanatics and keep them engaged, he is far too generic and uncharismatic. There is also no guarantee that he can win back suburban voters or other swing voters that are repulsed by Trump, he is still very conservative, particularly with social issues, and still very much tied to Trump. I also don't think he'll be able to claim ownership of the economy in its current state, which immediately removes what could be a major boon to him. He isn't the effective bulls***ter that Trump often is. And finally, I expect that the Democratic base would still be as engaged as ever, especially considering Pence's stalwart evangelical sensibilities.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Can we change this to "Stone Goes Down"?

Or "Sinking Like a Stone."

[Progressive Pessimist]

I'm almost to the point of forgetting what the definition of "justice" even is. Is it just a girl's name now?

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1227607514423971841

And that had long-term negative impact on Clinton.

More evidence of the unfair double standard we are living with.

[Progressive Pessimist]

More than 1,100 ex-Justice Department officials call for Barr’s resignation

Like this matters. Didn't hundreds of legal professionals reinforce the idea that Trump should have been impeached? Expertise and knowledge are irrelevant these days because of conspiracies and charges of "elitism." It's a travesty!

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1258541374527266816

F*** this guy!