It's Almost Over: Pelosi to Cave, As Dems Turn on Failed "Impeach and Withhold" Stunt
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/01/09/its-over-pelosi-caves-as-dems-turn-on-failed-impeach-and-withhold-stunt-n2559245
To the surprise of nobody with even a loose understanding of the current power dynamics in Washington, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on the brink of abandoning her ridiculous and unserious "impeach and withhold" strategy - though I wonder if the word "strategy" may be too generous here. She got the harebrained idea, apparently, by watching a convicted felon's commentary on CNN: ...
"Powerful political leader takes controversial action based on cable news commentary," I snarked on Twitter, noting the irony. I've been trying to piece together how someone like Pelosi, who is touted as a sharp tactician, could make such a dumb unforced error. Part of the answer, I think, is being accustomed to glowing press coverage. When you (rightly) conclude that your position (no matter how stupid) will garner favorable, or at least non-hostile, treatment from the media, you sometimes aimlessly wander into treacherous terrain. It's an arrogance issue. And again, it's somewhat understandable, given the predictable tropes of the overwhelmingly Democrat-aligned national press corps: ...
Geraghty also notes that Pelosi has now been featured on the cover of Time magazine four times since 2018, after griping that she hadn't made it previously. When powerful Democrats say 'jump,' many in the media ask 'how high'? And all that fawning sometimes leads to blinkered blunders. Indeed, this landmine has now exploded, with Democrats in both chambers finally throwing in the towel in public statements. Mitch McConnell, who has coolly rebuffed Pelosi's toothless "demands" throughout this fatuous weeks-long exercise, twisted the knife on the Senate floor earlier by reading quotes from Democrats: ...
Time Magazine is over in a dark corner jerkin' itself off about batty old Piglosi supposedly going "all in against Trump," when in fact, Nancy's ludicrous bluff has been called and she just got herself wiped out.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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