Vote Counting

You know what Nancy Pelosi might be better at than anyone else in Congress? Counting the votes. Not just in the House, but also in the Senate.

Now that it’s clear that the Senate will have at least the semblance of an impeachment trial, Speaker Pelosi can send the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate – and do something very damned tricky and there’s nothing Moscow mitch can do about it.

Along with the Articles of Impeachment, she can send along all of the new evidence that’s been collected since Trump was impeached. This includes statements made by a number of people, from Mustache Bolton to the contents of Lev Parnas’ phone, new revelations from Ukraine, various things uttered by the worst attorney in New York, discovery of new memos and phone calls since, Trump giving one of his own attorneys permission to defend the two Giuliani buddies indicted on campaign finance charges (which includes Lev Parnas), and on and on. If all of this is sent over with the articles they have to be read into the public record.

To make a long story short, they can’t ignore the evidence, because it’s been presented – whether this turns out to be a sham trial or not.

So Speaker Pelosi needed to have the knowledge that there would be a trial, and not an immediate dismissal before she sent the articles. And as of two days ago, she knew she had the votes - in the Senate. You can judge that from McConnel’s own words today:

McCONNELL: There is little or no sentiment little in the Republican Conference for a motion to dismiss. Our members feel that we have an obligation to listen to the arguments, and we've laid out in this resolution an opportunity for everybody to sit there. And remember, senators can't say anything. And, so they'll have to sit there and listen. To listen carefully to the arguments by both the prosecution and the defense, to follow that up with written questions, submit it through the Chief Justice. And, that means listening to the case, not dismissing the case.

No matter what bullying nickname Dumb Donald comes up with, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is playing 3-D chess, while Trump is eating the Monopoly money.

Cheap Shots: Gin tonight, because there’s a debate. Take a drink every time there’s a mention that there is no person of color on the stage. Pretend to take a drink every time the word Impeachment is uttered.

“We are in mourning and I am livid”. In case you ever wondered what an Angry Canadian is like.

Royal fatigue.

Our car broke down just up the road. May we borrow your phone?

Emerging. No shit.

Snoop Dogg’s Donut Bun!

Actually the most alarming thing in this article is the fact that Phyllis Schafly is still a part of conversation, given she died two years ago.

Okay, now I know what Deval Patrick looks like.

Yes, there were 6 schools affected, and that’s bad. But how is it that the story isn’t just schools? I mean, look at the map in the article!

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